Biff Schlitzer

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Victor Joseph Schlitzer (December 4, 1884 - January 4, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1908 through 1914 for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908-09) and Boston Red Sox (1909) of the American League, and with the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League (1914). Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Schlitzer batted and threw right-handed. A native of Rochester, New York, he attended University of Dayton.

In a three-season career, Schlitzer posted a 10-15 record with 87 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA in 44 appearances, including 29 starts, 16 complete games, two shutouts, one save, and 217⅓ innings of work.

Schlitzer died at the age of 63 in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

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