Hank Schreiber Explained

Hank Schreiber
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:12 July 1891
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio
Death Place:Indianapolis, Indiana
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 14
Debutyear:1914
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 16
Finalyear:1926
Finalteam:Chicago Cubs
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.198
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:6
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Henry "Hank" Walter Shreiber (July 12, 1891 – February 23, 1968) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He was the only major league player to play for five major league teams in five non-consecutive years, never playing on more than one team per season, and never at any point appearing in the majors in two consecutive seasons.

He also established the record for being the player who appeared for the most major league teams without ever accumulating enough career at-bats to officially qualify as a rookie. This record was later tied by Jermaine Clark and Gustavo Molina.

The bulk of Shreiber's major league experience came with the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, where he substituted for an injured Heinie Groh at third base for most of the month of September. The Reds would win the World Series that year (over the Chicago White Sox), but Shreiber did not appear in any World Series games.