Background
Schuble was born in Houston, Texas, in 1906.
Schuble was born in Houston, Texas, in 1906.
He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball with the Saint Louis Cardinals in 1927 and 1936 with the Detroit Tigers from 1929 to 1935. He appeared in a total of 332 major league games, including 172 at shortstop, 106 at third base, and three at second base. Schuble began playing professional baseball in 1925 with the Mount Pleasant Cats in the East Texas League.
He moved on in 1926 to play in the Texas Association with the Palestine Pals and Temple Surgeons and in the Texas League with the Houston Buffaloes.
He began the 1927 season with the Danville Veterans of the Three-Eye League before moving up to the Saint Louis Cardinals following an injury to Saint Louis shortstop Tommy Thevenow. He made his major league debut with the Cardinals on July 8, 1927, and appeared in 65 games, 62 of them as the team"s starting shortstop.
He compiled a.257 batting average in 218 at bats. In 1928, Schuble returned to the Houston Buffaloes in the Texas League, appearing in 157 games with a.285 batting average.
On August 31, 1928, the Buffaloes sold Schuble and pitcher Frank Barnes for $50,000 to the Detroit Tigers, effective at the end of the 1928 season.
During the 1929 season, Schuble appeared in 92 games, 74 as the Tigers" starting shortstop. However, his.233 batting average and "erratic work in the field" resulted in his being optioned to the Beaumont Exporters in January 1930. Schuble spent the 1930 and 1931 seasons with the Beaumont Exporters in the Texas League.
He played shortstop in 1930 and was moved to third base in 1931.
He compiled a.320 batting average in 1930, but his averaged dipped 45 points to.275 in 1931. He returned to the Tigers in 1932 and remained with the club through the 1935 season, including the 1934 and 1935 American League pennant winners.
Schuble played a total of 332 major league games, including 172 at shortstop, 106 at 3rd base, and three at 2nd base. In his seven seasons, he had 235 hits, including 70 extra base hits, and scored 235 runs.
He accumulated a.251 career batting average and.367 slugging percentage.
He was 8th best in stolen bases in 1932 with 14 steals. After retiring from baseball, Schuble worked as an electrician at the Humble Oil and Refining Company plant in Baytown, Texas. He began working at Humble Oil in 1945 and moved to Baytown in 1948.
Schuble died in 1990 at age 83 in Baytown.
He was buried at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston.