Dave Schuler

{{Infobox baseball biography

| image =

| name = Dave Schuler

| team =

| number =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|10|04}}

| birth_place = Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Left

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 17

| debutyear = 1979

| debutteam = California Angels

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = October 2

|finalyear = 1985

|finalteam = Atlanta Braves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Games pitched

|stat1value = 18

|stat2label = Win–loss record

|stat2value = 0–1

|stat3label = Earned run average

|stat3value = 6.75

|stat4label = Innings pitched

|stat4value = 25

| teams =

California Angels ({{baseball year|1979}}–{{baseball year|1980}})
Atlanta Braves ({{baseball year|1985}})

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David Paul Schuler (born October 4, 1953) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A left-handed reliever, Schuler appeared in 10 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over 3 season from 1979 to 1985 with the California Angels and Atlanta Braves. He also served a pitching coach in the minor league systems of five teams.

Amateur career

Schuler attended the University of New Haven, where he graduated from with a degree in general business management in 1975. He was elected into Hall of Fame in 1975, and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, earning a Gold Medal in 1973. In 1972 and 1973, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth Red Sox, and was winning pitcher of the league's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in 1973.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=September 25, 2019}}{{cite news | title = All-Stars Prevail at Yankee Stadium | pages = 27 | newspaper = The Cape Codder | location = Orleans, MA | date = July 26, 1973 | url = https://snow-library.com/viewer/3478?medianame=1973_thecapecodder_vol28_issue23_orleans_000027 }}

Professional career

He was selected in the 10th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft. He was traded along with Dave LaRoche from the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Sid Monge, Bruce Bochte and cash on May 11, 1977.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18569154/peter-bennett-move-to-st-louis-stars/ "Indians' LaRoche Traded to Angels," The Associated Press (AP), Wednesday, May 11, 1977.] Retrieved February 11, 2023. Schuler made his MLB debut with the Angels on September 17, 1979 against the Kansas City Royals. The first batter he faced was future Hall of Fame hitter George Brett. He threw 1.2 innings, giving up 2 earned runs. He also gave up a home run to Darrell Porter. This was his only game he played with the Angels in 1979.

In {{baseball year|1980}}, Schuler appeared in 4 games for the Angels as a reliever. In 12.2 innings, he gave up 5 earned runs while striking out 7.

Schuler did not appear in an MLB game in a game from 1981 to 1984. In {{baseball year|1985}}, he appeared in 9 games as a reliever for the Atlanta Braves, giving up 8 earned runs while striking out 10.

Coaching career

After playing professionally, Schuler became a pitching coach in the farm systems of the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves and in the Taiwan Major Leagues.[http://goldpanners.com/blog/?p=88 Pitcher faces new lineup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817091844/http://goldpanners.com/blog/?p=88 |date=2011-08-17 }} The News Journal, May 3, 2006