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Ray
Schalk		  
Nickname: Cracker
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 165
 
Born: August 12, 1892 in Usa, IL, HARVEL
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1912 19 BOS AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1913 20 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1914 21 DET AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1915 22 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1916 23 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1917 24 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 8 8
1918 25 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 8 8
1919 26 DET AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9
1920 27 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
1921 28 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1922 29 PHI NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1923 30 PHI NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 5 5 5 8 8 8
1924 31 WAS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 4 5 8 8 8
1925 32 CIN NL $ 1,500,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
1926 33 CIN NL $ 310,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 6 5 4 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 6 6 6 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1912 19 AAA   80 263 40 69 14 1 5 44 9 4 59 45 .262 .398 .380 .778 44.6  
    AA   51 153 28 37 6 1 0 15 6 1 47 15 .242 .420 .294 .714 26.0  
1913 20 AAA   126 452 56 122 17 3 8 62 19 8 67 50 .270 .364 .374 .738 65.8  
1914 21 AAA   131 443 52 118 23 3 5 49 7 9 79 54 .266 .377 .366 .743 64.4  
1915 22 DET AL 44 143 19 31 4 1 0 8 10 2 12 14 .217 .277 .259 .536 11.1 1.1
    AAA   83 269 25 68 13 0 4 36 8 5 48 30 .253 .366 .346 .712 37.5  
1916 23 DET AL 40 114 14 25 2 0 0 4 2 3 16 7 .219 .333 .237 .570 9.9 0.7
1917 24 DET AL 23 86 14 17 4 1 0 16 2 0 8 12 .198 .278 .267 .546 7.4 0.8
1918 25 DET AL 27 96 13 25 4 1 0 7 2 3 7 7 .260 .311 .323 .634 7.5 1.1
1919 26 AAA   119 504 71 133 26 7 4 37 11 6 62 49 .264 .345 .367 .712 65.3  
1920 27 DET AL 30 84 8 18 5 0 1 10 1 1 7 7 .214 .283 .310 .592 7.0 0.2
    AAA   24 85 16 30 6 2 2 13 3 0 8 5 .353 .409 .541 .950 17.3  
1921 28 DET AL 7 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 .188 .350 .188 .538 1.7 0.2
    AAA   94 284 47 70 9 1 4 22 7 5 45 18 .246 .350 .327 .677 35.7  
1922 29 PHI NL 56 125 18 34 6 0 1 16 3 2 16 3 .272 .347 .344 .691 16.0 1.5
1923 30 PHI NL 4 12 2 2 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 .167 .214 .250 .464 1.4 0.0
1924 31 A   130 496 98 155 24 4 15 116 16 6 119 28 .313 .446 .468 .913 107.7  
1925 32 CIN NL 20 22 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .136 .174 .182 .356 0.3 0.0
1926 33 AAA   129 528 76 141 26 3 6 63 10 11 60 35 .267 .342 .362 .704 65.0  
9 Years Sim 251 698 91 158 27 3 2 68 22 11 72 53 .226 .303 .282 .585 62.3 5.6
8 Years AAA 786 2828 383 751 134 20 38 326 74 48 428 286 .266 .366 .367 .733 395.6  
1 Years AA 51 153 28 37 6 1 0 15 6 1 47 15 .242 .422 .294 .716 26.0  
1 Years A 130 496 98 155 24 4 15 116 16 6 119 28 .313 .450 .468 .918 107.7  
10 Years Minors 967 3477 509 943 164 25 53 457 96 55 594 329 .271 .381 .378 .760 529.3  
162 Game Average 450 58 101 17 1 1 43 14 7 46 34 .226 .303 .282 .585 40.2  
Career Highs 56 143 19 34 6 1 1 16 10 3 16 14 .272 .350 .344 .691 16.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   467 61 107 21 3 2 40 13 6 44 40 .229 .303 .300 .603 42.4
vs LH   231 30 51 6 0 0 28 9 5 28 13 .221 .302 .247 .548 19.1
Home 128 355 51 73 11 1 1 30 12 6 39 28 .206 .290 .251 .540 26.8
Away 123 343 40 85 16 2 1 38 10 5 33 25 .248 .317 .315 .631 34.7
RISP   172 0 42 9 1 0 64 0 0 24 14 .244 .327 .308 .635 19.2
Pinch Hitting   28 7 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 .143 .273 .321 .594 2.5
Close/Late   75 12 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 7 .227 .318 .280 .598 7.0
Mar/Apr 13 40 10 8 2 0 0 7 2 0 6 2 .200 .313 .250 .563 3.8
May 39 137 16 29 4 1 0 14 2 4 15 16 .212 .290 .255 .546 9.7
June 37 104 11 26 6 0 0 10 5 2 15 6 .250 .350 .308 .657 12.2
July 48 140 16 30 5 1 1 16 3 1 12 8 .214 .281 .286 .567 11.3
August 54 139 17 32 6 1 0 15 4 1 13 11 .230 .299 .288 .586 12.4
Sep/Oct 55 138 21 33 4 0 1 6 6 3 11 10 .239 .300 .290 .590 12.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1915 22 DET AL C 43 42 368.0 204 39 7 0 .972 5.94 81 37 .457 2 2.2
1916 23 DET AL C 34 34 301.7 172 31 4 1 .981 6.06 53 21 .396 1 2.4
1917 24 DET AL C 21 21 189.0 87 25 3 0 .974 5.33 40 15 .375 0 1.6
1918 25 DET AL C 27 24 223.0 129 23 3 0 .981 6.13 36 17 .472 0 1.7
1920 27 DET AL C 26 22 199.0 86 17 0 1 1.000 4.66 26 10 .385 1 1.4
1921 28 DET AL C 6 4 40.0 23 3 0 0 1.000 5.85 4 1 .250 0 0.4
1922 29 PHI NL C 34 31 274.0 111 31 4 0 .973 4.66 39 18 .462 1 1.5
1923 30 PHI NL C 3 3 27.0 13 4 0 0 1.000 5.67 3 2 .667 0 0.2
    3B 1 1 9.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1925 32 CIN NL 3B 7 3 30.0 0 10 0 1 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 9 1 17.0 3 2 0 0 1.000 2.65 2 1 .500 0 0.1
    1B 2 2 16.0 25 0 0 1 1.000 14.06 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 203 182 1638.7 828 175 21 2 .979 5.51 284 122 .430 5 11.5
  3B 8 4 39.0 1 13 0 1 1.000 3.23 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  1B 2 2 16.0 25 0 0 1 1.000 14.06 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   213 188 1693.7 854 188 21 4 .980 5.54 284 122 .430 5 11.6
Career Highs   43 42 368.0 204 39 7 2 1.000 6.13 81 37 .667 2  
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1912
Traded from Boston (A) to Detroit on 2/8/1914 (Going to DET: C Ray Schalk. Going to BOS: 1B Gavvy Cravath)
Injured on 5/1/1915 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days
Had first career hit (double) on 7/17/1915, off Ed Kinsella (PHA)
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 7/1/1920, off Roy Wilkinson (NYA)
2/18/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Was claimed off waivers by Philadelphia (N) on 3/16/1922
4/12/1922: Signed a minor league contract extension with Philadelphia (N)
3/13/1923: Signed a minor league contract extension with Philadelphia (N)
Released by Philadelphia (N) on 5/1/1923
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/17/1924 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/18/1925 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
6/16/1925: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $310,000 per year, for 1 years
6/1/1926: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cincinnati
 
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