Schirick was born June 15, 1890 in Ruby, New York. He studied law at Cornell University, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger Society. He played the position of catcher and was captain of the baseball team. Hughie Jennings managed the Cornell baseball team and recommended Schirick to Branch Rickey, who signed him for the St. Louis Browns.\n', '

Schirick made one plate appearance for the St. Louis Browns on September 17, 1914, as a pinch hitter. 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.\n', '

This made Schirick (whose records do not show him playing for any other pro team, even in the minors) one of only five MLB players with one distinction: he drew a walk in his only plate appearance and did not play in the field. (The most famous of these five: Eddie Gaedel.) Schirick is also credited with stealing two bases, presumably second and third, since he is not credited with scoring a run. However, with the Senators up by 10 runs in the ninth, under modern scoring practices Schirick would have been credited with advancing to these bases via defensive indifference.\n', '

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