From SABR Encyclopedia
| Charles Murrell Schanz
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| Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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| Height:
| 6' 3"
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| Weight:
| 215
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| Born:
| 1919-6-8 at Anacortes, WA (US)
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| Died:
| 1992-5-28 at Sacramento, CA (US)
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| Interred:
| East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, CA (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Charley Schanz was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Sacramento, California in 1952.
- Resided in Sacramento, California in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of American ancestry.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Sacramento, California.
- Attended Sacramento Junior College.
- Won six letters in football, baseball, basketball and tennis in college.
Achievements
- Set a Western International League record with 29 complete games in 1942.
- Led the 1943 Pacific Coast League in bases on balls issued with 130.
- Tied a major league record by hitting four batsmen in the first game of a doubleheader on July 15, 1945.
Outside of baseball
- Was an ardent fisherman but is also an interior decorator during the off-season as of 1952 and 1953.
Contract signing
- Was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies on November 1, 1943.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
