Admiral Schlei

Admiral Schlei
Admiral Schlei
	Catcher
	Born: January 12, 1878; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: January 24, 1958 (aged 80); Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 24, 1904, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	April 24, 1911, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	209
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1904–1908); New York Giants (1909–1911);

George Henry "Admiral" Schlei (January 12, 1878 - January 24, 1958) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, between 1904 and 1911, for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was a starting catcher from the 1904 to the 1909 season. He was the first Reds catcher to wear shin guards.^[1]

Schlei attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Heffron, Joe; Heffron, Jack (April 15, 2014). The Local Boys: Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press. ISBN 978-1578605538.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac

[Heffron-1] Heffron, Joe; Heffron, Jack (April 15, 2014). The Local Boys: Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press. ISBN 978-1578605538.

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