Schultz was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944 after playing at Burlington City High School.[1] Throughout much of his career, Schultz lived in Beverly with his wife and children, working in the off season as a carpenter and haberdasher.[2]
Schultz was strictly a relief pitcher, appearing in 227 games without any starts. He was an early specialist in the knuckleball. He had two good years with the Cubs, then was traded to the Cardinals where he had his best season, 1964, with 14 saves (a significant quantity in those days) and a 1.64 earned run average. Probably his most visible moment was in Game 3 of the 1964 World Series, in which he gave up a game-winning home run to Mickey Mantle in the nationally televised Saturday game. However, he had been credited with a save in Game 1, and the Cardinals ultimately won the Series in seven games.
Cardinals' utility catcher Bob Uecker was sometimes called upon to catch when Schultz was brought in to pitch. It was from that experience that Uecker drew some of his material when joking about the difficulties of catching the knuckleball.
After his playing career ended, Schultz was the Cardinals' roving minor league pitching instructor from 1967 to 1970 and Major League pitching coach from 1971 to 1975. He was a member of the Chicago Cubs' coaching staff in 1977.
^Staff. "Catching up with ...... Burlington City's Barney Schultz", Burlington County Times, June 12, 2005. Accessed May 22, 2012. "Schultz was one of three Burlington High baseball teammates from the 1940s to go on to play major-league ball. Eddie Miksis, who died in April at age 78, played 14 seasons as a utility infielder. Sam Calderone was a reserve catcher for the New York Giants and Milwaukee Braves in the early 1950s."
^Staff. "Schultz Is Cardinal Hero With Three Innings of Effective Relief Pitching; MOUND JOB CAPS 20 YEARS' EFFORT Schultz, Who Has Played on 20 Teams in 13 Leagues, Is Praised by Keane", The New York Times, October 8, 1964. Accessed June 13, 2012. "Applied to the career of George Warren (Barney) Schultz, the 38-year-old relief pitcher, it is both simply descriptive and the moral of the story.... He was born in Beverly, NJ, which is in the Philadelphia area, and still lives there with his wife and four children."
^Gutiérrez, Daniel; Alvarez, Efraim; Gutiérrez (h), Daniel (2006). La Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela. LVBP, Caracas. ISBN980-6996-02-X
^Misselhorn, Lou. "Catching up with ...... Burlington City's Barney Schultz", Burlington County Times, June 12, 2005. Accessed February 3, 2013. "George Warren 'Barney' Schultz keeps some of his professional baseball keepsakes on display behind a television at his Edgewater Park home."
^"Camden exhibit honors baseball heroes of S. Jersey". philly-archives. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
^"Cards Announce Barney Schultz's Death « CBS St. Louis". cbslocal.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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George Warren Barney Schultz August 15 1926 September 6 2015 was an American professional baseball player and coach He was a knuckleball throwing pitcher in the Major Leagues for all or parts of seven seasons between 1955 and 1965 for the St Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs In October 1966 he was briefly reactivated by the Cardinals so that he could receive a Major League pension Born in Beverly New Jersey he threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and weighed 200 pounds 91 kg Barney SchultzSchultz in 1971PitcherBorn 1926 08 15 August 15 1926Beverly New Jersey U S Died September 6 2015 2015 09 06 aged 89 Willingboro New Jersey U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 12 1955 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 6 1965 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record20 20Earned run average3 63Strikeouts264TeamsAs player St Louis Cardinals 1955 Detroit Tigers 1959 Chicago Cubs 1961 1963 St Louis Cardinals 1963 1965 As coach St Louis Cardinals 1971 1975 Chicago Cubs 1977 Nankai Hawks 1981 1982 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1964 Schultz was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944 after playing at Burlington City High School 1 Throughout much of his career Schultz lived in Beverly with his wife and children working in the off season as a carpenter and haberdasher 2 Schultz was strictly a relief pitcher appearing in 227 games without any starts He was an early specialist in the knuckleball He had two good years with the Cubs then was traded to the Cardinals where he had his best season 1964 with 14 saves a significant quantity in those days and a 1 64 earned run average Probably his most visible moment was in Game 3 of the 1964 World Series in which he gave up a game winning home run to Mickey Mantle in the nationally televised Saturday game However he had been credited with a save in Game 1 and the Cardinals ultimately won the Series in seven games Cardinals utility catcher Bob Uecker was sometimes called upon to catch when Schultz was brought in to pitch It was from that experience that Uecker drew some of his material when joking about the difficulties of catching the knuckleball In between Schultz played winter ball in Venezuela for the Gavilanes de Maracaibo club of the Western Professional Baseball League where he won seven consecutive strikeout titles from 1954 through 1960 3 After his playing career ended Schultz was the Cardinals roving minor league pitching instructor from 1967 to 1970 and Major League pitching coach from 1971 to 1975 He was a member of the Chicago Cubs coaching staff in 1977 Schultz was a resident of Edgewater Park Township New Jersey where his home was filled with memorabilia of his baseball career 4 Schultz is a member of the South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame 5 He died on September 6 2015 the 50th anniversary of his final MLB game 6 See also editList of St Louis Cardinals coachesReferences edit Staff Catching up with Burlington City s Barney Schultz Burlington County Times June 12 2005 Accessed May 22 2012 Schultz was one of three Burlington High baseball teammates from the 1940s to go on to play major league ball Eddie Miksis who died in April at age 78 played 14 seasons as a utility infielder Sam Calderone was a reserve catcher for the New York Giants and Milwaukee Braves in the early 1950s Staff Schultz Is Cardinal Hero With Three Innings of Effective Relief Pitching MOUND JOB CAPS 20 YEARS EFFORT Schultz Who Has Played on 20 Teams in 13 Leagues Is Praised by Keane The New York Times October 8 1964 Accessed June 13 2012 Applied to the career of George Warren Barney Schultz the 38 year old relief pitcher it is both simply descriptive and the moral of the story He was born in Beverly NJ which is in the Philadelphia area and still lives there with his wife and four children Gutierrez Daniel Alvarez Efraim Gutierrez h Daniel 2006 La Enciclopedia del Beisbol en Venezuela LVBP Caracas ISBN 980 6996 02 X Misselhorn Lou Catching up with Burlington City s Barney Schultz Burlington County Times June 12 2005 Accessed February 3 2013 George Warren Barney Schultz keeps some of his professional baseball keepsakes on display behind a television at his Edgewater Park home Camden exhibit honors baseball heroes of S Jersey philly archives Retrieved September 10 2015 Cards Announce Barney Schultz s Death CBS St Louis cbslocal com Retrieved September 10 2015 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Preceded byBilly Muffett St Louis Cardinals pitching coach1971 1975 Succeeded byBob MillikenPreceded byMarv Grissom Chicago Cubs pitching coach1977 Succeeded byMike Roarke Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barney Schultz amp oldid 1158763051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
