Born:(1892-08-12)August 12, 1892 Harvel, Illinois, U.S.
Died: May 19, 1970(1970-05-19) (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 11, 1912, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 1929, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average
.253
Home runs
11
Runs batted in
594
Managerial record
102–125
Winning %
.449
Teams
As player
Chicago White Sox (1912–1928)
New York Giants (1929)
As manager
Chicago White Sox (1927–1928)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1917)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1955
Election method
Veterans Committee
Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout.[1] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career.[1][2] Known for his fine handling of pitchers and outstanding defensive ability, Schalk was considered the greatest defensive catcher of his era.[3][4] He revolutionized the way the catching position was played by using his speed and agility to expand the previously accepted defensive capabilities for his position.[5] Schalk was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.[6]
^ ab"Ray Schalk at Baseball Reference". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
^"Ray Schalk at Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
^"Ray Schalk Takes Job With Cubs". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. June 6, 1944. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
^"In Catching, The White Sox Lead". The Crawfordsville Review. October 2, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
^Stevens, Brian. "The Baseball Biography Project: Ray Schalk". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
^"Ray Schalk at the Baseball Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
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Baseball's only representatives at his funeral were three old-time players, RaySchalk, Mickey Cochrane, and Nap Rucker, and Sid Keener, the director of the...
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Quentin: "TCQ" Tim Raines: "Rock" Alexei Ramírez: "The Cuban Missile" RaySchalk: "The Cracker" Tom Seaver: "Tom Terrific" Bill Skowron: "Moose" Moose...
Ted Lyons * Minnie Miñoso * Tim Raines Edd Roush Red Ruffing Ron Santo RaySchalk * Tom Seaver Al Simmons Frank Thomas * Jim Thome Bill Veeck * Ed Walsh...
Sullivan Roy Wilkinson Lefty Williams Catchers Joe Jenkins Byrd Lynn RaySchalk Infielders Eddie Collins Chick Gandil Harvey McClellan Fred McMullin Swede...
catchers in 1982 when, he stole 36 bases to break the previous record set by RaySchalk in 1916. Wathan, nicknamed "The Duke" for his dead-on impersonations of...
double triple home run: in the same game". Baseball Digest. November 2005. Ray Corio (October 13, 1986). "Question Box". The New York Times. p. C11. Thorley...
Collins, a graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University; catcher RaySchalk, and pitchers Red Faber and Dickie Kerr. By contemporary accounts, the...
Tris Speaker: 107 (22 seasons) RF - Harry Hooper: 65 (17 seasons) C - RaySchalk: 222 (18 seasons) Jim Rice: 36 (Boston Red Sox, 1984) Albert Pujols: 426...
scandal-torn World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Years later, catcher RaySchalk said that had Faber been available, the fix would likely have never happened...
Johnny Mize Hank O'Day Jim O'Rourke * Mel Ott * Edd Roush Amos Rusie * RaySchalk Red Schoendienst Bill Terry * John Montgomery Ward * Mickey Welch * Hoyt...
of Fame Frank Baker Joe DiMaggio Ted Lyons Dazzy Vance Gabby Hartnett RaySchalk Most Valuable Player American League: Yogi Berra, New York Yankees National...
1934-1945 16 Ted Simmons* 1,771 297 1,474 17 Johnny Bench* 1,742 0 1,742 18 RaySchalk* 1,727 1,722 5 Held major league record, 1925-1939; held AL record, 1920-1945;...
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