- Johnny Schulte
Infobox MLB retired
name=Johnny Schulte
position=Catcher
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=April 18
debutyear=1923
debutteam=St. Louis Browns
finaldate=September 20
finalyear=1932
finalteam=Boston Braves
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.262
stat2label=OBP
stat2value=.388
stat3label=SLG
stat3value=.436
teams=St. Louis Browns (1923; 1932)St. Louis Cardinals (1927)Philadelphia Phillies (1928)Chicago Cubs (1929)
Boston Braves (1932)
highlights=Member of the 1929National League pennant-winning Chicago Cubs.John Clement Schulte (
September 8 ,1896 —June 28 ,1978 ) was an Americancatcher and coach in professionalbaseball .A native of
Fredericktown, Missouri , Schulte appeared on fiveMajor League Baseball teams in his five-year MLB career. Schulte played as acatcher for the St. Louis Browns (by|1923 and by|1932),St. Louis Cardinals (by|1927),Philadelphia Phillies (by|1928),Chicago Cubs (by|1929) and Boston Braves (1932). In Chicago, he played under Joe McCarthy, whom he would later serve as a longtime coach.After his maiden coaching assignment with the Cubs in by|1933 [cite web|title=Chicago Cubs : History : Cubs All-Time Coaches|url=http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/chc/history/coaches.jsp|accessdate=2006-12-24] , Schulte joined McCarthy and the
New York Yankees beginning in by|1934. He coached 15 full seasons (1934-48) in the Bronx [cite web|title=New York Yankees : History : Yankees All-Time Coaches|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/history/coaches.jsp|accessdate=2006-12-24] , even serving underBill Dickey ,Johnny Neun andBucky Harris after McCarthy's retirement in May 1946.Then, in by|1949, he rejoined McCarthy with the
Boston Red Sox [cite web|title=Boston Red Sox : History : Red Sox All-Time Coaches|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/bos/history/coaches.jsp|accessdate=2006-12-24] . When McCarthy retired for the final time on June 23, by|1950, Schulte followed suit.He died in
St. Louis, Missouri , at the age of 81.Career statistics
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