Johnny Schaive

Who was Johnny Schaive?

John Edward Schaive was a backup second and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between the 1958 and 1963 seasons. Listed at 5' 8", 175 lb., Schaive batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Springfield, Illinois.

Schaive spent 14 years in baseball as a player, manager, coach and scout. He signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1952 and started his career in their minor league system. In 1955, he led a Class-D league in four offensive categories. The next season he attended spring training with the Sox big league camp, but he had to spend two seasons in military service.

When Schaive got back to baseball, he contended he was not the player he once had been and was released by Chicago. Nevertheless, he spent five seasons in the American League, playing from 1958 through 1960 with the original Washington Senators and for the expansion franchise Washington Senators in 1962 and 1963.

In a five-season career, Schaive was a .232 hitter with seven home runs and 32 RBI in 114 games, including 25 runs, 18 doubles, and one triple without stolen bases.