13 Facts About Wally Schang

1.

Walter Henry Schang was an American professional baseball player and manager.

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Wally Schang played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1913 to 1931 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers.

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Wally Schang was born on August 22,1889, in South Wales, New York, a small town approximately 25 miles southeast of Buffalo where, his parents worked as farmers.

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4.

Wally Schang began his major league career with the Philadelphia Athletics on May 9,1913 at the age of 23.

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5.

Wally Schang was sold to the Boston Red Sox before the 1918 season.

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6.

Wally Schang was the regular catcher for that club, the last Red Sox team to win the title 2004.

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Wally Schang followed Ruth in 1921 to the Yankees, becoming the first in the great string of Yankee catchers, including Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra, Elston Howard and Thurman Munson.

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8.

Wally Schang served as the Yankees' regular catcher for three straight American League pennants.

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Wally Schang played a career high in games played with 134 in 1921, and he batted.

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10.

The following year, Wally Schang returned to Philadelphia as a backup for Mickey Cochrane.

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Wally Schang finished his career in 1931 at the age of 41, playing thirty games with fourteen hits.

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When Wally Schang was not catching, his managers usually played him in center field, right, or at third base, in order to keep his bat in the lineup.

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13.

Wally Schang caught pitches from numerous leading pitchers of the league in the first two decades of the 20th century, which included future Hall of Famers Chief Bender, Lefty Grove, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, Eddie Plank and Babe Ruth.

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