plˈeɪɪŋ ɪnðə mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡz wɪððə bˈʌfəlˌoʊ bˈaɪsənz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ænd wɪððə bˈɔstən ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, ʃɹˈɛkɪŋɡˌɑːst wɛnt tə ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə æθlˈɛɾɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
Playing in the minor leagues with the Buffalo Bisons in 1900 and with the Boston Red Sox in 1901, Schreckengost went to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902.