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Ray Schalk
Born August 12, 1892, in Harvel, Illinois, was Baseball Hall of Fame Catcher, Ray Schalk. in Major League Baseball for 18 seasons, from 1912 to 1929. He played for the Chicago White Sox for most of his career, and also spent one season with the New York Giants.
Schalk was a master of the defensive side of the game. To his credit he was able to handle pitchers and many times made them have better performances on the mound. He led the American League in fielding percentage eight times and putouts nine times. He was also credited with catching four no-hitters, though one of those was later taken away.
Schalk was not a power hitter, but he was a reliable contact hitter. He had a career batting average of .253, with 11 home runs and 594 RBIs. He was also a good base runner, stealing 177 bases in his career.
Schalk was a key member of the White Sox teams that won the World Series in 1917 and 1919. He was also a player-manager for the White Sox in 1927 and 1928.
Ray Schalk's career highlights:
-Led the American League in fielding percentage eight times (1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, and 1925)
-Led the American League in putouts nine times (1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, and 1925)
-Caught four no-hitters (one was later taken away)
-Won two World Series championships (1917 and 1919)
-Played in 1,762 games
-Batted .253 with 11 home runs and 594 RBIs
-Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955
Schalk was a master of the defensive side of the game. To his credit he was able to handle pitchers and many times made them have better performances on the mound. He led the American League in fielding percentage eight times and putouts nine times. He was also credited with catching four no-hitters, though one of those was later taken away.
Schalk was not a power hitter, but he was a reliable contact hitter. He had a career batting average of .253, with 11 home runs and 594 RBIs. He was also a good base runner, stealing 177 bases in his career.
Schalk was a key member of the White Sox teams that won the World Series in 1917 and 1919. He was also a player-manager for the White Sox in 1927 and 1928.
Ray Schalk's career highlights:
-Led the American League in fielding percentage eight times (1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, and 1925)
-Led the American League in putouts nine times (1913, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, and 1925)
-Caught four no-hitters (one was later taken away)
-Won two World Series championships (1917 and 1919)
-Played in 1,762 games
-Batted .253 with 11 home runs and 594 RBIs
-Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955
Harry Heilmann
Born August 3, 1894, in San Francisco, California, was Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder Harry Heilmann. This legend was the American League batting champion four different seasons as a member of the Detroit Tigers. Slug, as he was known,played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1914, 1916–1929) and Cincinnati Reds (1930, 1932). He was a play-by-play announcer for the Tigers for 17 years from 1934 to 1950. Heilmann held a .380 batting average, .452 on-base percentage, .583 slugging percentage, and averaged 116 RBI, 41 doubles, 11 triples, and 104 runs scored per season. From 1919 through 1930, Harry also hit over .300 for 12 consecutive seasons.
Dolf Luque
Born August 4, 1890, in Havana, Cuba, was Baseball hall of Fame Pitcher, Dolf Luque. This legend was a member of the 1919 and 1933 World Series Champion teams of the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants respectively. Dolf was MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923. Luque was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957 and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1967, as well as in the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. Luque was not only the first Latino pitcher in MLB, but also the first to win a World Series victory and the first to lead the Leagues in wins and shutouts.
Bill Terry
Born October 30, 1898, in Atlanta, Georgia, was Baseball Hall of Fame First Baseman, Bill Terry. This legend was a three-time MLB All-Star and won the National League Batting Title, hitting .401 in 1930. Terry was a member of the 1933 World Series Team. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants from 1923 to 1936 and managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941. His career batting average was .341, having 2193 hits, and 154 HRs. Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.
Johnny Evers
Born July 21, 1881, in Troy, New York, was Baseball Hall of Fame Second Baseman Johnny Evers. Evers was part of the World Series Champion teams of 1907, 08 as a member of the Chicago Orphans/Cubs. In 1914 Johnny won the National League and the World Series MVP honors with the Boston Braves. He later served as the manager of the Chicago Cubs and went again tho the World Series. Evers was a smart ball player but he also had a salty temperment that he sometimes took out on umpires. Evers was a part of a great double-play combination with Joe Tinker and Frank Chance, which was immortalized as "Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance" in the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon". Evers was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1946.
