1917WHITE SOX
CATCHER
RAY SCHALK1917
Ray Schalkcatcher · 1917 white sox
Ht 5'9"Wt 165Bats RThrows RBorn 1892 · Harvel, IL
Ray Schalk caught 139 games in 1917. He hit .226 with 96 hits, 12 doubles, 5 triples, 2 home runs, 51 runs batted in. The on-base was .331 — a catcher who made pitchers work. Behind the plate: 624 putouts, 148 assists, 8 passed balls across 140 games. Chicago went 100-54, took the pennant, took the World Series. Schalk got 5 hits in 19 Series at-bats and stole 19 bases. The three frames ahead keep the Series, the steals, and those five hits.
WORLD SERIES
In 1917 the White Sox won the World Series.
19 STEALS
In 1917 he stole 19 bases.
5 SERIES HITS
In the 1917 World Series he had 5 hits.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 140 | 424 | 48 | 96 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 0.226 | 0.331 | 0.292 |
| Life | 1,762 | 5,306 | 579 | 1,345 | 199 | 49 | 11 | 594 | 0.253 | 0.340 | 0.316 |
SkillScore
92.821917 · CHA
ComponentsAVG 0.226OBP 0.331SLG 0.292
Ray Schalk, Chicago AL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).