Dave Chalk

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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

Runs batted in

243

Teams

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.

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.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

1972 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections

Dave Roberts Rick Manning Larry Christenson Roy Howell Bob Goodman Dan Thomas Larry Payne Dick Ruthven Steve Englishbey Dave Chalk Preston Hanna Mike Ondina Richard Bengston Scott McGregor Brian Vernoy Joel Bishop John Harbin Jamie Quirk Rob Dressler Jerry Manuel Dan Larson Chet Lemon Dwayne Peltier Ken Thomas

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim first-round draft picks

1965: Spencer
1966: DeNeff
1967: Nunn
1968: Allen
1969: Bannister
1970: Dade
1971: Tanana
1972: Chalk
1973: Taylor
1974: Miley
1975: Goodwin
1976: Landreaux
1977: Dotson
1978: Brunansky
1979: None
1980: Rasmussen
1981: Schofield
1982: Kipper
1983: Doran
1984: Pappas
1985: Fraser, Cook
1986: Hernández, Stevens, Carr, Fetters, Green
1987: Orton, Holdridge
1988: J. Abbott
1989: K. Abbott
1990: None
1991: Pérez, Fábregas
1992: Janicki, Schmidt
1993: Anderson
1994: Christensen
1995: Erstad
1996: None
1997: Glaus
1998: Etherton
1999: None
2000: Torres, Bootcheck
2001: Kotchman, Mathis
2002: Saunders
2003: Wood
2004: Weaver
2005: Bell
2006: Conger
2007: Bachanov
2008: None
2009: Grichuk, Trout, Skaggs, Richards, Kehrer
2010: Cowart, Bedrosian, Clarke, Lindsey, Bolden
2011: Cron
2012: None
2013: None
2014: Newcomb
2015: Ward

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