Howie Schultz

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Howie Schultz
File:1947–48 Anderson Packers Howie Schultz.jpeg
First baseman
Born: (1922-07-03)July 3, 1922
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: October 30, 2009(2009-10-30) (aged 87)
Chaska, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 16, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 1948, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.241
Home runs24
Runs scored163
Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Teams

Howard Henry Schultz (July 3, 1922 – October 30, 2009), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Steeple",[1] was an American baseball and basketball player from St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz won an NBA title with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1952. Schultz played in both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association, one of thirteen athletes to do so.

Early life

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Schultz was the second of three children to Leo and Minnie Schultz, raised in St. Paul, Minnesota alongside older brother Louis and younger sister Lorraine. Leo Schultz worked for Montgomery Ward for 35 years. His family lived three blocks north from Lexington Park, home of the St. Paul Saints of the American Association. Leo Schultz was a member of the St. Paul Municipal Baseball Board and Howie attended many Saints games as a youth with his father.[2]

In 1940, Howie Schultz graduated from Central High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz attended Hamline University near his home in St. Paul. As a sophomore, Schultz led Hamline to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB) championship.[3][2]

While in college at Hamline, Schultz played minor league baseball. In 1940, Lou McKenna, the general manager of the Saints, recruited Schultz to play in the Class C level Northern League after his freshman year at Hamline. Schultz signed and then played for the 1941 Grand Forks Chiefs (North Dakota).[2] Due to his height, 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m), Schultz was deferred from serving in the armed forces during World War II.[4]

Sports career

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Major League Baseball career (1943–1948)

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Schultz began his professional career in baseball with the minor league Grand Forks Chiefs in 1941 and 1942.[5] Schultz then was promoted to the St. Paul Saints in 1942, where he was noticed by Branch Rickey general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1943, Brooklyn called up Schultz from St. Paul.[2]

From 1943 to 1948, Schultz, played Major League Baseball. Schultz was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1947), Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1948), and Cincinnati Reds (1948). He primarily played as a first baseman and was traded by Brooklyn to Philadelphia to make room for Jackie Robinson.[5]

Schultz had a career batting average of .241 with 24 home runs and 208 RBI in 470 career MLB games.[5]

NBA basketball career (1948–1952)

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In the baseball off-season, Schultz played professional basketball. Schultz first played for the Anderson Packers of the NBL in 1946. When the Packers moved to the NBA in 1949–1950, Schultz served as their player-coach (21–14), before being traded to the Fort Wayne Pistons during the season.[6][3]

Schultz later played two seasons with Minneapolis Lakers, winning an NBA championship in 1952, alongside teammates George Mikan, Jim Pollard, Vern Mikkelsen and Slater Martin.[7] In the championship against the New York Knicks, Schultz reportedly threw a punch at 6'3" Knick player Ernie Vandeweghe in game 4 of the NBA Championship series. Schultz was ejected after receiving a Technical Foul and received a $50 fine.[8]

Schultz averaged 9.7 points per game in the NBL, and 5.3 in the NBA.[9]

NBA and MLB Players

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Schultz is one of 13 athletes who played in both the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. The thirteen are: Danny Ainge, Frank Baumholtz, Hank Biasatti, Gene Conley, Chuck Connors, Dave DeBusschere, Dick Groat, Steve Hamilton, Mark Hendrickson, Cotton Nash, Ron Reed, Dick Ricketts and Schultz.[10]

Death

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Schultz died on October 30, 2009, aged 87, after a brief battle with cancer, in Chaska, Minnesota.[4]

Career playing statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Source[6]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Anderson 35 – .263 .731 – 2.5 8.1
1949–50 Fort Wayne 32 – .270 .648 – 2.5 8.5
1951–52† Minneapolis 66* 19.7 .283 .756 3.7 1.5 4.1
1952–53 Minneapolis 40 11.9 .267 .694 2.0 .7 2.3
Career 173 16.7 .271 .711 3.1 1.7 5.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1950 Fort Wayne 4 – .246 .765 – 1.0 10.8
1952† Minneapolis 12 8.3 .333 .600 1.6 .4 1.5
Career 16 8.3 .266 .704 1.6 .6 3.8

Head coaching record

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Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

Source[11]

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Anderson 1949–50 35 21 14 .600 (replaced) — — — — —

References

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  • Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball Reference
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  • Howie Schultz at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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