Chicago White Sox
Hall of Fame Inductee -
1955 (Old Timers Committee) 
Manager 1927-1928Record for most Double-Plays (221)Record for catching most no-hitters (4)Played in 2 World Series (1917 &
1919 ... Black Sox Scandal) |
Ray Schalk Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame Inductee -
1955 (Old Timers Committee) Manager 1927-1928Record for most Double-Plays (221)Record for catching most no-hitters (4)Played in 2 World Series (1917 &
1919 ... Black Sox Scandal) |
| Full Name: Raymond William "Cracker"
Schalk Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5'9" Weight: 165 lbs. Born: Aug 12, 1892 in Harvey, IL Major League Debut: Aug 11, 1912 Died: May 19, 1970 in Chicago, IL |  PHOTO GALLERY |
CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 |
TM Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi NY |
LG AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL NL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 23 129 136 135 129 140 108 131 151 128 142 123 57 125 82 16 2 5 |
AB 63 401 392 413 410 424 333 394 485 416 442 382 153 343 226 26 1 2 |
R 7 38 30 46 36 48 35 57 64 32 57 42 15 44 26 2 0 0 |
H 18 98 106 110 95 96 73 111 131 105 124 87 30 94 60 6 1 0 |
2B 2 15 13 14 12 12 6 9 25 24 22 12 4 18 9 2 0 0 |
3B 0 5 2 4 9 5 3 3 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 |
HR 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
RBI 8 38 36 54 41 51 22 34 61 47 60 44 11 52 32 2 1 0 |
TB 20 126 123 135 125 124 85 126 169 137 164 106 41 114 71 8 1 0 |
BB 3 27 38 62 41 59 36 51 68 40 67 39 21 57 27 2 0 0 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 1762 |
AB 5306 |
R 579 |
H 1345 |
2B 199 |
3B 49 |
HR 11 |
RBI 594 |
TB 1675 |
BB 638 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 |
TM Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi NY |
LG AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL NL |
K 0 36 24 21 31 27 22 25 19 36 36 28 10 27 11 1 0 1 |
HBP 4 3 8 3 6 7 3 2 2 7 3 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 |
SH 3 14 21 17 15 17 15 14 21 9 22 17 6 14 8 1 0 0 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB 2 14 24 15 30 19 12 11 10 3 12 7 1 11 5 0 1 0 |
CS 0 0 11 18 13 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 |
SB% 1.000 1.000 .686 .455 .698 1.000 1.000 1.000 .714 .429 .750 .636 .167 .688 .833 -.--- 1.000 -.--- |
AVG .286 .244 .270 .266 .232 .226 .219 .282 .270 .252 .281 .228 .196 .274 .265 .231 1.000 .000 |
OBP .357 .297 .347 .366 .311 .331 .301 .367 .362 .328 .379 .306 .301 .382 .349 .286 1.000 .000 |
SLG .317 .314 .314 .327 .305 .292 .255 .320 .348 .329 .371 .277 .268 .332 .314 .308 1.000 .000 |
AB/HR --.- 401.0 --.- 413.0 --.- 212.0 --.- --.- 485.0 --.- 110.5 382.0 153.0 --.- --.- --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- 11.1 16.3 19.7 13.2 15.7 15.1 15.8 25.5 11.6 12.3 13.6 15.3 12.7 20.5 26.0 --.- 2.0 |
| Totals | K 355 |
HBP 59 |
SH 214 |
SF 0 |
GDP 0 |
SB 177 |
CS 69 |
SB% .720 |
BAVG .253 |
OBP .340 |
SLG .316 |
AB/HR 482.4 |
AB/K 14.9 |
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WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1917 1919 |
TM Chi Chi |
LG AL AL |
G 6 8 |
AB 19 23 |
R 1 1 |
H 5 7 |
2B 0 0 |
3B 0 0 |
HR 0 0 |
RBI 0 2 |
TB 5 7 |
BB 2 4 |
K 1 2 |
SB 1 1 |
BAVG .263 .304 |
SLG .263 .304 |
AB/HR --.- --.- |
AB/K 19.0 11.5 |
| Totals | G 14 |
AB 42 |
R 2 |
H 12 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 2 |
TB 12 |
BB 6 |
K 3 |
SB 2 |
AVG .286 |
SLG .286 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K 14.0 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1912-1928 1929 |
TM Chi NY |
LG AL NL |
TEAM NAME Chicago White Sox New York Giants |
LEAGUE NAME American League National League |
Although he stood only 5'7" Ray (Cracker) Schalk proved short men can make it big in the majors. During his prime he was regarded by his peers as one of the best defensive catchers in the game. He played for the White Sox from 1912 through 1928, finishing his career in 1929 with the New York Giants.
To this day, Schalk holds the record for most career double plays (221) and ranks second in lifetime assists (1,811) among big league catchers. He also holds the record for catching the most no-hitters (4), all with the White Sox. In all, he worked 1,726 games behind the plate.
In his time with the Sox, he displayed great ability to handle every kind of pitch known to the game, including spitballs, shine balls, emory balls, and knucklers. Over the years, his fingers were broken many times. He was a wizard at calling a game, and is believed to have been the first catcher regularly to back up the first baseman on infield throws.
During his career, he recorded putouts at each of the four bases. He was also one of the best catchers at nailing Ty Cobb in base-stealing attempts. Cobb, incidently, picked Schalk as the catcher on his personal, all-time, all-star team.
It was fitting that the Old Timers Committee, in electing Schalk to the Hall of Fame in 1955, gave due recognition to his defensive skills.
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