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Del Crandall
Delmar Wesley Crandall

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

Debut June 17, 1949
Final Game September 25, 1966
Born March 5, 1930 in Ontario, CA

Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 19 BSN NL  67  228   21   60  10  1   4   34   2      9  18  .263  .291  .368   80   84   2           0   8 RoY-2
 1950 20 BSN NL  79  255   21   56  11  0   4   37   0     13  24  .220  .257  .310   52   79   6           0   6
 1953 23 MLN NL 116  382   55  104  13  1  15   51   2  1  33  47  .272  .330  .429  101  164   5           0  13 MVP-24,AS
 1954 24 MLN NL 138  463   60  112  18  2  21   64   0  3  40  56  .242  .305  .425   94  197   6   2       3  14 MVP-17,AS
 1955 25 MLN NL 133  440   61  104  15  2  26   62   2  1  40  56  .236  .299  .457  102  201   6   6  11   2  12 MVP-17,AS
 1956 26 MLN NL 112  311   37   74  14  2  16   48   1  2  35  30  .238  .313  .450  108  140   6   5  15   1   5 AS
 1957 27 MLN NL 118  383   45   97  11  2  15   46   1  2  30  38  .253  .308  .410   97  157   4   2   9   1  13
 1958 28 MLN NL 131  427   50  116  23  1  18   63   4  1  48  38  .272  .348  .457  119  195   2   4  18   4  14 MVP-10,AS
 1959 29 MLN NL 150  518   65  133  19  2  21   72   5  1  46  48  .257  .318  .423  103  219   9   5   8   3  24 MVP-11,AS
 1960 30 MLN NL 142  537   81  158  14  1  19   77   4  6  34  36  .294  .334  .430  115  231   9  12   6   4  15 MVP-13,AS
 1961 31 MLN NL  15   30    3    6   3  0   0    1   0  0   1   0  .200  .226  .300   42    9   1   0   0   0   1
 1962 32 MLN NL 107  350   35  104  12  3   8   45   3  4  27  24  .297  .348  .417  108  146   6   3   2   2  16 MVP-26,AS
 1963 33 MLN NL  86  259   18   52   4  0   3   28   1  4  18  22  .201  .251  .251   46   65   3   2   5   0  10
 1964 34 SFG NL  69  195   12   45   8  1   3   11   0  3  22  21  .231  .309  .328   79   64   2   0   9   0   5
 1965 35 PIT NL  60  140   11   30   2  0   2   10   1  0  14  10  .214  .288  .271   59   38   1   1   7   1   3
 1966 36 CLE AL  50  108   10   25   2  0   4    8   0  0  14   9  .231  .320  .361   96   39   0   0   5   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons    1573 5026  585 1276 179 18 179  657  26 28 424 477  .254  .312  .404   96 2028  68  42  95  21 162
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        518   60  131  18  2  18   68   3  3  44  49  .254  .312  .404   96  209   7   4  10   2  17
 Career High    150  537   81  158  23  3  26   77   5  6  48  56  .297  .348  .457  119  231   9  12  18   4  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 19 BSN NL  239  178   24   3.6   100| .263  .264| .291  .337| .368  .396| .659  .733|  80  .393  -7.2  -0.7     
 1950 20 BSN NL  274  211   20   2.5   103| .220  .262| .257  .338| .310  .407| .567  .745|  52  .241 -17.7  -1.7     
 1953 23 MLN NL  420  297   54   4.8   105| .272  .267| .330  .337| .429  .416| .759  .753| 101  .498   0.5   0.0  66%
 1954 24 MLN NL  514  376   58   4.1   104| .242  .267| .305  .337| .425  .412| .730  .749|  94  .433  -5.7  -0.5   0%
 1955 25 MLN NL  494  361   58   4.3   101| .236  .260| .299  .330| .457  .411| .756  .741| 102  .461   0.1   0.0  66%
 1956 26 MLN NL  358  255   44   4.6    98| .238  .257| .313  .323| .450  .406| .763  .728| 108  .514   3.8   0.4  33%
 1957 27 MLN NL  420  307   45   4.0    97| .253  .260| .308  .322| .410  .403| .718  .725|  97  .430  -2.0  -0.2  33%
 1958 28 MLN NL  485  332   66   5.3    99| .272  .260| .348  .327| .457  .406| .805  .733| 119  .562  13.0   1.3  80%
 1959 29 MLN NL  581  424   65   4.1    98| .257  .260| .318  .325| .423  .403| .741  .728| 103  .446   2.4   0.2  83%
 1960 30 MLN NL  596  421   74   4.7    93| .294  .255| .334  .319| .430  .391| .764  .710| 115  .537  11.0   1.1  40%
