Wildfire Schulte

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Frank Schulte: 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card.
Frank Schulte: 1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card.

Frank M. "Wildfire" Schulte (September 17, 1882 - October 2, 1949) was an American right fielder and left-handed slugger in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1904-16), Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-17), Philadelphia Phillies (1917) and Washington Senators (1918).

Schulte was born in Cohocton, New York. He enjoyed his best season in 1910, leading the National League in home runs (21), RBI (107), extra base hits (72), total bases (308) and slugging percentage (.534); was 3rd in OPS (.918) and triples (21); 4th in runs (105) and hits (173), and finished with an exact .300 batting average, to became the first player in National League history to win the Most Valuable Player Award.

Schulte died in Oakland, California at age of 67.

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Preceded by
Red Murray		 National League Home Run Champion
1910-1911
(1910 with Fred Beck)		 Succeeded by
Heinie Zimmerman
Preceded by
Sherry Magee		 National League RBI Champion
1911
(with Chief Wilson)		 Succeeded by
Honus Wagner
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