Ray Schalk: A Baseball Biography
"Plenty has been written about the 1919 Black Sox. It's time one of the honest White Sox, Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk, got some attention. Brian Cooper gives him his due in this well-researched biography." --Norman L. Macht, author ofConnie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball, recipient of the SABR Larry Ritter Award"Meticulously researched...loaded with quality photographs...definitive." --The Inside Game"Ray Schalk was more than a key piece in the "Black Sox" puzzle, so an in-depth examination of his career is a worthwhile project and long overdue. "Cracker" is a window into some of baseball's most fascinating years, and Brian Cooper has done eye-opening research that makes this biography work on several levels." --Gene Carney, author of Burying the Black Sox