Biff Schlitzer

Biff Schlitzer
Biff Schlitzer
	Schlitzer with the Athletics in 1908.
	Pitcher
	Born: December 4, 1884; Rochester, New York
	Died: January 4, 1948 (aged 63); Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	May 1, 1914, for the Buffalo Buffeds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	10-15
Earned run average	3.60
Strikeouts	87
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1908–1909); Boston Red Sox (1909); Buffalo Buffeds (1914);

Victor Joseph "Biff" Schlitzer (December 4, 1884 – January 4, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1908 through 1914 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 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 175 lb (79 kg), 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 217+1⁄3 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]

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