Len Schulte Explained

Len Schulte
Position:Infielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:5 December 1916
Birth Place:St. Charles, Missouri
Death Place:Orlando, Florida
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 27
Debutyear:1944
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 16
Finalyear:1946
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.248
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:38
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Leonard Bernard Schulte, born Schultehenrich (December 5, 1916 – May 6, 1986), was an American professional baseball player. An infielder, his playing career lasted for 13 seasons (1937–1949), including 124 games over all or parts of three seasons (1944–1946) in the Major Leagues for the St. Louis Browns. The native of St. Charles, Missouri, attended the University of Iowa. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5feet tall and weighed .

All but five games in Schulte's Major League career occurred during the season. Spending the entire season on the St. Louis roster, he appeared in 119 games, 71 as a third baseman, and he batted .247 in 430 at bats. Altogether, he collected 108 hits with the Browns, including 16 doubles and one triple.

He was a manager in minor league baseball in 1941, before his MLB career began, and then from 1950 to 1952 in the Browns' and Cincinnati Reds' organizations. An older brother, Ham, also an infielder, played one season in the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies.