# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ray-schalk
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:56:58.093Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ray-schalk"
name: "Ray Schalk"
slug: "ray-schalk"
description: "Raymond William Schalk was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career. Known for his fine handling of pitchers and outstanding defensive ability, Schalk was considered the greatest defensive catcher of his era. He revolutionized the way the catching position was played by using his speed and agility to expand the previously accepted defensive capabilities for his position. Schalk was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955."
tagline: "American baseball player and coach (1892–1970)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1920_Ray_Schalk.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1892-08-12"
deathDate: "1970-05-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.320846666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "雷·沙爾克"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "راى ستشالك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Schalk"
    title: "Ray Schalk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Schalk"
    title: "Ray Schalk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Schalk"
    title: "Ray Schalk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "レイ・シャーク"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4_%EC%83%AC%ED%81%AC"
    title: "레이 샬크"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Schalk"
    title: "Ray Schalk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BA%2C_%D0%A0%D1%8D%D0%B9"
    title: "Шальк, Рэй"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2133964"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump