| Art Schallock | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Width: | 250px |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 16 |
| Debutyear: | 1951 |
| Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 23 |
| Finalyear: | 1955 |
| Finalteam: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 6–7 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.02 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 77 |
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Arthur Lawrence Schallock (born April 25, 1924) is an American former left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles from 1951 to 1955. Schallock batted and threw left-handed and was listed as 5feet tall and .
Art Schallock was born in 1924 in Mill Valley, California, the fourth child and second son of Arthur, a telephone/telegraph lineman, and Alice Schallock. His older siblings were: Melvin (1911–1973), Alice (1913–1998), and Julia (1916–2006). Melvin was murdered in 1973.[1] Schallock attended Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley.[2]
Schallock was drafted in 1943 and served in the United States Navy (1943–1946) during World War II as a radio operator on the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea, which was later renamed the USS Anzio (CVE-57).[3] After leaving the Navy, he attended Marin Junior College where he "made a name" for himself in baseball and was subsequently signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946.[2]
Schallock spent the 1947 season with the Class A Pueblo Dodgers. He pitched for the Triple-A Montreal Royals in 1948. He then pitched for the Hollywood Stars in 1949 to 1951.[4]
Schallock was traded to the New York Yankees in July 1951. He made his major league debut on July 16, 1951, with the Yankees optioning Mickey Mantle to Triple-A to make room on the roster. After getting off to a 9–3 start with the Kansas City Blues in 1953, Schallock was called up by the Yankees on July 6 when Ewell Blackwell retired.[2] He pitched in Game 4 of the 1953 World Series for two innings, allowing one run.[4]
Schallock pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in 1955 before he retired. Schallock appeared in 58 major league games, including 14 as a starting pitcher, and allowed 199 hits and 91 bases on balls in innings of work, with 77 strikeouts.[4]
Schallock and his wife, Dona Bernard, were married for 76 years until her death in April 2023. They had two children and five grandchildren. He resides in Sonoma, California.[5]
Following the death of George Elder on July 7, 2022, Schallock became the oldest living former major league baseball player. In April 2024, Schallock turned 100.[5]