Dave Chalk

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: August 30, 1950 in Del Rio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (10th) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

High School: Justin F. Kimball HS (Dallas, TX)

Schools: University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX), University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Debut: September 4, 1973 (Age 23-005d, 13,425th in major league history)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1981 (Age 31-028d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: David Lee Chalk

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

2910

733

.252

292

RBI

243

OBP

.325

SLG

.310

OPS

.636

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-51 / in Starts: 21-41
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	53 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 259 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	148 (75-50-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 259 PAs	28
Avg. Runners on Base	160 (78-53-27)

Most Driven In
R Picciolo	2
R Henderson	2
Self	2
T Armas	2
W Gross	1
M Guerrero	1
M Edwards	1
D Bryant	1

Most Driven In By
R Henderson	3
M Page	3
M Heath	3
Self	2
J Newman	1
D Revering	1
D Murphy	1
W Gross	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	733	28 (27)	May 9	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	.86	0.027	1.29	0.02%	0.21	PH
2	734	31 (2)	May 13 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1						SS
3	735	34 (2)	May 15	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8						2B
4	736	36 (1)	May 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-13	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.39	PH
5	737	40 (3)	May 22	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	1.32	-0.138	2.57	-0.16%	-1.21	DH
6	738	42 (1)	May 25 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.17	-0.029	2.11	-0.03%	-0.17	PH SS
7	739	43	May 25 (2)	TEX		SEA	L,3-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	2.08	-0.050	3.55	-0.05%	-0.30	PH SS
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	740	56 (12)	Jun 8	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.67	-0.079	3.14	-0.09%	-0.79	PH
9	741	60 (3)	Jun 13	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6						PR
				Player went from Texas Rangers to Oakland Athletics
10	742	68	Jun 19	OAK		KCR	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	2	.77	-0.082	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
11	743	69	Jun 20	OAK		KCR	L,2-9	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	2	.50	-0.050	.00	0.00%	1.06	SS
12	744	70	Jun 21	OAK		KCR	W,10-7	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.316	.616	2	.76	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.30	SS
13	745	71	Jun 22	OAK		TEX	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	2	.60	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.87	SS
14	746	72	Jun 23	OAK		TEX	L,5-8	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.241	.250	.491	2	.90	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.33	SS
15	747	73	Jun 24 (1)	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.290	.593	2	.90	0.082	.00	0.00%	1.20	SS
16	748	75 (1)	Jun 26	OAK	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS-10	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.368	.303	.671	2	1.16	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.75	SS
17	749	76	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-10	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.306	.687	2	1.05	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.26	SS
18	750	78 (1)	Jun 29	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.391	.289	.681	2	1.45	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.07	SS
19	751	79	Jun 30	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.431	.300	.731	2	1.91	0.144	.00	0.00%	1.30	3B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	752	80	Jul 1	OAK	@	TEX	W,13-12	CG(15)	9	6	3	2	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.450	.370	.820	2	2.65	0.186	.00	0.00%	2.37	3B
21	753	81	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.438	.380	.818	2	.43	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.43	2B
22	754	82	Jul 3	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.441	.389	.830	2	.67	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.01	2B
23	755	83	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	L,6-17	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.431	.379	.810	2	.89	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.26	2B
24	756	84	Jul 5	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.427	.367	.793	2	.78	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.48	2B
25	757	85	Jul 6 (1)	OAK		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270	.405	.349	.754	2	1.67	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.75	2B
26	758	86	Jul 6 (2)	OAK		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.390	.333	.724	2	1.50	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-2.03	3B
27	759	88 (1)	Jul 8	OAK		NYY	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.386	.328	.714	9	1.17	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
28	760	89	Jul 9	OAK		BAL	L,3-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.254	.386	.324	.710	2	.63	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.76	3B SS
29	761	90	Jul 10	OAK		BAL	W,7-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.380	.311	.691	2	.75	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.49	2B SS
30	762	91	Jul 11	OAK		BAL	L,1-3	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.385	.321	.706	2	1.79	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.96	2B SS
31	763	92	Jul 13	OAK		BOS	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.380	.309	.689	2	1.27	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
32	764	93	Jul 14	OAK		BOS	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.362	.291	.653	2	1.82	-0.227	.00	0.00%	-1.40	3B
33	765	94	Jul 15	OAK		BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.233	.358	.289	.647	2	1.00	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.90	SS
34	766	95	Jul 19	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.345	.277	.622	7	.47	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-1.08	SS
35	767	96	Jul 20	OAK	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.331	.263	.593	2	1.06	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-1.77	2B
