Joe Schultz (schuljo03)

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Joseph Charles Schultz Sr. (Germany)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Weight 172 lb.

• Debut September 28, 1912
• Final Game October 4, 1925
• Born July 24, 1893 in Pittsburgh, PA USA
• Died April 13, 1941 in Columbia, SC USA

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During an eleven year major league career, Joe Schultz played for seven of the eight National League clubs. Following his playing days, he managed in the minors and was a scout. He became the Pittsburgh Pirates farm director in 1939.

Schultz died at the age of 47 after he was stricken with ptomaine poisoning while on a scouting trip for the Pirates. He was the father of major league player and manager Joe Schultz.

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