Ron Schueler

Infobox Person
name = Ron Schueler
birth_name = Ronald Richard Schueler
birth_date = April 18, 1948 (aged 60)
birth_place = Catharine, Kansas
residence = Paradise Valley, Arizona
nationality = American
ethnicity = Caucasian
education = Hays High School
Fort Hays State University
alma_mater = Fort Hays State University
employer = San Francisco Giants
occupation = Baseball player (retired)
Pitching coach
General manager
Scout
home_town = Catharine, Kansas
spouse = Linda Schubert
children = Kacey
Carey
Jeffrey
Jennifer (stepdaughter)
Christina (stepdaughter)

Ronald Richard Schueler (born April 18, 1948 in Catharine, Kansas) is a former pitcher, pitching coach, general manager, and scout. Schueler graduated from Hays High School where he played baseball and basketball,cite web |url= http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/team/exe_bios/schueler_ron.html |title=Chicago White Sox Executives |work= MLB.com|accessdate= 2008-08-22] then went on to attend Fort Hays State University before being drafted in 1966.cite web |url= http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuero01.shtml |title=Ron Schueler Statistics |work= Baseball Reference|accessdate= 2008-08-22]

Playing career

Minor leagues

Schueler was selected in the 12th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but never signed a contract to play with the team. The following season, he was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1967 draft (secondary phase) and signed a contract shortly thereafter. On September 7, by|1970, only twenty-two years old, Schueler tossed a no-hitter for Double-A Shreveport. cite web |url= http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/ron-schueler.shtml |title=Ron Schueler Statistics |work= Baseball Cube|accessdate= 2008-08-22] cite web |url= http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ron_Schueler_1948&page=summary |title=The Ballplayers - Ron Schueler |work= Baseball Library|accessdate= 2008-08-28]

Major leagues

Schueler was called up at the start of the by|1972 season, twenty-three years old. On April 16, 1972, two days before his twenty-fourth birthday, Schueler made his major league debut as a reliever in a game against the San Diego Padres at Qualcomm Stadium. He pitched two innings and only gave up one hit in that game, but despite his efforts, the Braves lost. Schueler went on to start thirty-eight games over two years with the Braves.cite web |url= http://www.thebaseballcube.com/box/box.asp?G=SDN197204162 |title=San Diego Padres 3 Atlanta Braves 0 |work= Baseball Cube|accessdate= 2008-08-28]

After the by|1973 season ended, Schueler was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for infielder Craig Robinson and pitcher Barry Lersch.cite web |url= http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lerscba01.shtml |title=Barry Lersch Statistics |work= Baseball Reference|accessdate= 2008-08-22] cite web |url= http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robincr01.shtml|title=Craig Robinson Statistics |work= Baseball Reference|accessdate= 2008-08-22] After a mediocre season as a starter, the Phillies converted Schueler to a relief pitcher. He pitched two more seasons in Philadelphia as a reliever and spot starter.

Just days before the by|1977 season began, the Minnesota Twins purchased Schueler from the Phillies. With the Twins, he pitched as a reliever and spot starter, as he did in Philadelphia. Schueler's stay with the Twins lasted only one season, as he became a free agent after the by|1977 season.

A month after becoming a free agent, Schueler was signed by the Chicago White Sox to be a reliever and spot starter. He played the by|1978 season and the first half of the by|1979 season with the White Sox, but retired mid-season to be the team's pitching coach after the previous pitching coach, Fred Martin, died.cite web |url= http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Ron_Schueler_1948|title=The Ballplayers - Ron Schueler |work= Baseball Library|accessdate= 2008-08-22]

Pitching coach

Schueler served as the pitching coach for the White Sox from the middle of the 1979 season through the by|1981 season. In by|1982, Schueler was hired by the Oakland Athletics to be their pitching coach. Schueler worked for three seasons in Oakland. Schueler joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in by|1986 after a year out of the majors.cite web |url= http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/team/frontoffice_bios/schueler_ron.jsp |title=San Francisco Giants: Front Office |work= MLB.com|accessdate= 2008-08-22]

Front office

He only stayed with the Pirates for a year before returning to Oakland, this time in the front office as a special assistant to general manager Sandy Alderson. Schueler worked in the Athletics' front office for four seasons, including the by|1989 season in which the Athletics won the World Series.

In by|1991, Schueler returned to the White Sox as their general manager. As the general manager, Schueler was responsible for acquiring veterans such as Ellis Burks, Bo Jackson, Julio Franco, and Jose Valentin. He was their general manager for ten years, stepping down on October 24, by|2000 to become senior vice president of the franchise, a scout, a special consultant to chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, and an adviser to general manager Ken Williams. He worked in this new position through the by|2002 season.

Before the by|2003 season, he was hired by the Chicago Cubs as a special assistant to the president and general manager.

Two years later, the St. Louis Cardinals hired Schueler to be the special assistant to the general manager. He was part of the 2006 Cardinals organization that won the World Series.

In by|2008, the San Francisco Giants hired Schueler to be a scout and evaluate major and minor league players and acquisitions.

Personal life

Schueler has a wife, Linda, and two children, Kacey and Carey. The couple also has two stepdaughters, Jennifer and Christina. They live in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

References

External links

* [http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/team/exe_bios/schueler_ron.html Chicago White Sox front office biography]
* [http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/team/frontoffice_bios/schueler_ron.jsp Giants front office biography]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/ron-schueler.shtml Baseball Cube biography and statistics]