George Schaefer
Born: January 12, 1891
Died: April 10, 1974
Goto Baseball Reference for George Schaefer 		p Majors:
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St. Louis
Position: p
Only game: July 7, 1913
# of games: 1		 Of Schaefer's performance, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat wrote "The former Trolley League hurler performed very creditably, allowing but one run the three innings he was in the box" (July 8, 1913). He was identified as with the Ben Millers by the St. Louis Star (July 8, 1913).

George Schaffer pitched for Alton in the Trolley League in 1912 and with the Ben Millers in 1911 and again in 1913.


Schaefer came into the game on July 7 to start the sixth ining in relief of Jack Reis. He pitched three innings, allowing one run, before Ragsdale pinch hit for him in the eighth. Tobin pitched the last inning. Of Schaefer's performance, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat wrote "The former Trolley League hurler performed very creditably, allowing but one run the three innings he was in the box" (July 8, 1913, pg. 7). The St. Louis Star identified him as with the Ben Millers (July 8, 1913). George Schaefer appears in newspapers records with the Ben Millers in 1911, Alton in the Trolley League in 1912, and again with the Ben Millers in 1913, pitching for manager Phil Kavanaugh all three seasons.

In 1912, the Star noted that Roy Schaefer, brother of George Schaefer of the Ben Millers, pitched for the Spring Avenue Athletic Club (May 14, 1912). Based on this relationship, George L Schaefer is identified in the 1900 Census as 9 years old, son of John and Martha Schaefer, with brothers John, Edward, William, Roy and Lee, and sisters Mabel and Louise. This puts his birth date in 1891. John Scahefer died in 1929, a retired police officer, while his wife died prior in 1927.

It is not clear exactly what happened to George, but he likely died in Florida in 1974. The obituary for George L Schaefer (died Arpril 10, 1974), stated that he was 83 years old (1891 birth date), and that he moved to Florida seven years earlier from St. Louis (Fort Lauderdale News, April 12, 1974). He was survived by two sisters, Louise Juengel and June Rolf, both of St. Louis. Louise Schaefer Juengel died in April 1984, and her Find-A-Grave website identifies her parents as John and Martha, and gives her birth date as 1888, matching the date on the 1900 Census for Louise.