Schumacher was still an undergraduate at St. Lawrence University when he first signed with the Giants in 1931. He required only eight games of minor league seasoning before earning a place on the Giants' pitching staff in 1932. The following year (during which he received his degree from St. Lawrence), Schumacher helped pitch the Giants to the 1933 National Leaguepennant and World Series championship. His 19 victories, 2582⁄3innings pitched, 21 complete games, seven shutouts and 2.16 earned run average were second on the staff only to Carl Hubbell, the future Baseball Hall of Fame left-hander. During the 1933 fall classic, he started two games against the Washington Senators and won Game 2, 6–1, turning in a complete game, five-hit effort and driving in three runs himself. He also started the clinching Game 5, and departed in the sixth inning with the score tied, 3–3. Adolfo Luque came on in relief and was the winning pitcher, as the Giants triumphed 4–3 in extra innings.
Schumacher won 23 games in 1934, his best season. From 1933 to 1935, he was 61–31 with 12 shutouts, but after their 1933 title, the Giants finished in arrears of the St. Louis Cardinals (1934) and Chicago Cubs (1935). Then the Giants won back-to-back NL pennants in 1936 and 1937. Schumacher's regular-season record was only 24–25, but he drew three more starting assignments in World Series play. In 1936, he started two games against the heavy-hitting New York Yankees. He dropped Game 2, exiting with none out in the third inning and charged with four runs against in an eventual 18–4 Yankee rout. Then he started Game 5 and held the Yanks to three earned runs in ten innings. His 5–4 victory kept the Giants' hopes alive, but they were eliminated in Game 6 by the Yankees, who were en route to four straight world championships. A year later, Schumacher started Game 3 of the 1937 World Series and lost a 5–1 decision.
He continued to take a turn in the Giants' starting rotation from 1938 to 1942, then entered the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theatre of Operations, and missed three full seasons during World War II.[1][2]
Schumacher came back briefly in 1946 and won his first two starts, pitching complete games in each. But he worked infrequently after mid-June and retired at the close of the season.
During his pitching career, Schumacher posted a 158–121 won-lost record, with 329 starting assignments. He registered 137 complete games and 26 shutouts and added seven saves during his infrequent bullpen appearances. In 2,4821⁄3 innings pitched, he allowed 2,424 hits and 902 bases on balls. He fanned 906 and compiled a lifetime ERA of 3.36. In World Series action, he went 2–2 (4.13), allowing 35 hits and 19 walks in 322⁄3 innings pitched; he struck out 17. An accomplished batsman and baserunner among pitchers, Schumacher appeared in 61 MLB games as a pinch runner, pinch hitter or centerfielder, hitting .202 (181-for-896) with 15 home runs lifetime, six of them in 1934. Defensively he was also above average, recording a .971 fielding percentage which was 11 points higher than the league average at his position.
Schumacher was selected to the National League squad for two of the first three All-Star games ever played, including the inaugural edition in 1933. He did not appear in that contest, but returned to the NL All-Star team in 1935 and hurled four innings of one-run ball in the American League's 4–1 victory at Cleveland Stadium.[3]
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Harold Henry Schumacher November 23 1910 April 21 1993 nicknamed Prince Hal was an American professional baseball player and right handed pitcher who appeared in 391 games pitched and 450 games in all in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants 1931 42 1946 A native of Hinckley a village in Trenton New York he was listed as 6 feet 1 83 m tall and 190 pounds 86 kg Hal SchumacherPitcherBorn 1910 11 23 November 23 1910Hinckley New York U S Died April 21 1993 1993 04 21 aged 82 Cooperstown New York U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 15 1931 for the New York GiantsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 25 1946 for the New York GiantsMLB statisticsWin loss record158 121Earned run average3 36Strikeouts906TeamsNew York Giants 1931 1942 1946 Career highlights and awards2 All Star 1933 1935 World Series champion 1933 Contents 1 Career 2 Later life 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editSchumacher was still an undergraduate at St Lawrence University when he first signed with the Giants in 1931 He required only eight games of minor league seasoning before earning a place on the Giants pitching staff in 1932 The following year during which he received his degree from St Lawrence Schumacher helped pitch the Giants to the 1933 National League pennant and World Series championship His 19 victories 2582 3 innings pitched 21 complete games seven shutouts and 2 16 earned run average were second on the staff only to Carl Hubbell the future Baseball Hall of Fame left hander During the 1933 fall classic he started two games against the Washington Senators and won Game 2 6 1 turning in a complete game five hit effort and driving in three runs himself He also started the clinching Game 5 and departed in the sixth inning with the score tied 3 3 Adolfo Luque came on in relief and was the winning pitcher as the Giants triumphed 4 3 in extra innings Schumacher won 23 games in 1934 his best season From 1933 to 1935 he was 61 31 with 12 shutouts but after their 1933 title the Giants finished in arrears of the St Louis Cardinals 1934 and Chicago Cubs 1935 Then the Giants won back to back NL pennants in 1936 and 1937 Schumacher s regular season record was only 24 25 but he drew three more starting assignments in World Series play In 1936 he started two games against the heavy hitting New York Yankees He dropped Game 2 exiting with none out in the third inning and charged with four runs against in an eventual 18 4 Yankee rout Then he started Game 5 and held the Yanks to three earned runs in ten innings His 5 4 victory kept the Giants hopes alive but they were eliminated in Game 6 by the Yankees who were en route to four straight world championships A year later Schumacher started Game 3 of the 1937 World Series and lost a 5 1 decision He continued to take a turn in the Giants starting rotation from 1938 to 1942 then entered the United States Navy serving in the Pacific Theatre of Operations and missed three full seasons during World War II 1 2 Schumacher came back briefly in 1946 and won his first two starts pitching complete games in each But he worked infrequently after mid June and retired at the close of the season During his pitching career Schumacher posted a 158 121 won lost record with 329 starting assignments He registered 137 complete games and 26 shutouts and added seven saves during his infrequent bullpen appearances In 2 4821 3 innings pitched he allowed 2 424 hits and 902 bases on balls He fanned 906 and compiled a lifetime ERA of 3 36 In World Series action he went 2 2 4 13 allowing 35 hits and 19 walks in 322 3 innings pitched he struck out 17 An accomplished batsman and baserunner among pitchers Schumacher appeared in 61 MLB games as a pinch runner pinch hitter or centerfielder hitting 202 181 for 896 with 15 home runs lifetime six of them in 1934 Defensively he was also above average recording a 971 fielding percentage which was 11 points higher than the league average at his position Schumacher was selected to the National League squad for two of the first three All Star games ever played including the inaugural edition in 1933 He did not appear in that contest but returned to the NL All Star team in 1935 and hurled four innings of one run ball in the American League s 4 1 victory at Cleveland Stadium 3 Later life editSchumacher died of stomach cancer on April 21 1993 in Cooperstown New York 1 See also editList of Major League Baseball all time leaders in home runs by pitchers List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchiseReferences edit a b Melin Roger Hal Schumacher sabr org Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved June 13 2019 Baseball in Wartime Those Who Served A to Z BaseballinWartime com Retrieved June 13 2019 American League 4 National League 1 retrosheet org July 8 1935 Retrieved May 21 2018 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Hal Schumacher 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