- Jeff Schulz
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jeff Schulz
position=Left field /Right field
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=September 2
debutyear=1989
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
finaldate=May 15
finalyear=1991
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=At bats
stat1value=78
stat2label=Batting average
stat2value=.244
stat3label=OPS
stat3value=.631
teams=Royals (1989-90), Pirates (1991)
highlights=Jeffrey Alan Schulz (born
June 2 ,1961 inEvansville, Indiana ) is a formerMajor League Baseball player.After playing baseball at the
University of Southern Indiana , theKansas City Royals selected Schulz in the 23rd round of the 1983 draft.Schulz's first major league at bat came as a
pinch hitter againstNolan Ryan , baseball's all-timestrikeout leader. Ryan had notched his five thousandth career strikeout one month earlier, and after the pitcher recorded two quick strikes on Schulz, he idly wondered what number he would be on Ryan's career total. Instead, however, he delivered a single for his first career hit. ["Insiders Say", TheSporting News ,September 18 ,1989 , p. 10.] All in all, he appeared in seven games that year, collecting two hits and one RBI.Schulz was not initially expected to make the Royals in 1990, but an April injury to
Danny Tartabull created a need for another outfielder, and he ended up appearing in 30 games for them that season. He posted a .258batting average over 66at bat s.The Royals released Schulz after the end of the season, and he signed with the
Pittsburgh Pirates as afree agent . In his final major league action, Schulz made three appearances with the Pirates at midseason. He became a free agent at year's end and signed with theCincinnati Reds for the 1992 season, but was not called up that year.Schulz was in camp with the Royals as a
replacement player duringspring training in 1995. If the1994 Major League Baseball strike had not been settled before the season was scheduled to begin, he would likely have entered the season as Kansas City's starting right fielder. ["Baseball Report", TheSporting News ,March 6 ,1995 , p. 51.]References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schulje01.shtml Schulz's major league statistics] at Baseball-Reference.com
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