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Wally Schang

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder
Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right
5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)
Born: August 22, 1889 in South Wales, NY us
Died: March 6, 1965 (Aged 75-196d) in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, MO
Debut: May 9, 1913
Last Game: June 22, 1931
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season
Full Name: Walter Henry Schang
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Relatives: Brother of Bobby Schang

Notable Events and Chronology for Career

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October 7, 1913

The A’s take Game 1 of Series behind Chief Bender and Eddie Collins 6-4

October 9, 1913

In Game 3 of the World Series, rookie right-hander Joe Bush throws a complete game, limiting the Giants to five hits in the A’s 8-2 victory at the Polo Grounds

October 10, 1913

Wally Schang drives in 4 to put A’s up 3-1 over Giants

September 8, 1916

Twenty-three fans witness A’s switch-hitter Wally Schang become the first player in major league history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game

July 26, 1922

Yankees fight before the game and then crush the Browns 11-6 behind 2 Ruth homeruns

February 6, 1926

St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from the New York Yankees

September 16, 1940

Johnny Lucadello  hits homers from each side of the plate Only Wally Schang, in 1916, had accomplished the same in the American League

April 15, 1972

Jackson sports mustache – first player since 1913

May 15, 1972

Oakland, A’s outfielder Reggie Jackson becomes the first player in fifty-eight years to wear a mustache during the regular season

June 18, 1972

Charlie Finley holds baseball’s first ever “Mustache Day.”

September 28, 2022

Best Catchers of All Time

Biography

 
One of baseball’s best catchers throughout most of his 18-year ML career, Schang played for top teams and caught most of the leading AL pitchers of his time, including Hall of Famers Herb Pennock, Eddie Plank, Chief Bender, Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt, and Lefty Grove. A strong hitter (six seasons over .300) and good baserunner (one of the few catchers to steal more than 100 bases), his defensive work was also outstanding, although he holds the AL career record for most errors by a catcher, 218. When not catching, managers sometimes played him in the outfield or at third base to keep his bat in the lineup.

Schang broke in as a rookie with Connie Mack’s champions of 1913-14. He was traded to the Red Sox in 1918 and helped them to a World Championship. He was the Yankees’ regular catcher when they won their first three pennants in 1921-23. He was a reserve for the 1930 Athletics, his seventh pennant-winning team. He is the only player to be on three different World Championship clubs. On May 12, 1915, catching for the Athletics, he threw out six Browns runners attempting to steal; on the same date in 1920 he had eight assists for the Red Sox in a game against the Indians. Both feats are AL records. His older brother Bobby caught briefly in the NL before WWI.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@