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Old 06-18-2026, 08:06 PM   #38094
Chickazoola
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WOODCUT LOCATED: John F. Schultz 1891 Philadelphia Phillies

I had known this image existed for years, since John F. Schultz is a missing player and I had a note from another researcher that his image appeared in the March 30, 1891 Philadelphia Press.

As it turns out, the date was off by a week, and I had SABR friend in Philly grab this scan for me today. Image and bio actually appeared in April 5, 1891 Philadelphia Press.

John F. Schultz was a short tenured pitcher with the Phillies in 1891. He was considered a phenom, but last only a few weeks, and his last appearance was punctuated by catcher Jack Clements refusing to give him any help or direction at all.

Schultz went to Meadville and was released after a couple weeks for dissipation, thus ending his career at age 21.
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