# Hal Schacker

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{{short description|American baseball player (1925-2015)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Hal Schacker
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|image=Hal Schacker.jpg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1925|4|6}}
|birth_place=[Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|2015|10|2|1925|4|6}}
|death_place=[Tampa, Florida](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=May 9
|debutyear=1945
|debutteam= Boston Braves
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 14
|finalyear=1945
|finalteam= Boston Braves
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=0–1
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=5.28
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=6
|teams=
* [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)) ({{baseball year|1945}})
}}
'''Harold Schacker''' (April 6, 1925 – October 2, 2015) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who appeared in six games, all in relief, for the [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)) in 1945. At the age of 20, the {{convert|6|ft|0|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|190|lb|abbr=on}} right-hander was the tenth-youngest player to appear in a [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) game that season. He was born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), and was Jewish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=Harold-SCHACKER&pid=176135377|title=Harold SCHACKER|work=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Harold (Hal) Schacker |url=http://jewishbaseballmuseum.com/player/harold-hal-schacker/ |title=Harold (Hal) Schacker |publisher=Jewish Baseball Museum |access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishbaseballnews.com/players/hal-schacker/ |title=Hal Schacker |work=Jewish Baseball News |access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZzxydPInwgC&q=Hal+Schacker+jewish&pg=PA164 |title=The Big Book of Jewish Baseball |author=Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz |year=2001 |isbn=9781561719730 |access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>

Schacker is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on May 9, 1945 against the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) at [Braves Field](/source/Braves_Field), with his final appearance on June 14. In a total of 15{{fraction|1|3}} [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched) he was 0–1 with 3 [games finished](/source/games_finished), [struck out](/source/strikeouts) 6, and [walked](/source/bases_on_balls) 9. He gave up 12 [runs](/source/run_(baseball)) (9 [earned](/source/earned_runs)), giving him an [ERA](/source/earned_run_average) of 5.28.

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=121756 |espn= |br=s/schacha01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=schack001har }}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pschah103.htm Retrosheet]

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