Dave Chalk

Dave Chalk
Dave Chalk
	Third baseman / Shortstop
	Born: August 30, 1950; Del Rio, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 4, 1973, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1981, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.252
Home runs	15
Runs batted in	243
Teams
	California Angels (1973–1978); Texas Rangers (1979); Oakland Athletics (1979); Kansas City Royals (1980–1981);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1974, 1975);

David Lee Chalk (born August 30, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball player. Third base and shortstop were his primary positions. He batted and threw right-handed.

He played varsity baseball for Justin F. Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, where he was named All City for two years before graduating in 1968.^[1] The California Angels selected Chalk in the first round of the 1972 amateur draft. Playing for the Angels, he was selected to two consecutive American League All-Star teams. He also played for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals before leaving baseball after the 1981 season.

He was selected as a member of the 1974 American League All-Star Team. In 2019, Chalk was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

^ Justin F. Kimball Excalibur yearbook 1968
^ "2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

[1] Justin F. Kimball Excalibur yearbook 1968

[2] "2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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