Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz
First baseman
Born: (1922-07-03)July 3, 1922
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: October 30, 2009(2009-10-30) (aged 87)
Chaska, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 16, 1943, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 1948, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.241
Home runs24
Runs scored163
Teams

Howard Henry Schultz (July 3, 1922 – October 30, 2009), nicknamed "Stretch" and "Steeple",[1] was an American baseball and basketball player from St. Paul, Minnesota. Schultz won an NBA title with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1952. Schultz played in both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association, one of thirteen athletes to do so.

  1. ^ "Howie Schultz career statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2009.