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)
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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	10-11 / in Starts: 9-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 74 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	40 (19-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 74 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (21-16-9)

Most Driven In
R Zeider	3
B Borton	2
P Bodie	1
B Weaver	1

Most Driven In By
W Mattick	3
E Cicotte	1
J Callahan	1
M Rath	1
E Walsh	1

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 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	1	105 (104)	Aug 11 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.500	.333	.833	8	.33	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
2	2	108 (2)	Aug 13	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.429	.500	.429	.929	8	.85	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.54	C
3	3	111 (2)	Aug 16	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.300	.364	.300	.664	8	.48	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
4	4	113 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-1	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.333	.273	.606	8	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
5	5	115 (1)	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.333	.286	.619	8	.74	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
6	6	116	Aug 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.333	.368	.389	.757	8	1.06	0.141	.00	0.00%	1.55	C
7	7	118 (1)	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.364	.391	.455	.846	8	1.17	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.55	C
8	8	120 (1)	Aug 27	CHW	@	BOS	T,8-8	CG(12)	6	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2		0		.393	.414	.464	.878	8	1.16	0.269	.00	0.00%	2.01	C
9	9	121	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.355	.394	.419	.813	8	1.47	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.68	C
10	10	123 (1)	Aug 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.382	.417	.441	.858	8	.62	0.087	.00	0.00%	1.04	C
Sep/Oct		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
11	11	125 (1)	Sep 1	CHW		DET	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0		.342	.390	.395	.785	8	1.99	-0.176	.00	0.00%	-0.90	C
12	12	128 (2)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	T,6-6	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.381	.385	.766	8	1.78	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
13	13	130 (1)	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.317	.378	.366	.744	8	.47	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
14	14	132 (1)	Sep 7	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.310	.370	.357	.727	8	1.78	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
15	15	134 (1)	Sep 10	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0		0		.318	.400	.364	.764	8	1.79	0.148	.00	0.00%	1.09	C
16	16	137 (2)	Sep 13	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.326	.404	.370	.773	8	.92	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.61	C
17	17	144 (6)	Sep 22 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.300	.375	.340	.715	8	1.54	-0.158	.00	0.00%	-1.14	C
18	18	148 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		1		.302	.383	.340	.723	8	1.02	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
19	19	150 (1)	Sep 27 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.302	.383	.340	.723	8						C
20	20	151	Sep 27 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG(7)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.304	.381	.339	.720	8	.61	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
21	21	153 (1)	Sep 28 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.288	.364	.322	.686	8	.61	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.61	C
22	22	154	Sep 29	CHW		SLB	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.274	.348	.306	.654	8	.56	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
23	23	158 (3)	Oct 6	CHW	@	DET	W,9-4	GS-6	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.286	.366	.317	.684	8	.97	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.53	C
							10-11		74	63	7	18	2	0	0	7	4	0	3	4	1		3		2		.286	.366	.317	.684		1.04	0.318	.00	0.00%	3.30

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