Dave Chalk (baseball)
| Dave Chalk | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Third baseman / Shortstop | |
| Born: August 30, 1950 Del Rio, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 1973, for the California Angels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1981, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .252 |
| Home runs | 15 |
| Runs batted in | 243 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
David Lee Chalk (born August 30, 1950) is an American former
right-handed
, and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Chalk played varsity baseball for
struck out in his only at bat, against Mike Marshall in the ninth, and the National League breezed to a 7–2 win.[2]
Chalk's two finest seasons came in
utility infielder in 1980 and 1981. Along the way, as a member of the 1980 American League champion Royals, Chalk appeared in his only World Series. In Game 2, he came in for another future Hall of Fame third baseman, George Brett, in the sixth inning. He batted once, against yet another Hall of Famer, Steve Carlton, and played a key role in a three-run rally by drawing a base on balls; he then stole second base and scored on an Amos Otis double. But the Royals could not hold their 4–2 lead, and the opposing Philadelphia Phillies took the game, 6–4,[3]
and, eventually, the World Series itself.
Chalk retired from baseball after the 1981 campaign. In his 903 big-league games, he collected 733 hits, with 107 doubles, nine
scouted for the Seattle Mariners
.
In 2019, Chalk was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.[4] He is also a member of the Texas Hall of Honor and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ Justin F. Kimball Excalibur yearbook 1968
- ^ Retrosheet box score (23 July 1974): "National League 7, American League 2"
- ^ Retrosheet box score (15 October 1980): "Philadelphia Phillies 6, Kansas City Royals 4"
- ^ "2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference