Paul Schreiber

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Paul Frederick Schreiber (Von)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 2, 1922
Final Game September 8, 1945
Born October 8, 1902 in Jacksonville, FL USA
Died January 28, 1982 in Sarasota, FL USA

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Pitcher Paul Schreiber holds the major league record for longest break between major league games. He appeared briefly for the 1923 Brooklyn Robins but did not play again until 1945. That season, he was a New York Yankees coach, but a shortage of players due to World War II necessitated his activation at age 42. Schreiber coached or threw batting practice for the Yankees from 1932 to 1945. He later went on to spend over a decade as a member of the Boston Red Sox coaching staff. Schreiber scouted from 1959 until retirement in 1964.