Hal Schacker

{{short description|American baseball player (1925-2015)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Hal Schacker

|position=Pitcher

|image=Hal Schacker.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1925|4|6}}

|birth_place=Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2015|10|2|1925|4|6}}

|death_place=Tampa, 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

|stat1value=0–1

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.28

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=6

|teams=

• Boston Braves ({{baseball year|1945}})

}}

Harold Schacker (April 6, 1925 – October 2, 2015) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in six games, all in relief, for the Boston Braves 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 game that season. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was Jewish.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=Harold-SCHACKER&pid=176135377|title=Harold SCHACKER|work=Tampa Bay Times}}{{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}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishbaseballnews.com/players/hal-schacker/ |title=Hal Schacker |work=Jewish Baseball News |access-date=2020-02-02}}{{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}}

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 at Braves Field, with his final appearance on June 14. In a total of 15{{fraction|1|3}} innings pitched he was 0–1 with 3 games finished, struck out 6, and walked 9. He gave up 12 runs (9 earned), giving him an ERA of 5.28.