A rare 1916 photo of two Hall of Famers. Chicago White Sox catcher Ray “Cracker” Schalk tags out George Sisler at first base ending a rundown after the St. Louis Browns first baseman was caught off first by Sox pitcher Claude “Lefty” Williams. The play, which also included leftfielder “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, was scored 1-3-4-3-6-1-7-2–Williams-Jake Fournier–Eddie Collins-Fournier-Zeb Terry-Williams-Jackson-Schalk. The White Sox won the April 17 game 6-5.
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Occasionally you come across a photo that hasn’t been published anywhere in almost 100 years. This one is from game 2 of the 1917 World Series. New York Giant rightfielder Dave Robertson slides past Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame catcher Ray “Cracker” Schalk, beating the throw home to score the first run of the game. The umpire is Hall of Famer Billy Evans, “The Boy Umpire,” who at 22-years-old in 1906 became the youngest umpire in Major League history.
The White Sox went on to win the game 7-2 and won the series in 6 games.
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