Schu made his Major League debut at Veterans Stadium on September 1, 1984, starting at third base for the Phillies, and went 0-3. He returned to the major leagues in May 1985 after hitting .284 for the Portland Beavers, and replaced future Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt at third base, with Schmidt moving to first. After Schu hit .252 with seven home runs in 1985 and 1986, Schmidt returned to third and Schu became a bench player.[1] After four seasons with the Phillies, he joined the Baltimore Orioles, and played for them, the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels before returning to Philadelphia in 1991.
On November 4, 2009, the Washington Nationals announced the hiring of Schu to be an organizational hitting instructor. He became their hitting coach on Monday July 22, 2013 after the Nationals fired Rick Eckstein.[3] His contract expired after the 2017 season.[4] On November 9, 2017, Schu was hired as the assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants.[5]
^Kashatus, William C. (2000). Mike Schmidt: Philadelphia's Hall of Fame third baseman. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 94. ISBN0-7864-0713-1.
rick, schu, richard, spencer, schu, born, january, 1962, american, former, professional, baseball, third, baseman, coach, played, major, league, baseball, philadelphia, phillies, 1984, 1987, 1991, baltimore, orioles, 1988, 1989, detroit, tigers, 1989, californ. Richard Spencer Schu born January 26 1962 is an American former professional baseball third baseman and coach who played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies 1984 1987 1991 Baltimore Orioles 1988 1989 Detroit Tigers 1989 California Angels 1990 and Montreal Expos 1996 Schu also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball NPB for the Nippon Ham Fighters 1993 1994 Rick SchuSchu with the Washington Nationals in 2015Third basemanBorn 1962 01 26 January 26 1962 age 61 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S Batted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB September 1 1984 for the Philadelphia PhilliesNPB April 10 1993 for the Nippon Ham FightersLast appearanceMLB August 14 1996 for the Montreal ExposNPB October 4 1994 for the Nippon Ham FightersMLB statisticsBatting average 246Home runs41Runs batted in134NPB statisticsBatting average 257Home runs38Runs batted in124TeamsAs player Philadelphia Phillies 1984 1987 Baltimore Orioles 1988 1989 Detroit Tigers 1989 California Angels 1990 Philadelphia Phillies 1991 Nippon Ham Fighters 1993 1994 Montreal Expos 1996 As coach Arizona Diamondbacks 2004 2007 2009 Washington Nationals 2013 2017 San Francisco Giants 2018 2019 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditSchu grew up in Fair Oaks California and was signed as an amateur free agent out of Del Campo High School by the Philadelphia Phillies Schu made his Major League debut at Veterans Stadium on September 1 1984 starting at third base for the Phillies and went 0 3 He returned to the major leagues in May 1985 after hitting 284 for the Portland Beavers and replaced future Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt at third base with Schmidt moving to first After Schu hit 252 with seven home runs in 1985 and 1986 Schmidt returned to third and Schu became a bench player 1 After four seasons with the Phillies he joined the Baltimore Orioles and played for them the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels before returning to Philadelphia in 1991 Coaching career EditOn July 11 2007 Schu replaced Kevin Seitzer as the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Schu continued in this role until May 7 2009 On November 4 2009 the Washington Nationals announced the hiring of Schu to be an organizational hitting instructor He became their hitting coach on Monday July 22 2013 after the Nationals fired Rick Eckstein 3 His contract expired after the 2017 season 4 On November 9 2017 Schu was hired as the assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants 5 Personal life EditSchu resides in El Dorado Hills California He is married to his high school sweetheart Keri citation needed References Edit Kashatus William C 2000 Mike Schmidt Philadelphia s Hall of Fame third baseman Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company Inc p 94 ISBN 0 7864 0713 1 Schu replaces Seitzer as D backs hitting coach MLB com 2007 07 11 Retrieved 2007 07 11 Nats dismiss manager Williams coaching staff ESPN com October 5 2015 Adams Steve October 20 2017 Dusty Baker Will Not Return As Nationals Manager In 2018 MLB Trade Rumors Retrieved October 20 2017 Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal on Twitter Rick Schu new assistant hitting coach for SFGiants sources tell The Athletic Previously Nationals hitting coach Twitter com Retrieved 2019 11 14 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Rick Schu at Baseball GaugePreceded byRick Eckstein Washington Nationals Hitting Coach2013 2017 Succeeded byKevin Long Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Schu amp oldid 1160681508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
