Gene Schott
From BR Bullpen
Arthur Eugene Schott
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
- Debut April 16, 1935
- Final Game June 20, 1939
- Born July 14, 1913 in Batavia, OH USA
- Died November 16, 1992 in Sun City Center, FL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Gene Schott pitched in the major leagues for five years in the lively ball era. He ranked in the top 10 in the league in ERA in 1937 with a 2.97, but his record was only 4-13 for a team that lost 98 games. The previous year he had gone 11-11.
Pitched for Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League in 1934.
In January 1937, he and Lee Grissom appeared in a photo rowing a boat over the center field fence in Crosley Field after a rainstorm flooded the field.
One fan named him to the "all sports bar team", along with Brandy Davis, Norm Sherry, Johnny Lush, Bobby Wine, Jack Daniels, Ed Pabst, and others.
