Major League Baseball Player. Born in New Bethlehem, Pennslyvainia, he played under the name of Ossee Schreck and was a catcher making his debut for the Louisville Colonels on September 8, 1897. For eleven seasons, he played with the Louisville Colonels in 1897, Cleveland Spiders (1898-99), Boston Americans in 1901, Philadelphia Athletics (1902-07) and Chicago White Sox in 1908. He ended his career with 829 hits, 304 runs scored, 9 homeruns, 338 runs batted in and a .271 batting average. He died of uremia at age 39 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Major League Baseball Player. Born in New Bethlehem, Pennslyvainia, he played under the name of Ossee Schreck and was a catcher making his debut for the Louisville Colonels on September 8, 1897. For eleven seasons, he played with the Louisville Colonels in 1897, Cleveland Spiders (1898-99), Boston Americans in 1901, Philadelphia Athletics (1902-07) and Chicago White Sox in 1908. He ended his career with 829 hits, 304 runs scored, 9 homeruns, 338 runs batted in and a .271 batting average. He died of uremia at age 39 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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