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Attached is a 1924 image of Joe Schultz with the Philadelphia Phillies, a year when he also spent time with the Cardinals.
Right handed hitter Schultz's career spanned over 13 years but only once did he accumulate more than 100 hits. Primarily an outfielder there were 2 gaps in his amounting Major League appearances where in 3 full seasons he never made an appearance in the big leagues. He would have played for every National League team if he had worn the colors of the New York Giants.
He made his debut, at 18, with the 1912 Boston Braves appearing in 4 games at second base, 2 of which were starts. In 1913, 5 of his 9 appearances were as a starter in the outfield. Missing 1914 he was back with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1915 where he made 27 of his 28 appearances that season. The solitary other ticked off the Chicago Cubs in his list of teams. All his 1915 appearances were as an infielder predominately at second base. In 1916 he appeared in 77 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing 24 times at both second and third base with a few appearances in the outfield.
After a 2 year gap he was back in 1919 to begin his most productive Major League stint with the St. Louis Cardinals. He raised his then career high appearances to 88 games, most often seen in right field. In 1920 he ,more than other player, was the Cardinals lead-off batter and right fielder appearing 99 times. He lost his status as a starting outfielder in 1921 but regained that role in 1922 when he featured in his career high 112 games most often batting in the 5 position as the Cardinals starting right fielder.
He only appeared in 2 games with the Cardinals in 1923 and 12 in 1924 before his mid-season move to the Philadelphia Phillies. For the remainder of that season he established himself as the clean-up hitter and starting left-fielder with the Phillies. In 1925, his final year, he played 24 times for the Phillies before another mid-season
move to finish out his career with the Cincinnati Reds.