Wes Schulmerich

Schulmerich 1934 Goudey card

Outfielder

Born: August 21, 1901
Hillsboro, Oregon

Died: June 26, 1985 (aged 83)
Corvallis, Oregon

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

May 1, 1931, for the Boston Braves

Last MLB appearance

September 30, 1934, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB statistics

Batting average

.289

Games

429

Hits

417

HRs

RBIs

192

Teams

Career highlights and awards

5th in National League Batting in 1933

Edward Wesley Schulmerich (August 21, 1901 – June 26, 1985) was an American Major League Baseball player from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he played baseball and football at what is now Oregon State University where he participated in three sports. On the football team, he played three positions and earned the nickname of Ironhorse and all-conference honors. In baseball, he was a right-handed outfielder and after leaving school started his professional career in the minor leagues. Schulmerich then became the first player from the school to make it to the Major Leagues, playing for three teams in the early 1930s. He is a member of the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

Edward Wesley "Wes" Schulmerich was born to German immigrants in Hillsboro, Oregon, on August 21, 1901. He was one of seven children raised on a farm near the city by his father William and mother Annie (née Schmidt). His grandfather Conrad brought the family to the United States in 1856, a family that included politician Edward Schulmerich, Wes’ uncle. Wes Schulmerich went to high school in Hillsboro, a city west of Portland. After two years he dropped out of the school and worked on his father's farm.

In 1921, he enrolled at the Columbia Prep school in Portland, the predecessor to the University of Portland, a Catholic school. He had been recruited to play football for the school, and did, earning a scholarship to Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Schulmerich had been recruited to play football at the University of Notre Dame by Knute Rockne, but declined. He graduated from Columbia Prep in 1923 and headed south to Corvallis and college. There he participated in three sports: football, baseball, and track.

Schulmerich earned the nickname of Ironhorse on the football field as he played fullback on offense, linebacker on defense, and on special teams was the placekicker. As a junior and senior he earned all-conference honors for his play on the team. On the track team he ran the 100 yard dash, clocking in at 10.5 seconds. In baseball, he played in the outfield and hit for a .459 average his senior year. Schulmerich graduated with a bachelor's degree in business in 1927 from Oregon State.

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