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Bill Crouch
Wilmer Elmer Crouch

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
School Eastern Michigan University

Debut May 9, 1939
Final Game September 11, 1945
Born August 20, 1910 in Wilmington, DE
Died December 26, 1980 in Howell, MI

Son of Bill Crouch

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        The junior member of Delaware's only father/son duo to play in the majors.

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1939 28 BRO NL   4   0   6   3   3   0   2  0   38.3   37   14   11   3   14   10   0   0   162       0  2.58  4.03  156 1.330
 1941 30 TOT NL   3   5  38   9   1   0  16  7  104.0  110   47   44   6   31   41   0   3   435       1  3.81  3.74   98 1.356
         PHI NL   2   3  20   5   1   0   5  1   59.0   65   31   29   4   17   26   0   2   249       0  4.42  3.71   84 1.390
         STL NL   1   2  18   4   0   0  11  6   45.0   45   16   15   2   14   15   0   1   186       1  3.00  3.78  126 1.311
 1945 34 STL NL   1   0   6   0   0   0   3  0   13.3   12    5    5   1    7    4   1   0    57       0  3.38  3.76  111 1.425
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .615   8   5  50  12   4   0  21  7  155.7  159   66   60  10   52   55   1   3   654       1  3.47  3.81  110 1.355
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   5  54  13   4   0  23  7  170.7  174   72   65  10   57   60   1   3   717   0   1  3.47  3.81  110 1.355
 Career High      4   5  38   9   3   0  16  7  104.0  110   47   44   6   31   41   1   3   435   0   1  3.81  3.74   98 1.356

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 28 BRO NL   6   15    3    2   0  0   0    1   0      1   1  .133  .188  .133  -14    2   1           0   2
 1941 30 TOT NL  38   24    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      3   8  .042  .148  .042  -45    1   4           0   1
         PHI NL  20   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      2   2  .091  .231  .091   -6    1   3           0   0
         STL NL  18   13    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      1   6  .000  .071  .000  -79    0   1           0   1
 1945 34 STL NL   6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       50   41    4    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   4  10  .073  .156  .073  -36    3   5   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        133   13   10   0  0   0    3   0  0  13  32  .073  .156  .073  -36   10  16   0   0   0  10
 Career High     38   24    3    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   8                           2   4   0   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 28 BRO NL   17   16    0   0.0   107| .133  .285| .188  .351| .133  .407| .321  .759| -14  .000  -2.5  -0.3     
 1941 30 TOT NL   31   28    0   0.0    95| .042  .268| .148  .338| .042  .378| .190  .716| -45  .000  -4.7  -0.5     
         PHI NL   16   13    0   0.0    91| .091  .261| .231  .331| .091  .368| .322  .699|  -6  .000  -1.5  -0.2     
         STL NL   15   15    0   0.0   100| .000  .274| .071  .345| .000  .386| .071  .731| -79  .000  -3.2  -0.3     
 1945 34 STL NL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .277| .000  .347| .000  .382| .000  .729|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        50   46    0   0.0   100| .073  .275| .156  .343| .073  .389| .229  .732| -36  .000  -7.8  -0.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1939 28 BRO NL P 6 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 1.17 1.08 1.64 2.19 3 38.3 1941 30 TOT NL P 38 3 26 1 1 .967 .963 0.76 1.09 2.51 2.22 9 104.0 PHI NL P 20 3 19 1 1 .957 .965 1.10 1.09 3.36 2.23 5 59.0 STL NL P 18 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.39 1.09 1.40 2.22 4 45.0 1945 34 STL NL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.07 2.71 2.17 0 13.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1939 28 BRO NL P 6 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 1.17 1.08 1.64 2.19 3 38.3 1941 30 TOT NL P 38 3 26 1 1 .967 .963 0.76 1.09 2.51 2.22 9 104.0 PHI NL P 20 3 19 1 1 .957 .965 1.10 1.09 3.36 2.23 5 59.0 STL NL P 18 0 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.39 1.09 1.40 2.22 4 45.0 1945 34 STL NL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.07 2.71 2.17 0 13.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 50 7 33 1 1 .976 .962 0.80 1.09 2.31 2.21 12 155.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 50 7 33 1 1 .976 .962 0.80 1.09 2.31 2.20 12 156
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Games
1941 NL-38-9

Saves
1941 NL-7-2

Games Finished
1941 NL-16-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1935) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
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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Transactions 

November 11, 1940: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Mickey Livingston, Vito Tamulis, and $100,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kirby Higbe.

June 21, 1941: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 12, 1945: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.


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