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Sam Crane (cranesa02)
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Samuel Byrem Crane (Lucky or Red)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11½", Weight 154 lb.
- Debut October 2, 1914
- Final Game April 23, 1922
- Born September 13, 1894 in Harrisburg, PA USA
- Died November 12, 1955 in Philadelphia, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Sam Crane played seven seasons in the big leagues, in two different stints. First, he was up in the majors in 1914-17. Born in Pennsylvania, he was with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1914-16, at a time when they were great (in 1914) and then dismantling the team (1915-16) and doing terrible. He also appeared in 32 games for the 1917 Senators. Then, after spending 1918-19 in the minors with Baltimore and Indianapolis, he came back to the majors in 1920-21 with the Cincinnati Reds, with whom he got most of his major league at-bats, and finally in 1922 with the 1922 Brooklyn Robins for three games.
Crane, a shortstop, played 11 seasons in the minors. He spent 1922-1925 with Seattle.
According to a Sporting News article in the spring of 1930, Crane was convicted of the murder of his sweetheart and her suitor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was sentenced to a term in a Pennsylvania state penitentiary of 18 to 36 years. Other sources, indicate he was finally paroled in 1944.