36	768	97	Jul 21	OAK	@	NYY	L,4-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.328	.262	.590	2	.46	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.80	3B
37	769	98	Jul 22	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.328	.264	.592	8	.99	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
38	770	99	Jul 23	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.333	.275	.609	2	.80	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.17	3B 2B
39	771	100	Jul 24	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.338	.277	.615	9	.91	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.11	2B
40	772	101	Jul 25	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-16	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.217	.331	.270	.600	9	.42	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-1.48	2B
41	773	102	Jul 26	OAK	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.229	.338	.280	.618	9	1.08	0.115	.00	0.00%	1.20	2B
42	774	103	Jul 27	OAK		SEA	L,0-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.338	.275	.613	9	1.67	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.28	2B
43	775	104	Jul 28	OAK		SEA	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.333	.270	.604	9	.49	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.21	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	776	109 (4)	Aug 3	OAK	@	SEA	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.331	.278	.609	7	1.21	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.30	3B
45	777	110	Aug 4	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.336	.279	.615	8	.73	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.16	2B
46	778	111	Aug 5	OAK	@	SEA	W,9-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.333	.286	.619	8	.71	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
47	779	112	Aug 6	OAK		CAL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.331	.279	.611	7	.38	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.24	2B
48	780	113	Aug 7	OAK		CAL	W,9-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.229	.335	.286	.621	8	1.80	0.283	.00	0.00%	1.75	2B
49	781	114	Aug 8	OAK		CAL	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.335	.287	.622	8	1.13	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.46	2B
50	782	115	Aug 10 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG(11)	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.355	.301	.656	8	2.10	0.285	.00	0.00%	1.69	2B
51	783	116	Aug 10 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.356	.300	.656	8	1.45	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.66	2B
52	784	118 (1)	Aug 12	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.350	.294	.644	8	1.01	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.61	2B
53	785	119	Aug 13	OAK		TOR	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.348	.293	.641	8	.89	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.28	2B
54	786	120	Aug 14	OAK		TOR	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.340	.286	.626	8	.98	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.29	2B
55	787	122 (1)	Aug 17	OAK		CLE	W,5-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.339	.284	.623	3	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH 3B
56	788	123	Aug 18	OAK		CLE	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.339	.284	.623	8						2B
57	789	124	Aug 19	OAK		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.337	.279	.616	8	1.03	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.45	2B
58	790	125	Aug 20	OAK		DET	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.335	.278	.613	8	.85	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.81	2B
59	791	127 (1)	Aug 22	OAK		DET	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.330	.273	.603	8	2.16	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.25	3B
60	792	130 (2)	Aug 25	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.223	.325	.269	.594	9	1.34	-0.193	.00	0.00%	-1.65	2B
61	793	134 (3)	Aug 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.325	.270	.595	7	.68	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.23	3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
62	794	137 (2)	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.329	.275	.603	8	1.26	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.36	2B
63	795	138	Sep 2	OAK	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.322	.269	.591	8	.74	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-1.34	2B 3B
64	796	139	Sep 3	OAK		MIL	L,3-6	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.323	.270	.592	8	1.10	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
65	797	140	Sep 5	OAK		MIL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.321	.269	.591	8	1.36	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.71	3B
66	798	141	Sep 7	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.326	.268	.594	8	1.37	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.53	3B
67	799	144 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		CHW	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.223	.322	.264	.586	8	.76	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.60	3B
68	800	145	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.317	.260	.577	8	.84	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.87	2B
69	801	146	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIL	L,0-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.315	.257	.572	8	.86	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.50	2B
70	802	150 (3)	Sep 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.318	.261	.579	7	.21	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
71	803	151	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.321	.271	.591	8	.46	0.028	.00	0.00%	1.00	2B
72	804	152	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	L,5-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.315	.265	.581	6	1.04	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-2.50	2B
73	805	153	Sep 19	OAK		TEX	L,4-9	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.313	.263	.576	5	.28	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.39	3B
74	806	159 (5)	Sep 27	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.312	.263	.574	8	1.23	-0.087	.00	0.00%	0.02	2B
75	807	162 (2)	Sep 30	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.315	.277	.592	8	1.39	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.44	SS
							24-51		259	220	15	49	6	0	2	13	29	0	14	1	8	1	2	7	2	1	.223	.315	.277	.592		1.10	-1.562	.08	-0.31%	-17.31

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