Johnny Schulte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1896
Place of Birth: Fredericktown, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 28-Jun-1978
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Johnny Schulte
- John Clement Schulte (September 8, 1896 – June 28, 1978) was an American catcher and longtime coach in professional baseball.
- A native of Fredericktown, Missouri, Schulte batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). Schulte's professional playing career began in 1915.
- It lasted for 15 seasons and was interrupted by two years (1917–18) in military service during World War I.
- He played for five Major League Baseball teams over all or parts of five seasons: the St.
- Louis Browns (1923 and 1932), St.
- Louis Cardinals (1927), Philadelphia Phillies (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929) and Boston Braves (1932).
- Altogether, he appeared in 192 games, hitting .264 with 98 hits, including 15 doubles, four triples and 14 home runs.
- His best year, as a second-string catcher for the 1927 Cardinals, saw him set personal bests in most offensive categories.
- In Chicago, he was a reserve catcher on the 1929 National League champions and played under Joe McCarthy, whom he would later serve as a longtime coach. After his maiden coaching assignment with the Cubs in 1933, Schulte joined McCarthy and the New York Yankees beginning in 1934.
- He coached 15 full seasons (1934–48) in the Bronx, even serving under Bill Dickey, Johnny Neun and Bucky Harris after McCarthy's retirement in May 1946.
- The Yankees won seven World Series titles and eight American League pennants during Schulte's decade and a half as a coach. Then, in 1949, he rejoined McCarthy with the Boston Red Sox.
- When McCarthy retired for the final time on June 23, 1950, Schulte was reassigned to scouting duties by the Red Sox.
- He coached in minor league baseball for the Yankees' Kansas City Blues Triple-A affiliate before returning to scouting with the Cleveland Indians. Johnny Schulte died in St.
- Louis, Missouri, at the age of 81.
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