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Tris Speaker League
4-1-2021
Rick Schu First Base
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .726 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 740 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 05-23-1928
HR 73 Drafted Round 21, Pick 332
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(36 games)
RBI 355
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance D-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A 
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
3B B  (64.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 PIT
90
231
16
50
5
1
3
20
16
 51 1 1
4
 0 8
.555
.269
.286
.069
.216
1951 PHI
37
146
16
43
4
3
1
8
14
 21 0 0
1
 1 4
.740
.356
.384
.089
.295
1952 PHI-CHN
91
249
26
58
10
1
5
28
31
 23 3 3
2
 5 6
.663
.322
.341
.108
.233
1953 CHN
115
335
40
89
12
2
12
54
38
 48 1 2
6
 7 10
.761
.340
.421
.155
.266
1954 CHN
121
331
39
85
14
1
5
39
43
 45 3 3
3
 4 7
.695
.345
.350
.094
.257
1955 CHN
55
157
19
38
5
1
3
13
25
 23 0 0
5
 3 5
.690
.346
.344
.102
.242
1957 MIL
125
364
44
108
20
1
10
48
29
 54 0 0
1
 6 12
.788
.349
.440
.143
.297
1958 MIL
132
387
48
94
24
4
16
64
45
 55 5 1
5
 4 5
.778
.329
.450
.207
.243
1959 MIL-KC
77
146
21
38
5
1
1
7
13
 21 0 1
4
 1 2
.648
.319
.329
.068
.260
1960 KC
108
155
24
46
8
1
9
45
18
 22 0 3
2
 2 2
.899
.364
.535
.239
.297
1961 KC
128
236
28
61
8
4
7
22
18
 37 1 0
5
 1 4
.729
.314
.415
.157
.258
1962 KC-CLE-CIN
67
108
15
30
7
0
1
7
10
 20 1 0
5
 2 2
.715
.345
.370
.093
.278
1963 CIN-STL
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
1147
2846
337
740
122
20
73
355
300
 420 15 14
43
 36 67
.726
.332
.394
.134
.260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Rick Schu has retired from the St. Louis Kanns
1963-10-23The St. Louis Kanns have acquired Rick Schu from the waiver wire.
1963-10-03The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bruce Stephens to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have designated John Piazza for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Rick Schu for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Carlos Spence to the minors.
1963-09-26The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Bennie Marquez for assignment.
1963-07-11The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Joe Baughman to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Rick Schu for assignment.
1962-09-02The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Rick Schu from the waiver wire.
1962-08-28The Cleveland Muskrats have designated Rick Schu for assignment.
1962-06-05The Cleveland Muskrats have acquired Rick Schu from the waiver wire.
1962-06-01The Kansas City Stargazers have promoted Howie Wagner to the major league team. The Kansas City Stargazers have designated Rick Schu for assignment.
1959-05-20A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brew Crew and the Kansas City Stargazers. The Kansas City Stargazers receive Al Schneider, Rick Schu, Mike Stuart, Bill Williams from the Milwaukee Brew Crew in exchange for Don Geyer, George Carrasco, Otis Torres.
1955-06-27The Chicago Whips have promoted Hans Grissom to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1955-05-17The Chicago Whips have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Jack Slayback to the minors.
1955-05-09The Chicago Whips have promoted Sam Orsino to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1955-03-01The Chicago Whips have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Dave Jones to the minors.
1954-10-23The Chicago Whips have promoted O.P. Taylor to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1954-07-01The Chicago Whips have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Ed Tejada to the minors.
1954-06-04The Chicago Whips have promoted Ed Tejada to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1953-08-03The Chicago Whips have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Dave Jones to the minors.
1953-07-15The Chicago Whips have promoted Jack Slayback to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1952-09-09The Chicago Whips have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Dave Jones to the minors.
1952-07-12The Chicago Whips have promoted Jackie Chiles to the major league team. The Chicago Whips have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1952-05-17A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Gibronies and the Chicago Whips. The Chicago Whips receive Rick Schu, Bris Riley, Casey Simmons from the Philadelphia Gibronies in exchange for Nellie Brown.
1952-04-17The Philadelphia Gibronies have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Philadelphia Gibronies have sent Wally Freeman to the minors.
1952-04-16The Philadelphia Gibronies have promoted Wally Freeman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Gibronies have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1952-03-01The Philadelphia Gibronies have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Philadelphia Gibronies have sent Chuck Hall to the minors.
1952-03-01The Philadelphia Gibronies have promoted Steve Giacchino to the major league team. The Philadelphia Gibronies have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1951-08-20The Philadelphia Gibronies have promoted Rick Schu to the major league team. The Philadelphia Gibronies have sent Kermit Lipon to the minors.
1951-04-01The Philadelphia Gibronies have promoted Ping Pong Dillard to the major league team. The Philadelphia Gibronies have sent Rick Schu to the minors.
1951-04-01The Philadelphia Gibronies have renamed Italo Caraballo to Rick Schu.