Dave Chalk
[edit] Biography
Dave Chalk (David Lee Chalk) was born on August 30, 1950 in Del Rio, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1973 for the California Angels. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .252 with 5 home runs and 31 RBI. Chalk played for the California Angels, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 9 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Dave Chalk's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1975, when he knocked in 56 runs. However, others believe that it was 1977, when he hit for a .277 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 24
| 69
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .232
| .329
| .261
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 133
| 465
| 44
| 117
| 5
| 31
| .252
| .304
| .316
| 9
| 3
| 30
| 57
| 7
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 18
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 149
| 513
| 59
| 140
| 3
| 56
| .273
| .353
| .345
| 24
| 2
| 66
| 49
| 2
| 11
| 6
| 4
| 13
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 142
| 438
| 39
| 95
| 0
| 33
| .217
| .308
| .253
| 14
| 1
| 49
| 62
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 16
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 149
| 519
| 58
| 144
| 3
| 45
| .277
| .345
| .355
| 27
| 2
| 52
| 69
| 5
| 9
| 12
| 2
| 13
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 135
| 470
| 42
| 119
| 1
| 34
| .253
| .318
| .285
| 12
| 0
| 38
| 34
| 7
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 66
| 212
| 15
| 47
| 2
| 13
| .222
| .317
| .278
| 6
| 0
| 29
| 14
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 75
| 220
| 15
| 49
| 2
| 13
| .223
| .315
| .277
| 6
| 0
| 29
| 14
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 7
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 69
| 167
| 19
| 42
| 1
| 20
| .251
| .326
| .341
| 10
| 1
| 18
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 27
| 49
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .224
| .283
| .286
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 903
| 2910
| 292
| 733
| 15
| 243
| .252
| .325
| .310
| 107
| 9
| 295
| 327
| 35
| 63
| 36
| 10
| 84
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 21
| 20
| 181
| 36
| 66
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 99
| 95
| 806.2
| 168
| 269
| 29
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1974
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 38
| 38
| 322.1
| 32
| 81
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1975
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 149
| 149
| 1295.1
| 108
| 333
| 11
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 102
| 94
| 826.2
| 141
| 293
| 13
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1976
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 49
| 45
| 399.1
| 35
| 94
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 3
| 46
| 15
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 4
| 4
| 36
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 141
| 137
| 1201.2
| 114
| 266
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 29
| 19
| 190.1
| 39
| 69
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 22
| 18
| 169.2
| 9
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 97
| 92
| 781.1
| 168
| 237
| 19
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 37
| 35
| 296.2
| 77
| 93
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 16
| 13
| 117
| 30
| 33
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 13
| 125.1
| 15
| 25
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 38
| 35
| 298.2
| 78
| 93
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1979
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 19
| 13
| 121
| 30
| 36
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 34
| 26
| 242
| 24
| 56
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 17
| 14
| 110
| 33
| 31
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1980
| KC
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 6
| 57
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 7
| 74
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 463
| 433
| 3829.2
| 346
| 900
| 49
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 102
| 78
| 709
| 175
| 229
| 10
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 344
| 318
| 2757.2
| 561
| 906
| 73
| 176
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by California Angels to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bert Campaneris (May 4, 1979).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Mike Heath and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for John Henry Johnson (June 15, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (March 28, 1980).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1980).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (November 11, 1980).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
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