ARTHUR WILLIAM SCHULT (OF)
Born June 20, 1928. Ht: 6-3, Wt: 210. Bats right, throws right.
Dropped by Yankee chain for inconsistency, big blond gets second chance through .306 in 144 games at Seattle (Pacific Coast League) in 1956, with 75 RBI's and 15 HR's. Hit .287, with 79 RBIs, for Seattle in '55. Signed by Yanks for Norfolk in '48, had brief trial with parent club in '53.
German descent. Home: Scarsdale, N.Y. Married. One son.
Scouting report: "Hits with authority and only weaknesses are slowness afoot and an inclination to forget to hustle at times. Would stick in outfield less richly endowed than Reds'."
-Baseball Digest, March 1957
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