Biff Schlitzer

Biff Schlitzer

Schlitzer with the Athletics in 1908.
Pitcher
Born: December 4, 1884(1884-12-04)
Rochester, New York
Died: January 4, 1948(1948-01-04) (aged 63)
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
April 17, 1908 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 1, 1914 for the Buffalo Buffeds
Career statistics
Win-loss record     10-15
Earned run average     3.60
Strikeouts     87
Teams

Victor Joseph "Biff" Schlitzer (December 4, 1884 – January 4, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1908 through 1914 for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–09) and Boston Red Sox (1909) of the American League, and with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League (1914). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 pounds (79 kg), Schlitzer batted and threw right-handed. A native of Rochester, New York, he attended University of Dayton.

In a three-season career, Schlitzer posted a 10-15 record with 87 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA in 44 appearances, including 29 starts, 16 complete games, two shutouts, one save, and 217⅓ innings of work.

Schlitzer died at the age of 63 in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

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