 1961 31 MLN NL   32   26    2   2.1   100| .200  .263| .226  .328| .300  .409| .526  .737|  42  .183  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1962 32 MLN NL  388  275   46   4.5   100| .297  .266| .348  .333| .417  .404| .765  .737| 108  .492   3.8   0.4  42%
 1963 33 MLN NL  282  226   14   1.7    88| .201  .253| .251  .315| .251  .378| .502  .693|  46  .174 -18.1  -2.0  20%
 1964 34 SFG NL  219  160   18   3.0    95| .231  .266| .309  .324| .328  .394| .637  .718|  79  .365  -5.4  -0.6   0%
 1965 35 PIT NL  157  115   11   2.6    94| .214  .259| .288  .323| .271  .392| .559  .715|  59  .296  -7.6  -0.8 100%
 1966 36 CLE AL  122   86   12   3.8    90| .231  .248| .320  .315| .361  .383| .681  .698|  96  .482  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons     5581 4050  611   4.0    98| .254  .261| .312  .328| .404  .402| .716  .730|  96  .447 -32.0  -3.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1949 19 BSN NL C 63 287 39 6 5 .982 .982 5.17 4.39 2 1950 20 BSN NL C 75 311 41 12 7 .967 .982 4.69 4.53 3 1B 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 9.00 1953 23 MLN NL C 108 566 62 9 13 .986 .984 5.81 4.66 6 AS 1954 24 MLN NL C 136 665 79 8 11 .989 .986 5.47 4.57 6 AS 1955 25 MLN NL C 131 611 67 10 8 .985 .987 5.18 4.82 7 AS 1956 26 MLN NL C 109 448 44 2 9 .996 .985 4.51 5.01 5.40 5.83 87 819.7 3 6 9 7 AS 1957 27 MLN NL C 102 414 59 6 11 .987 .988 4.64 4.99 5.03 5.98 92 845.7 4 11 37 23 OF 9 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 1.44 2.07 1.67 2.29 9 70.0 RF 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.33 1.72 1.64 1.98 8 66.0 1B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.80 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.02 1 4.0 1958 28 MLN NL C 124 659 64 7 6 .990 .988 5.83 5.19 6.05 6.06 120 1076.3 3 13 31 29 GG,AS 1959 29 MLN NL C 146 783 71 5 15 .994 .989 5.85 5.24 6.04 6.34 142 1271.7 2 22 28 32 GG,AS 1960 30 MLN NL C 141 764 70 10 9 .988 .986 5.91 5.41 6.02 6.58 139 1247.7 11 31 33 26 GG,AS 1961 31 MLN NL C 5 17 3 0 0 1.000 .985 4.00 5.16 4.16 6.38 5 43.3 0 4 2 1 1962 32 MLN NL C 90 460 54 3 7 .994 .987 5.71 5.50 5.94 6.72 88 778.3 5 14 25 21 GG,AS 1B 5 28 1 0 2 1.000 .990 5.80 8.04 10.04 9.80 3 26.0 AS 1963 33 MLN NL C 75 413 38 4 2 .991 .986 6.01 6.02 6.66 7.07 67 609.7 4 17 31 21 1B 7 46 5 0 7 1.000 .988 7.29 8.36 9.98 9.80 6 46.0 1964 34 SFG NL C 65 402 30 3 7 .993 .988 6.65 5.91 7.62 6.81 57 510.0 1 6 21 12 1965 35 PIT NL C 60 248 23 1 4 .996 .988 4.52 5.80 6.23 6.96 40 391.7 3 14 8 12 1966 36 CLE AL C 49 304 15 3 2 .991 .988 6.51 5.86 8.73 6.86 39 328.7 0 12 16 8
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1950 20 BSN NL 1B 1 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 9.00 1957 27 MLN NL 1B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.80 9.00 9.60 0 3.0 1962 32 MLN NL 1B 5 28 1 0 2 1.000 .990 5.80 8.04 10.04 9.80 3 26.0 1963 33 MLN NL 1B 7 46 5 0 7 1.000 .988 7.29 8.36 9.98 9.80 6 46.0 1949 19 BSN NL C 63 287 39 6 5 .982 .982 5.17 4.39 2 1950 20 BSN NL C 75 311 41 12 7 .967 .982 4.69 4.53 3 1953 23 MLN NL C 108 566 62 9 13 .986 .984 5.81 4.66 6 1954 24 MLN NL C 136 665 79 8 11 .989 .986 5.47 4.57 6 1955 25 MLN NL C 131 611 67 10 8 .985 .987 5.18 4.82 7 1956 26 MLN NL C 109 448 44 2 9 .996 .985 4.51 5.01 5.40 5.83 87 819.7 3 6 9 7 1957 27 MLN NL C 102 414 59 6 11 .987 .988 4.64 4.99 5.03 5.98 92 845.7 4 11 37 23 1958 28 MLN NL C 124 659 64 7 6 .990 .988 5.83 5.19 6.05 6.06 120 1076.3 3 13 31 29 1959 29 MLN NL C 146 783 71 5 15 .994 .989 5.85 5.24 6.04 6.34 142 1271.7 2 22 28 32 1960 30 MLN NL C 141 764 70 10 9 .988 .986 5.91 5.41 6.02 6.58 139 1247.7 11 31 33 26 1961 31 MLN NL C 5 17 3 0 0 1.000 .985 4.00 5.16 4.16 6.38 5 43.3 0 4 2 1 1962 32 MLN NL C 90 460 54 3 7 .994 .987 5.71 5.50 5.94 6.72 88 778.3 5 14 25 21 1963 33 MLN NL C 75 413 38 4 2 .991 .986 6.01 6.02 6.66 7.07 67 609.7 4 17 31 21 1964 34 SFG NL C 65 402 30 3 7 .993 .988 6.65 5.91 7.62 6.81 57 510.0 1 6 21 12 1965 35 PIT NL C 60 248 23 1 4 .996 .988 4.52 5.80 6.23 6.96 40 391.7 3 14 8 12 1966 36 CLE AL C 49 304 15 3 2 .991 .988 6.51 5.86 8.73 6.86 39 328.7 0 12 16 8 1957 27 MLN NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.02 1 4.0 1957 27 MLN NL OF 9 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 1.44 2.07 1.67 2.29 9 70.0 1957 27 MLN NL RF 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.33 1.72 1.64 1.98 8 66.