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b. July 11, 1865 · Brooklyn Grays 1886, Philadelphia Quakers 1888–1889, Philadelphia Phillies 1890, Chicago Colts 1891–1894, New York Giants 1895, Cincinnati Reds 1897, Pittsburgh Pirates 1898–1900, St. Louis Cardinals 1901

Schriver's largest season came with Chicago in 1894, when he played 98 games and set career highs with 97 hits and 56 runs. He hit three home runs and drove in 49 while batting .274. Five years later with Pittsburgh he again drove in 49 and hit .281.

Fourteen seasons gave him 721 hits, 117 doubles, 40 triples, 377 runs batted in and a .264 average across 803 games. He caught 656 games but also played 50 at first base, 23 in the outfield and 18 at third.

Schriver began with Brooklyn in 1886, returned with Philadelphia in 1888 and spent four seasons with Chicago. His later route included the Giants, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. One final game for the Cardinals in 1901 completed a career spanning sixteen calendar years and eight club identities. He died in 1932, at sixty-seven.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1886 BRO 82121 000 0200 .048
1888 PHI 401341526 521 237212 .194
1889 PHI 552112456 1001 191685 .265
1890 PHI 572233761 960 3522159 .274
1891 CHC 27901530 141 211091 .333
1892 CHC 923264073 1061 3427254 .224
1893 CHC 642294965 834 341494 .284
1894 CHC 983545697 1233 4932219 .274
1895 NYG 24921629 211 169103 .315
1897 CIN 611782954 1241 301973 .303
1898 PIT 953152572 1530 3223140 .229
1899 PIT 923023185 1951 4924104 .281
1900 PIT 37921227 701 121030 .293
1901 STL 531661745 731 2312152 .271
Career 8032733368721 1174016 37722716746 .264

On this day & linked events

1865

Born July 11, 1865

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1932

Died December 27, 1932

1886

Major-league debut: Pop Schriver

Pop Schriver made a major-league debut on April 29, 1886.

1901

Final major-league game: Pop Schriver

Pop Schriver played a final major-league game on October 6, 1901.

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