1906CUBS
OUTFIELD
FRANK SCHULTE1906
Frank Schulteoutfield · 1906 cubs
Ht 5'11"Wt 170Bats LThrows RBorn 1882 · Cochecton, NY
Frank Schulte earned the nickname Wildfire the honest way: he burned through the summer of 1906 with a .281 average, 158 hits, seven home runs, thirteen triples, and 77 runs scored for a Chicago club that devoured the National League. SkillScore 120.11 — outfielder's work in a pennant machine, dust and daylight and line drives. He was never the loudest man in the dugout, just the one who kept catching fire. What that fire looked like, frame by frame —
PENNANT DUST
Pennant dust swirling — Chicago machine weather in 1906.
SPARK CHASE
Fly balls like sparks — Wildfire chased every one down.
MACHINE OIL
Pennant-machine oil on the hands — outfield work that kept the gears turning.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 146 | 563 | 77 | 158 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 60 | 0.281 | 0.324 | 0.396 |
| Life | 1,806 | 6,533 | 906 | 1,766 | 288 | 124 | 92 | 792 | 0.270 | 0.332 | 0.395 |
SkillScore
120.111906 · CHN
ComponentsAVG 0.281OBP 0.324SLG 0.396
Frank "Wildfire" Schulte, Chicago NL. Wikimedia Commons (File:Wildfire_Schulte.jpg). Public domain.