Admiral Schlei

Admiral Schlei
Admiral Schlei
	Catcher
	Born: January 12, 1878; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: January 24, 1958 (aged 80); Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 24, 1904, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	April 24, 1911, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	209
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1904–1908); New York Giants (1909–1911);

George Henry "Admiral" Schlei (January 12, 1878 - January 24, 1958) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, between 1904 and 1911, for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was a starting catcher from the 1904 to the 1909 season. He was the first Reds catcher to wear shin guards.^[1]

Schlei attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Heffron, Joe; Heffron, Jack (April 15, 2014). The Local Boys: Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press. ISBN 978-1578605538.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet

[Heffron-1] Heffron, Joe; Heffron, Jack (April 15, 2014). The Local Boys: Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press. ISBN 978-1578605538.

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