- Dutch Schliebner
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Dutch Schliebner First baseman Born: May 19, 1891
Berlin, GermanyDied: April 15, 1975 (aged 83)
Toledo, OhioBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 17, 1923 for the Brooklyn Robins Last MLB appearance October 7, 1923 for the St. Louis Browns Career statistics Batting average .271 Home runs 4 Runs batted in 56 Teams Frederick Paul "Dutch" Schliebner (May 19, 1891 – April 15, 1975) was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played one season in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Browns. Schliebner was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 180 pounds.[1]
Career
Schliebner was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1891.[1] He started his professional baseball career in 1912 with the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League's Springfield Senators. Schlieber bounced around the minor leagues for the rest of the decade, also playing in the Central Association, Western League, Texas League, and American Association. During that time, he had a batting average under .300 in every season except 1916, when he batted .310 with 16 home runs.[2]
In 1922, Schliebner went to the Southern Association's Little Rock Travelers and batted a career-high .354.[2] He led the league in hits (194) and was second in batting average.[3] The following season, Schliebner made it to the major leagues with the Brooklyn Robins. He played 19 games for them in April and May before being traded to the St. Louis Browns, in exchange for Dutch Henry and cash.[1][4] The Browns' Hall of Fame first baseman, George Sisler, was out the entire season with sinusitis which affected his vision, and Schliebner was his replacement.[5] He batted .275 in his next 127 games.[1]
Sisler returned to the team in 1924, and Schliebner returned to the minors.[5] He played five more seasons in the American Association and Texas League before his professional baseball career ended in 1928. In 15 minor league seasons, he batted .286 and accumulated 2,053 hits.[2]
Schliebner died in Toledo, Ohio, in 1975 and was buried in Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dutch Schliebner Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Dutch Schliebner Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "1922 Southern Association Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Dutch Schliebner 1923 Batting Gamelogs". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Ballplayers – George Sisler". baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1891 births
- 1975 deaths
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball players from Germany
- Brooklyn Robins players
- St. Louis Browns players
- Springfield Senators players
- Ottumwa Packers players
- Monmouth Browns players
- Clinton Pilots players
- Omaha Rourkes players
- Dallas Giants players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- Dallas Marines players
- Galveston Pirates players
- Wichita Falls Spudders players
- Little Rock Travelers players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Columbus Senators players
- Beaumont Exporters players
- German emigrants to the United States
- Sportspeople from Berlin
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