Wally Schang
Walter Henry Schang
Born: August 22, 1889
South Wales, NY USA
Deceased: 1965
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Career: 1913-1931
Minor League Statistics
Wally Schang compiled a career batting average of .284 with 59 home runs and 710 RBI in his 1841-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1913 season and last took the field during the 1931 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 79 | 252 | 207 | 32 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 44 | .266 | .392 | .415 | .807 | 86 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 107 | 355 | 307 | 44 | 88 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 33 | .287 | .371 | .404 | .775 | 124 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 116 | 451 | 359 | 64 | 89 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 66 | 47 | .248 | .385 | .343 | .728 | 123 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 110 | 399 | 338 | 41 | 90 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 44 | .266 | .358 | .420 | .778 | 142 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 118 | 366 | 316 | 41 | 90 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 24 | .285 | .362 | .415 | .776 | 131 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 88 | 282 | 225 | 36 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 35 | .244 | .377 | .284 | .662 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 113 | 413 | 330 | 43 | 101 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 0 | 71 | 42 | .306 | .436 | .373 | .809 | 123 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 122 | 466 | 387 | 58 | 118 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 37 | .305 | .413 | .450 | .862 | 174 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | 134 | 513 | 424 | 77 | 134 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 35 | .316 | .428 | .453 | .881 | 192 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | 124 | 490 | 408 | 46 | 130 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 36 | .319 | .405 | .412 | .816 | 168 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | 84 | 315 | 272 | 39 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | .276 | .360 | .342 | .702 | 93 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | 114 | 421 | 356 | 46 | 104 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 43 | .292 | .382 | .427 | .809 | 152 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | 73 | 191 | 167 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | .240 | .310 | .335 | .645 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 103 | 332 | 285 | 36 | 94 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | .330 | .405 | .516 | .921 | 147 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 97 | 311 | 264 | 40 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 33 | .318 | .414 | .447 | .861 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 91 | 325 | 245 | 41 | 70 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 26 | .286 | .448 | .404 | .852 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 94 | 334 | 249 | 43 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 22 | .237 | .424 | .378 | .802 | 94 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 116 | 92 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | .174 | .309 | .272 | .581 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 91 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | .184 | .311 | .211 | .522 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1842 | 6423 | 5307 | 769 | 1506 | 264 | 90 | 59 | 710 | 121 | 49 | 849 | 573 | .284 | .393 | .401 | .794 | 2127 | 0 | 107 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 317 | 97 | 14 | 9 | .967 | 5.750 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 498 | 154 | 30 | 11 | .956 | 6.520 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 81 | 18 | 9 | .890 | 3.372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 110 | 46 | 9 | 1 | .945 | 6.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 12 | 13 | 2 | .857 | 1.902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 136 | 67 | 14 | 6 | .935 | 5.639 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 61 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .966 | 2.295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .933 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 267 | 102 | 17 | 11 | .956 | 4.613 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1917 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 202 | 52 | 10 | 4 | .962 | 4.456 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .914 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1919 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 359 | 131 | 14 | 15 | .972 | 4.757 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1920 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 73 | 0 | 0.0 | 285 | 76 | 16 | 8 | .958 | 4.945 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1920 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 2.475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 500 | 101 | 19 | 13 | .969 | 4.553 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 119 | 0 | 0.0 | 456 | 102 | 14 | 12 | .976 | 4.689 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 292 | 60 | 11 | 6 | .970 | 4.346 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1924 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 423 | 89 | 15 | 9 | .972 | 4.741 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1925 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 55 | 6 | 8 | .974 | 3.914 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 75 | 10 | 7 | .968 | 3.646 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1926 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1927 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 75 | 0 | 0.0 | 213 | 73 | 7 | 10 | .976 | 3.813 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 263 | 46 | 5 | 5 | .984 | 3.768 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | 56 | 4 | 6 | .988 | 3.812 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 126 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .973 | 4.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 20 | 4 | 6 | .965 | 3.700 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1663 | 0 | 0.0 | 5622 | 1565 | 271 | 163 | .964 | 4.322 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .357 | .438 | .714 | 1.152 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .444 | .545 | .444 | .990 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 8 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .286 | .423 | .429 | .852 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .348 | .364 | .711 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 111 | 94 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .287 | .362 | .404 | .766 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1914 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 5.559 | 5.250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1918 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | C | 5 | 2 | 21.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1921 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 8 | 8 | 69.0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.391 | 6.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1922 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.814 | 4.600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1923 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 3.833 | 3.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 29 | 257.0 | 121 | 29 | 3 | 3 | .980 | 5.253 | 4.688 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1913 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C
1914 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
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