John Clement Schulte was an American

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 catcher

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 and coach

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 in professional baseball

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.

A native of Fredericktown, Missouri

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, Schulte appeared on five Major League Baseball

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 teams in his five-year MLB career. Schulte played as a catcher

Catcher

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 for the St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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 ( and ), St. Louis Cardinals

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 , Philadelphia Phillies

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 , Chicago Cubs

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  and Boston Braves

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 (1932). In Chicago, he played under Joe McCarthy, whom he would later serve as a longtime coach.

After his maiden coaching assignment with the Cubs in , Schulte joined McCarthy and the New York Yankees

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 beginning in . He coached 15 full seasons (1934–48) in the Bronx, even serving under Bill Dickey

Bill Dickey

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, Johnny Neun

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 and Bucky Harris

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 after McCarthy's retirement in May 1946.

Then, in , he rejoined McCarthy with the Boston Red Sox

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. When McCarthy retired for the final time on June 23, , Schulte followed suit.

He died in St. Louis, Missouri

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, at the age of 81.

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