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Germany Schaefer

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b. February 4, 1876 · Chicago Orphans 1901–1902, Detroit Tigers 1905–1909, Washington Senators 1909–1914, Newark Pepper 1915, New York Yankees 1916, Cleveland Indians 1918

Schaefer played 153 games for Detroit in 1908 and produced career highs of 151 hits, 96 runs and 40 stolen bases. Three years later with Washington he hit .334 with 147 hits, 74 runs and 57 walks, the best average of his career.

Fifteen seasons gave him 972 hits, 117 doubles, 201 stolen bases, 496 runs and a .257 average across 1,150 games. He played 588 games at second base but also at least 97 apiece at first base, third base and shortstop. He even made two pitching appearances.

Schaefer began with the Chicago Orphans, spent five seasons with Detroit and moved to Washington during 1909. His later years included the Federal League's Newark Peppers, the Yankees and Cleveland. Hall of Fame voters gave him one vote in both 1942 and 1953. He died in 1919, at forty-three.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1901 CHC 2503 100 0210 .600
1902 CHC 812913257 230 14194712 .196
1905 DET 15355464135 1792 47459119 .244
1906 DET 12444648106 1432 43325731 .238
1907 DET 1093724496 1231 32303421 .258
1908 DET 15358496151 20103 52377540 .259
1909 DET/WSH 12440839101 1711 26206114 .248
1910 WSH 742292763 650 14254417 .275
1911 WSH 12544074147 1470 45574222 .334
1912 WSH 601662141 730 19231911 .247
1913 WSH 541001732 110 715126 .320
1914 WSH 302967 100 2354 .241
1915 NEW 591542633 530 825113 .214
1916 NYY 1100 000 0000 .000
1918 CLE 1520 000 0001 .000
Career 11503784496972 117489 309333499201 .257

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1912 WSH 0010 00.21 0000.00
1913 WSH 0010 00.12 20054.00
Career 0020 01.03 200 18.00

On this day & linked events

1876

Born February 4, 1876

Chicago, IL, USA

1919

Died May 16, 1919

1901

Major-league debut: Germany Schaefer

Germany Schaefer made a major-league debut on October 5, 1901.

1918

Final major-league game: Germany Schaefer

Germany Schaefer played a final major-league game on April 25, 1918.

Image: Detroit Free Press, public domain