Schueler graduated from Hays High School, where he played baseball and basketball, then went on to attend Fort Hays State University, before first being drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates (but did not sign), in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft; he was then selected by the Braves (and signed), in the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft. From 1991 to 2000, Schueler\'s White Sox teams had regular season win-loss totals of 817–729, while winning two division championships, with a 2–7 record in two postseason appearances.\n', '

Schueler was selected in the twelfth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but never signed a contract to play with the team. The following season, he was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the third round of the 1967 draft (secondary phase) and signed a contract shortly thereafter. On September 7, 1970, only twenty-two years old, Schueler tossed a no-hitter for Double-A Shreveport.\n', '

Schueler was called up at the start of the 1972 season, twenty-three years old. On April 16, 1972, two days before his twenty-fourth birthday, Schueler made his major league debut as a reliever in a game against the San Diego Padres at San Diego Stadium. He pitched two innings and only gave up one hit in that game, but despite his efforts, the Braves lost. Schueler went on to start thirty-eight games over two years with the Braves.\n', '

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