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1479 7352 759 89 116 .989 .986 5.48 5.13 876 7922.7 60 150 241 192 1B* 14 84 7 0 9 1.000 .989 6.50 8.32 9 75.0 OF* 9 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 1.44 2.07 9 70.0 1 0 9# RF* 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.33 1.72 8 66.0 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 1 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1502 7449 766 90 125 .989 .986 5.47 5.14
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1957   WS    MLN NYY     W   6  19   1   4  0  0  1   1   1   1  .211  .250  .368   0  1   0   0   0 
 1958   WS    MLN NYY     L   7  25   4   6  0  0  1   3   3  10  .240  .310  .360   0  0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1  13  44   5  10  0  0  2   4   4  11  .227  .286  .364   0  1   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1953   MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1954   MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1955   MLN NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1956   MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1958   MLN NL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1959-1 MLN NL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1959-2 MLN NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1960-1 MLN NL   *   3   1   2  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1960-2 MLN NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1962-1 MLN NL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1962-2 MLN NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 8/11     8  20   2   4  0  0  1   2   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .350 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1953
1954
1955 (C)
1956
1958 (C)
1959-1 (C)
1959-2 (C)
1960-1 (C)
1960-2 (C)
1962-1 (C)
1962-2 (C)

Gold Gloves
1958-NL--C
1959-NL--C
1960-NL--C
1962-NL--C
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1953-NL-24-0.00
1954-NL-17-0.04
1955-NL-17-0.02
1958-NL-10-0.14
1959-NL-11-0.08
1960-NL-13-0.09
1962-NL-26-0.01
Car-501-0.38 shares

Singles
1960 NL-124-7

Hit By Pitch
1960 NL-4-9

Sac. Hits
1959 NL-9-7
1960 NL-9-6

Sac. Flies
1960 NL-12-1

Intentional Walks
1955 NL-11-6
1956 NL-15-6
1957 NL-9-7
1958 NL-18-2

Grounded into Double Plays
1959 NL-24-1
1960 NL-15-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1958 NL-11.2-10
1959 NL-10.8-8
1960 NL-14.9-4

At Bats per Home Run
1955 NL-16.9-8

Youngest Player
1949 NL-19-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.9 (928) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 82.0 (212) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1963: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Bob Hendley and Bob Shaw to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later, Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, and Billy Hoeft. The San Francisco Giants sent Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

February 11, 1965: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Priddy and Bob Burda.

November 30, 1965: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

November 30, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 14, 1966: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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