His position was irrelevant. The Giants obtained him because he was the best sign-stealer in baseball and they were about to activate the binoculars-and-buzzers system which won them the 1951 pennant.
PS - Schenz went to the Giants on June 30. Between that date and July 14th he appeared six times as a pinch-runner. In the remaining two-and-a-half months of the season he appeared in exactly two games, both as a pinch-runner - and both on the road.
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