Howie Schultz
American baseball player (1922-2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howard Henry Schultz (July 3, 1922 – October 30, 2009), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Steeple",[1] was an American baseball and basketball player from St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz won an NBA title with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1952. Schultz played in both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association, one of thirteen athletes to do so.
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Howie Schultz | |
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First baseman | |
Born: (1922-07-03)July 3, 1922 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Died: October 30, 2009(2009-10-30) (aged 87) Chaska, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 16, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 8, 1948, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .241 |
Home runs | 24 |
Runs scored | 163 |
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