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Frank M. "Wildfire" Schulte ( September 17 , 1882 - October 2 , 1949 ) was an American Right Fielder and left-handed Slugger in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1904-16), Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-17), Philadelphia Phillies (1917) and Washington Senators (1918).

Schulte was born in Cohocton, New York . He enjoyed his best season in 1910 , leading the National League in Home Run s (21), RBI (107), Extra Base Hits (72), Total Bases (308) and Slugging Percentage (.534); was 3rd in OPS (.918) and Triples (21); 4th in Runs (105) and Hits (173), and finished with an exact .300 Batting Average , winning the Chalmers Award ( MVP ).

Schulte died in Oakland, California at age of 67.


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