Heinie Schuble
Henry George Schuble
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 152 lb.
- Debut July 8, 1927
- Final Game May 15, 1936
- Born November 1, 1906 in Houston, TX USA
- Died October 2, 1990 in Baytown, TX USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Infielder Heinie Schuble scrambled around in the minors in 1926 and 1927 looking for a uniform that fit his 150 lb. frame and landed in the St. Louis Cardinals ballpark on July 8, 1927, after starter Tommy Thevenow broke his ankle, appearing in 65 games, hitting at a .257 average and fielding the shortstop position at a .915 clip, with 29 errors in 65 games. Whatever the deal was, Heinie was owned by the Houston Buffaloes but playing for the Cardinals. In 1928 Schuble was back in Houston hitting at a .286 number with 8 home runs and someone wasn't happy so the Buffaloes sold Heinie to the Detroit Tigers on August 31, 1928 for $50,000.
Heinie was with the Tigers as their everyday shortstop and a few other infield spots here and there until 1935, after which the Cardinals took him back, but it was to late as Heinie had just about played himself out. Schuble appeared in just two games with the Cardinals in 1936 with no statistics and this ended the infielder's major league years with a career hitting average of .257 and 11 home runs. He had a solid year in 1932 when he hit at a .271 average with 5 home runs.
Heinie finished up his pro baseball career in 1936 with the Rochester Red Wings and the Houston Buffaloes, showing a minor league average of .286 and 41 home runs. Heinie had a great year in 1930 with the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League when he hit at a .320 clip and busted 18 homers. Heinie bowed out in 1936 at the age of 29 and weighing about 136.
After baseball, Heinie moved back to his native state of Texas, where he passed away at the age of 83 on October 2, 1990 in Baytown, TX.
Notable Achievement[edit]
- Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1935 (he did not play in the World Series)
Further Reading[edit]
- Rodney Johnson: "Heinie Schuble", in Scott Ferkovich, ed.: Detroit the Unconquerable: the 1935 World Champion Tigers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2014, pp. 123-125. ISBN 978-1-933599-78-6
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