Wally Schang
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[edit] Biography
Wally Schang (Walter Henry Schang) was born on August 22, 1889 in South Wales, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 9, 1913 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1913, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 3 home runs and 30 RBI. Schang played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Wally Schang's best season was 1921, when he hit for a .316 average and knocked in 55 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | PHI | A | 79 | 207 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 30 | .266 | .392 | .415 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | PHI | A | 107 | 307 | 44 | 88 | 3 | 45 | .287 | .371 | .404 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | PHI | A | 116 | 359 | 64 | 89 | 1 | 44 | .248 | .385 | .343 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | PHI | A | 110 | 338 | 41 | 90 | 7 | 38 | .266 | .358 | .420 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 44 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | 118 | 316 | 41 | 90 | 3 | 36 | .285 | .362 | .415 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | BOS | A | 88 | 225 | 36 | 55 | 0 | 20 | .244 | .377 | .284 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | BOS | A | 113 | 330 | 43 | 101 | 0 | 55 | .306 | .436 | .373 | 16 | 3 | 71 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | BOS | A | 122 | 387 | 58 | 118 | 4 | 51 | .305 | .413 | .450 | 30 | 7 | 64 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NY | A | 134 | 424 | 77 | 134 | 6 | 55 | .316 | .428 | .453 | 30 | 5 | 78 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NY | A | 124 | 408 | 46 | 130 | 1 | 53 | .319 | .405 | .412 | 21 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NY | A | 84 | 272 | 39 | 75 | 2 | 29 | .276 | .360 | .342 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NY | A | 114 | 356 | 46 | 104 | 5 | 52 | .292 | .382 | .427 | 19 | 7 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NY | A | 73 | 167 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 24 | .240 | .310 | .335 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | STL | A | 103 | 285 | 36 | 94 | 8 | 50 | .330 | .405 | .516 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | STL | A | 97 | 264 | 40 | 84 | 5 | 42 | .318 | .414 | .447 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | STL | A | 91 | 245 | 41 | 70 | 3 | 39 | .286 | .448 | .404 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | STL | A | 94 | 249 | 43 | 59 | 5 | 36 | .237 | .424 | .378 | 10 | 5 | 74 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | PHI | A | 45 | 92 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 9 | .174 | .309 | .272 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | DET | A | 30 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .184 | .311 | .211 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1842 | 5307 | 769 | 1506 | 59 | 710 | .284 | .393 | .401 | 264 | 90 | 849 | 573 | 107 | 160 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | PHI | A | C | 72 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 97 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1914 | PHI | A | C | 100 | 0 | 0 | 498 | 154 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1915 | PHI | A | C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .945 |
| 1915 | PHI | A | 3B | 43 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 81 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .890 |
| 1915 | PHI | A | OF | 41 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 |
| 1916 | PHI | A | OF | 61 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1916 | PHI | A | C | 36 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 67 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .935 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | C | 80 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 102 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .956 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | 3B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 |
| 1917 | PHI | A | OF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1918 | BOS | A | C | 57 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1918 | BOS | A | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1918 | BOS | A | OF | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .914 |
| 1918 | BOS | A | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .769 |
| 1919 | BOS | A | C | 103 | 0 | 0 | 359 | 131 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1920 | BOS | A | OF | 40 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1920 | BOS | A | C | 73 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 76 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1921 | NY | A | C | 132 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 101 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1922 | NY | A | C | 119 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 102 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1923 | NY | A | C | 81 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1924 | NY | A | C | 108 | 0 | 0 | 423 | 89 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1925 | NY | A | C | 58 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 55 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1926 | STL | A | C | 82 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 75 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 |
| 1926 | STL | A | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1927 | STL | A | C | 75 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 73 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1928 | STL | A | C | 82 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1929 | STL | A | C | 85 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 56 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1930 | PHI | A | C | 36 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1931 | DET | A | C | 30 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| Total | C | 1435 | 0 | 0 | 5202 | 1420 | 223 | 149 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 | ||
| Total | OF | 167 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .941 | ||
| Total | 3B | 60 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 113 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .891 | ||
| Total | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Athletics from Buffalo (International) in the Rule 5 major league draft (@September, 1912).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Amos Strunk and Bullet Joe Bush to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Vean Gregg, Merlin Kopp, Pinch Thomas and $60000 (December 14, 1917).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Waite Hoyt, Harry Harper and Mike McNally to New York Yankees in exchange for Muddy Ruel, Del Pratt, Sammy Vick and Hank Thormahlen (December 15, 1920).
- Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Browns in exchange for George Mogridge and cash (February 6, 1926).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Sammy Hale (December 11, 1929).
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