Biff Schlitzer | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1884 |
Birth Place: | Rochester, New York |
Death Place: | Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 17 |
Debutyear: | 1908 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Athletics |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 1 |
Finalyear: | 1914 |
Finalteam: | Buffalo Buffeds |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 10-15 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.60 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 87 |
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Victor Joseph "Biff" Schlitzer (December 4, 1884 – January 4, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–09) and Boston Red Sox (1909) of the American League, and with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League (1914). Listed at,, Schlitzer batted and threw right-handed. A native of Rochester, New York, he attended University of Dayton.
In a three-season career, Schlitzer posted a 10–15 record with 87 strikeouts and a 3.60 earned run average in 44 appearances, including 29 starts, 16 complete games, two shutouts, one save, and innings of work.
Schlitzer died on January 4, 1948, at the age of 63 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, New York.[1]