Friday, July 12, 2019

RIP Paul Schramka

RIP Paul Schramka, former Cub.

Here's his listing in Everycubever..
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~Paul Schramka 1928--2019 (Cubs 1953)
Schramka was a speedy outfielder who played in the Cubs minor league system from 1949-1954 (other than a military stint during the Korean War), but he did get a cup of coffee with the big league team in April of 1953. He appeared in two games for the Cubs. He pinch ran for catcher Clyde McCullough one game, and replaced outfielder Gene Hermanski for one inning during another game. That was it. He was interviewed by the Baseball Biography Project in 2007 about his time in baseball, and recalled it this way: “The Cubs had seven outfielders at the time. I was number seven. I knew my place.” After his playing career, Paul joined the family business in Wisconsin and became a funeral director. He passed away in the summer of 2019, and his own funeral home handled the arrangements.