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	7-7 / in Starts: 7-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1917	WS g1	Oct 6	CHW		NYG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.99	-0.073	51.52	-2.10%	-0.72	C
2	1917	WS g2	Oct 7	CHW		NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	8	1.02	0.009	54.85	0.27%	-0.21	C
3	1917	WS g3	Oct 10	CHW	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.100	.100	.100	.200	8	1.53	-0.157	66.33	-3.74%	-1.13	C
4	1917	WS g4	Oct 11	CHW	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.231	.231	.462	8	.75	0.045	46.77	1.79%	0.28	C
5	1917	WS g5	Oct 13	CHW		NYG	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.250	.294	.250	.544	8	1.42	0.067	118.12	3.64%	0.52	C
6	1917	WS g6	Oct 15	CHW	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.263	.333	.263	.596	8	.77	-0.013	64.38	-0.44%	-0.13	C
1919 Postseason			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
7	1919	WS g1	Oct 1	CHW	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.46	-0.035	21.03	-0.88%	-0.52	C
8	1919	WS g2	Oct 2	CHW	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.69	0.055	32.23	1.43%	1.49	C
9	1919	WS g3	Oct 3	CHW		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.300	.300	.300	.600	8	.72	-0.015	28.83	-0.34%	-0.53	C
10	1919	WS g4	Oct 4	CHW		CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		0		0		.273	.429	.273	.701	8	1.30	0.126	68.03	4.27%	0.69	C
11	1919	WS g5	Oct 6	CHW		CIN	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.308	.438	.308	.745	8	.50	0.006	19.77	0.12%	0.02	C
12	1919	WS g6	Oct 7	CHW	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0		1		.333	.500	.333	.833	8	1.57	0.227	32.52	2.68%	1.73	C
13	1919	WS g7	Oct 8	CHW	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.316	.458	.316	.774	8	.27	-0.011	11.96	-0.30%	-0.29	C
14	1919	WS g8	Oct 9	CHW		CIN	L,5-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.304	.429	.304	.733	8	.30	0.014	24.59	0.73%	-0.08	C
									49	42	2	12	0	0	0	2	6	1	3	1	0				2		.286	.388	.286	.673

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