Dutch Schirick

Harry Ernest "Dutch" Schirick (June 15, 1890 – November 12, 1968) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball for one game in 1914, who also later had a career as a New York Supreme Court judge for the Third District from 1935 to 1961.

Hughie Jennings managed the Cornell baseball team and recommended Schirick to Branch Rickey, who signed him for the St. Louis Browns.

With the hometown Browns down 12-2 in the bottom of the ninth to the Washington Senators, Schirick walked for pitcher Allan Sothoron, who coincidentally was also making his major league debut in the game.

[3] However, with the Senators up by 10 runs in the ninth, under modern scoring practices, Schirick likely would have been credited with advancing to these bases via defensive indifference.

The Colonials were a dominant force in Hudson Valley semi-pro baseball until their demise in 1927, and played nine exhibition games against major league teams.