Ray Schalk

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: August 12, 1892 in Harvel, IL us

Died: May 19, 1970 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL

High School: Litchfield HS (Litchfield, IL)

Debut: August 11, 1912 (Age 19-365d, 3,756th in major league history)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1929 (Age 37-034d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1955. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Ray Schalk's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: Ray William Schalk

Nicknames: Cracker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.0

5306

1345

.254

579

RBI

593

177

OBP

.340

SLG

.316

OPS

.656

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-12 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 30 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-5-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 30 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
C Barnabe	1

Most Driven In By
W Kamm	1
A Metzler	1

1927 Batting Game Log

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1927 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1741	1	Apr 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.73	-0.075	4.62	-0.12%	-0.54	C
2	1742	3 (1)	Apr 14	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	5.26	-0.160	13.87	-0.25%	-0.61	PH
3	1743	6 (2)	Apr 17	CHW	@	SLB	W,12-5	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	8						C
4	1744	9 (2)	Apr 20	CHW		CLE	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	8	.65	0.009	1.42	0.01%	0.02	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1745	21 (11)	May 5	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	2.94	-0.078	10.31	-0.16%	-0.26	PH C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1746	58 (36)	Jun 17	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	4	.62	-0.034	2.61	-0.09%	-0.45	PH C
7	1747	68 (9)	Jun 27 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,4-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	8	.92	-0.024	1.57	-0.03%	-0.25	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1748	77 (8)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	2	.32	-0.009	.39	-0.01%	-0.18	PH C
9	1749	86 (8)	Jul 15 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,10-13	7-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.357	.182	.539	3	3.10	0.201	1.37	0.05%	1.39	C
10	1750	87	Jul 16	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.353	.286	.639	8	1.13	0.036	.34	0.01%	0.12	C
11	1751	90 (2)	Jul 19	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.350	.353	.703	8	1.07	0.026	.11	0.00%	0.26	C
12	1752	91	Jul 20	CHW		WSH	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.348	.350	.698	8	1.02	0.041	.05	0.00%	0.15	C
13	1753	93 (1)	Jul 22	CHW		NYY	W,7-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.348	.350	.698	8						C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1754	134 (40)	Sep 10 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.348	.350	.698	6						C
15	1755	146 (11)	Sep 23	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.296	.292	.588	8	1.86	-0.330	.00	0.00%	-2.29	C
16	1756	147	Sep 24	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.310	.308	.618	8	1.29	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
							4-12		30	26	2	6	2	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.231	.310	.308	.618		1.54	-0.377	1.96	-0.58%	-2.49

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