Howie Schultz Stats

Howie Schultz was born on Monday, July 3, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 16, 1943, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Howie Schultz baseball stats page.

"His first year, Jackie (Robinson) played first base. I'm a footnote in history — the guy who was benched to allow baseball to be integrated." - Howie Schultz in the Star Tribune (10/30/2009, Dennis Brackin, 'Former Hamline standout played pro baseball and basketball')

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Howie Schultz
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Howard Henry Schultz
Nickname:   Howie or Steeple
Born On:   07-03-1922
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Paul, Minnesota
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-30-2009
Place of Death Data Died In:   St. Paul, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   Hamline University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-06½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   08-16-1943 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-08-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 Dodgers 45 182 20 49 12 0 1 0 34 6 - 24 0 - 2 5 .269 .300 .352
1944 Dodgers 138 526 59 134 32 3 11 1 83 24 - 67 4 - 2 17 .255 .290 .390
1945 Dodgers 39 142 18 34 8 2 1 0 19 10 - 14 4 - 1 4 .239 .294 .345
1946 Dodgers 90 249 27 63 14 1 3 0 27 16 - 34 7 - 0 4 .253 .298 .353
1947 Dodgers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1947 Phillies 114 403 30 90 19 1 6 1 35 21 - 70 4 - 1 10 .223 .264 .320
1948 Phillies 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 0 - 0 0 .077 .143 .077
1948 Reds 36 72 9 12 0 0 2 0 9 4 - 7 3 - 0 1 .167 .211 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 470 1,588 163 383 85 7 24 2 208 82 - 218 22 - 6 42 .241 .281 .349
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1943 Dodgers 1B 45 - - 425 9.4 419 386 33 6 27 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1944 Dodgers 1B 136 - - 1,190 8.8 1,176 1,091 85 14 90 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1945 Dodgers 1B 38 - - 372 9.8 366 334 32 6 35 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1946 Dodgers 1B 87 - - 641 7.4 634 576 58 7 65 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1947 Dodgers 1B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1947 Phillies 1B 114 - - 1,060 9.3 1,053 986 67 7 92 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1948 Phillies 1B 3 - - 23 7.7 23 21 2 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1948 Reds 1B 26 - - 164 6.3 161 156 5 3 14 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 450 0 0 3,876 8.6 3,833 3,551 282 43 326 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
6 Years 450 - - 3,876 8.6 3,833 3,551 282 43 326 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Dodgers 3 - - - - n/a 182.0 7.6 5.4 - - -
1944 Dodgers 6 - - - - n/a 47.8 7.9 6.3 - - -
1945 Dodgers 2 - - - - n/a 142.0 10.1 7.5 - - -
1946 Dodgers 2 - - - - n/a 83.0 7.3 9.2 - - -
1947 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1947 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 67.2 5.8 11.5 - - -
1948 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.5 13.0 - - -
1948 Reds 2 - - - - n/a 36.0 10.3 8.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 15 - - - - n/a 66.2 7.3 7.6 - - -
Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1945 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 26, 10 Undetermined - -
1948 Philadelphia Phillies 10, 12 Undetermined - -
1948 Cincinnati Reds 19 Undetermined - -


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