Barney Schultz

George Warren Schultz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
• High School Burlington City High School
• Debut April 12, 1955
• Final Game September 6, 1965
• Born August 15, 1926 in Beverly, NJ USA
• Died September 6, 2015 in Willingboro, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Barney Schultz pitched professionally for 23 years, from 1944 to 1966. He was a knuckleball pitcher who did not establish himself as a major leaguer until well past the age of thirty. He was a premier relief pitcher in his day although he is now remembered for a knuckleball that did not knuckle - a walk-off home run he served up to Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees to end Game 3 of the 1964 World Series. It was a monster shot that went into the upper deck of Yankee Stadium.

After his playing career ended, Schultz was a St. Louis Cardinals minor league pitching instructor from 1967 to 1970 and the Cardinals pitching coach from 1971 to 1975. He was a member of the Chicago Cubs staff in 1977.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964

Related Sites

• Barney Schultz at the SABR Bio Project