Pop Schriver

Pop Schriver
Pop Schriver
	Catcher
	Born: July 11, 1865; Brooklyn, New York
	Died: December 27, 1932 (aged 67); New York City, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 29, 1886, for the Brooklyn Grays
Last MLB appearance
	October 6, 1901, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.264
Hits	720
Runs scored	367
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Brooklyn Grays (1886); Philadelphia Quakers / Phillies (1888–1890); Chicago Colts (1891–1894); New York Giants (1895); Cincinnati Reds (1897); Pittsburgh Pirates (1898–1900); St. Louis Cardinals (1901);

William Frederick "Pop" Schriver (July 11, 1865 – December 27, 1932) born in Brooklyn, New York, was a baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Grays (1886), Philadelphia Quakers/Philadelphia Phillies (1888–90), Chicago Colts (1891–94), New York Giants (1895), Cincinnati Reds (1897), Pittsburgh Pirates (1898–1900) and St. Louis Cardinals (1901).

In 14 seasons he played in 800 games, had 2,727 at bats, 367 runs, 720 hits, 117 doubles, 40 triples, 16 home runs, 375 RBIs, 46 stolen bases, 223 walks, .264 batting average, .329 on-base percentage, .354 slugging percentage, 965 total bases and 33 sacrifice hits.

He died in New York City.

A Washington Post article reported on August 26, 1894, that on the 25th, "Pop" Schriver caught a ball tossed by his teammate Clark Griffith from the observation deck of the Washington Monument (505 feet). Griffith reported later that Schriver "couldn't hold it and it plopped out," so Schriver's claim to the first catch from the Monument is questioned. The feat was successfully completed by Washington Senators catcher Charles E. "Gabby" Street on Aug. 21, 1908.^[1]

References

^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1994/07/24/from-the-top-of-the-washington-monument/5831bb78-a950-4a70-9fc1-7be22bdc5649

Sources

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

External links

Pop Schriver at Find a Grave

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