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Raymond William Schalk
Born:
August 12, 1892, Harvel, Illinois
Died: May 19, 1970, Chicago, Illinois
Batted: right
Threw: right
Played for: Chicago White Sox, New York Giants
Elected to Hall of Fame by Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1955
A symbol of
toughness and durability, diminutive Ray Schalk was among the first
players to consistently catch 100 games per season. A defensive star, he
led the league in fielding percentage eight times and putouts nine
times. He was also a superb handler of pitchers, and the first to catch
four no-hit games. Schalk was one of the swiftest catchers in history,
stealing 30 bases in 1916 and 24 in 1914.
Did you
know
... that Ray Schalk's single-season record for most stolen bases by a
catcher (30 in 1916) lasted 66 years until broken by John Wathan (36) in
1982?
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George Lange Kelly
Born:
September 10, 1895, San Francisco, California
Died: October 13, 1984, Burlingame, California
Batted: right
Threw: right
Played for: New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds,
Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Elected to Hall of Fame by Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1973
George "Highpockets"
Kelly was a slick-fielding first baseman who was credited by John McGraw
with "making more important hits for me than any player I ever had."
Kelly enjoyed six consecutive .300-plus seasons and four straight years
with over 100 RBI. He still shares the National League record with seven
homers in six consecutive games (1924) and holds the league's
single-season records for chances and putouts by a first baseman.
Did you
know
... that George Kelly was the first player to hit home runs in six
consecutive games when he did so in July of 1924? |
