Frank Schulte
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| Wildfire Schulte | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: September 17, 1882 Cohocton, New York |
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| Died: October 2, 1949 (aged 67) Oakland, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 21, 1904 for the Chicago Cubs |
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| September 2, 1918 for the Washington Senators |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .270 | |
| Home runs | 92 | |
| Runs batted in | 792 | |
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Frank M. "Wildfire" Schulte (September 17, 1882 - October 2, 1949) was an American right fielder and left-handed slugger in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1904-16), Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-17), Philadelphia Phillies (1917) and Washington Senators (1918).
Schulte was born in Cohocton, New York. He enjoyed his best season in 1911, leading the National League in home runs (21), RBI (107), extra base hits (72), total bases (308) and slugging percentage (.534); was 3rd in OPS (.918) and triples (21); 4th in runs (105) and hits (173), and finished with an exact .300 batting average, to became the first player in National League history to win the Most Valuable Player Award. In addition, with his 30 doubles, he became the founding member of the 20-20-20 Club.
Schulte is also one of only four players in MLB history in the 20-20-20-20 Club (i.e., 20 doubles, 20 triples, 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases). The only other players to accomplish the feat are Willie Mays in 1957, Curtis Granderson in 2007, and Jimmy Rollins, also in 2007.
Schulte died in Oakland, California at age of 67.
[edit] See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Red Murray |
National League Home Run Champion 1910-1911 (1910 with Fred Beck) |
Succeeded by Heinie Zimmerman |
| Preceded by Sherry Magee |
National League RBI Champion 1911 (with Chief Wilson) |
Succeeded by Honus Wagner |
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