Hank O'Day
Born July 8, 1859, in Chicago, Illinois, was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher/umpire/manager Hank O'Day. Hank worked as a National League (NL) umpire for 30 seasons between 1895 and 1927.This legend was the umpire in 10 World Series, second only to Bill Klem's total of 18 – including five of the first seven played, and was behind the plate for the first modern World Series game in 1903.. O'Day played on the 1889 World Series Champion New York Giants after a mid-season jump to the team from the Washington Nationals. O’Day made his major league baseball debut in 1884 as a pitcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings. In his seven-year career, O’Day went 73-110 with clubs like the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Washington Nationals and New York Giants. He is largely known for his controversial decision in a pivotal 1908 game, a ruling that still causes debate today. He was working as the plate umpire in the game between the Cubs and the Giants, which ended when Al Bridwell's apparent walk-off single drove in the apparent winning run. However, baserunner Fred Merkle never advanced from first base to second, in keeping with the common practice of the era. When the Cubs produced a ball – not necessarily the game ball, which had been thrown into the crowd of fans walking across the field to exit the ballpark – and claimed a force play at second base, which would negate the run, the debate erupted.
George Bradley
Born July 13, 1852, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, was American baseball legendary Pitcher, George Bradley. "Grin," as he was known by teammates, played for multiple teams in the early years of the National League. He pitched for the St. Louis Brown Stockings, Chicago White Stockings (1877),
and Troy Trojans (1879). After the 1879 season his pitching was not in demand so he played infield for various teams including; Providence Grays (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881), Cleveland Blues (1881–1883), Philadelphia Athletics (1883), Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884), Philadelphia Athletics (1886), and Baltimore Orioles (1888). His pitching in that short span of his 30 season in baseball are what we most remember because George threw the first no-hitter in MLB history 1876 as well as being the NL ERA leader 1876.
and Troy Trojans (1879). After the 1879 season his pitching was not in demand so he played infield for various teams including; Providence Grays (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881), Cleveland Blues (1881–1883), Philadelphia Athletics (1883), Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884), Philadelphia Athletics (1886), and Baltimore Orioles (1888). His pitching in that short span of his 30 season in baseball are what we most remember because George threw the first no-hitter in MLB history 1876 as well as being the NL ERA leader 1876.
Bill McKechnie
Born August 7, 1886, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, was Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Bill McKechnie. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman during the dead-ball era. McKechnie was the first manager to win World Series titles with two teams. This man led the 1925 World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, and the 1940 Cincinnati Reds and then was a coach in the 1948 World Series on the Cleveland Indians staff. remains one of only two managers to win pennants with three teams, also capturing the National League title in 1928 with the St. Louis Cardinals. His 1,892 career victories ranked fourth in major league history when he ended his managing career in 1946, and trailed only John McGraw's NL total of 2,669 in league history.
Jim Thome
Born August 27, 1970, in Peoria, Illinois, Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Jim Thome. The big man played in Major League Baseball for 22 seasons (1991–2012). Jim played for six different teams throughout his career, most notably the Cleveland Indians. A prolific power hitter, Thome hit 612 home runs during his career—the eighth-most all time—along with 2,328 hits, 1,699 runs batted in, and a .276 batting average. He was a member of five All-Star teams and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1996. Thome won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2002 as a roster member of the Cleveland Indians and was the 2003 National League HR leader 2003 while part of of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
Bucky Harris
Born November 8, 1896, in Port Jervis, New York, was Baseball Hall of Fame Second Baseman and Manager Bucky Harris. This legend played for the Washington Senators for ten seasons, even helping them to claim the 1924 World Series crown as a player/manager, and then spent his final two years as a member of the Detroit Tigers. His career batting average was .274, and he batted in 508 runs in the MLB. Harris stayed in baseball as a manager, and it was this part of his career that got him into the Hall of Fame after 29 productive years on the job as he not only won World Series glory in '24 but also helped the New York Yankees to the title in 1947 as their skipper.
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