Ray Schalk

Full Name: Raymond William Schalk Primary Position: C Height/Weight: 5' 9"/165 First Game: August 11, 1912 Birthdate: August 12, 1892 Final Game: September 15, 1929 Birthplace: Harvel, Illinois MLB Experience: 18 years Died: May 19, 1970 Deathplace: Chicago, Illinois Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955

Biography

Ray Schalk (Raymond William Schalk) was born on August 12, 1892 in Harvel, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on August 11, 1912 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1913, his rookie year, he hit .244 with 1 home run and 38 RBI. Schalk played for the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants over the course of his 18 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Ray Schalk's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1920, when he knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 1916, when he stole 30 bases.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1912	CHI	A	23	63	7	18	0	8	.286	.357	.317	2	0	3	0	4	3	2	0	0
1913	CHI	A	129	401	38	98	1	38	.244	.297	.314	15	5	27	36	3	14	14	0	0
1914	CHI	A	136	392	30	106	0	36	.270	.347	.314	13	2	38	24	8	21	24	0	0
1915	CHI	A	135	413	46	110	1	54	.266	.366	.327	14	4	62	21	3	17	15	0	0
1916	CHI	A	129	410	36	95	0	41	.232	.311	.305	12	9	41	31	6	15	30	0	0
1917	CHI	A	140	424	48	96	2	51	.226	.331	.292	12	5	59	27	7	17	19	0	0
1918	CHI	A	108	333	35	73	0	22	.219	.301	.255	6	3	36	22	3	15	12	0	0
1919	CHI	A	131	394	57	111	0	34	.282	.367	.320	9	3	51	25	2	14	11	0	0
1920	CHI	A	151	485	64	131	1	61	.270	.362	.348	25	5	68	19	2	21	10	0	0
1921	CHI	A	128	416	32	105	0	47	.252	.328	.329	24	4	40	36	7	9	3	0	0
1922	CHI	A	142	442	57	124	4	60	.281	.379	.371	22	3	67	36	3	22	12	0	0
1923	CHI	A	123	382	42	87	1	44	.228	.306	.277	12	2	39	28	4	17	6	0	0
1924	CHI	A	57	153	15	30	1	11	.196	.301	.268	4	2	21	10	2	6	1	0	0
1925	CHI	A	125	343	44	94	0	52	.274	.382	.332	18	1	57	27	3	14	11	0	0
1926	CHI	A	82	226	26	60	0	32	.265	.349	.314	9	1	27	11	2	8	5	0	0
1927	CHI	A	16	26	2	6	0	2	.231	.286	.308	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
1928	CHI	A	2	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1929	NY	N	5	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		5	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		1757	5304	579	1345	11	594	.254	.340	.316	199	49	638	354	59	214	176	0	0
Total			1762	5306	579	1345	11	594	.253	.340	.316	199	49	638	355	59	214	176	0	0

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1912	CHI	A	C	23	0	0	115	40	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	.917
1913	CHI	A	C	125	0	0	599	154	15	18	0	15	0	0	0	.980
1914	CHI	A	C	125	0	0	613	183	21	20	0	12	0	0	0	.974
1915	CHI	A	C	134	0	0	655	159	13	8	0	12	0	0	0	.984
1916	CHI	A	C	124	0	0	653	166	10	25	0	3	0	0	0	.988
1917	CHI	A	C	139	0	0	624	148	15	18	0	8	0	0	0	.981
1918	CHI	A	C	106	0	0	422	114	12	15	0	8	0	0	0	.978
1919	CHI	A	C	129	0	0	551	130	13	14	0	4	0	0	0	.981
1920	CHI	A	C	151	0	0	581	138	10	19	0	6	0	0	0	.986
1921	CHI	A	C	126	0	0	453	129	9	19	0	11	0	0	0	.985
1922	CHI	A	C	142	0	0	591	150	8	16	0	3	0	0	0	.989
1923	CHI	A	C	121	0	0	481	93	10	20	0	3	0	0	0	.983
1924	CHI	A	C	56	0	0	176	55	10	8	0	5	0	0	0	.959
1925	CHI	A	C	125	0	0	368	99	8	15	0	5	0	0	0	.983
1926	CHI	A	C	80	0	0	251	45	7	6	0	3	0	0	0	.977
1927	CHI	A	C	15	0	0	24	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1928	CHI	A	C	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1929	NY	N	C	5	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			C	1727	0	0	7168	1811	175	226	0	98	0	0	0	.981

Transactions

• Traded by Milwaukee (American Association) to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Lena Blackburne, Bruno Block, cash and 2 players to be named later (August 9, 1912); Milwaukee (American Association) received Matty McIntyre (August 24, 1912) and Mutz Ens (January 30, 1913).
• Signed by New York Giants (November 12, 1928).