Sam Crane

Samuel Newhall Crane

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 2, 1854 in Springfield, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1880
Teams (by GP): Wolverines/Metropolitans/Reds/Maroons/PittsburghAlleghenys/... 1880-1890

Final Game: June 28, 1890
Died: June 26, 1925 in New York, NY
Buried: Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery, Queens, NY
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1880	BUF	NL	26	2B	10				67	31	27	9	5	.866		5.80	.897		6.39
1880	BUF	NL	26	OF	1				0	0	0	0	0			0.00			1.80	0-1-0
1883	NYP	AA	29	2B	96				619	283	249	87	26	.859		5.54	.878		6.09
1883	NYP	AA	29	OF	1				0	0	0	0	0			0.00			1.80	0-1-0
1884	COR	UA	30	2B	80				514	224	217	73	27	.858		5.51	.869		5.47
1885	DTN	NL	31	2B	68				414	179	197	38	21	.908		5.53	.899		5.76
1886	TOT	NL	32	2B	77				451	195	211	45	33	.900		5.27	.908		5.54
1886	DTN	NL	32	2B	38				238	104	111	23	19	.903		5.66	.908		5.54
1886	DTN	NL	32	SS	8				29	8	19	2	1	.931		3.38	.880		4.38
1886	DTN	NL	32	OF	4				3	1	1	1	0	.667		0.50	.890		1.75	1-0-3
1886	SLM	NL	32	2B	39				213	91	100	22	14	.897		4.90	.908		5.54
1887	WHS	NL	33	SS	7				37	10	22	5	3	.865		4.57	.890		5.01
1890	TOT	NL	36	2B	17				103	36	55	12	5	.883		5.35	.925		5.48
1890	TOT	NL	36	OF	2				0	0	0	0	0			0.00			1.90	0-0-2
1890	NYG	NL	36	1B	1				9	7	0	2	0	.778		7.00	.976		10.40
1890	NYG	NL	36	OF	1				0	0	0	0	0			0.00			1.90	0-0-1
1890	PIT	NL	36	2B	15				100	35	53	12	4	.880		5.87	.925		5.48
1890	PIT	NL	36	SS	7				38	14	22	2	2	.947		5.14	.902		5.33
1890	PIT	NL	36	OF	1				0	0	0	0	0			0.00			1.90	0-0-1
1890	NYG	NL	36	2B	2				3	1	2	0	1	1.000		1.50	.927		5.50
	6 Seasons			2B	348				2168	948	956	264	117	.878		5.47	.889		5.74
	3 Seasons			SS	22				104	32	63	9	6	.913		4.32	.892		4.88
	4 Seasons			OF	8				3	1	1	1	0	.667		0.25	.890		1.80	1-2-5
	1 Season			1B	1				9	7	0	2	0	.778		7.00	.976		10.40
	7 Seasons			TOT	379				2284	988	1020	276	123	.879		5.30	.889		5.62	1-2-5
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	Batting	1B	2B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF
1880	BUF	NL	26	10	10	0	10	0	0	1	0	1
1883	NYP	AA	29	96	96	0	96	0	0	1	0	1
1884	COR	UA	30	80	80	0	80	0	0	0	0	0
1885	DTN	NL	31	68	68	0	68	0	0	0	0	0
1886	DTN	NL	32	47	47	0	38	8	1	0	3	4
1886	SLM	NL	32	39	39	0	39	0	0	0	0	0
1887	WHS	NL	33	7	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
1890	PIT	NL	36	22	22	0	15	7	0	0	1	1
1890	NYG	NL	36	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
	7 Seasons			373	373	1	348	22	1	2	5	8

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed† s c a p y 1883 AA 87 (2nd)	Def. Games as 2B s c a p y 1883 AA 96 (1st) 1884 UA 80 (5th) 1885 NL 68 (5th)	Putouts as 2B s c a p y 1883 AA 283 (3rd) 1884 UA 224 (5th) 1885 NL 179 (5th)	Assists as 2B s c a p y 1883 AA 249 (4th) 1884 UA 217 (5th) 1885 NL 197 (5th)
Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y 1883 AA 87 (2nd) 1884 UA 73 (4th) Career 264 (43rd)	Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y 1884 UA 5.51 (3rd) 1885 NL 5.53 (4th)	Fielding % as 2B s c a p y 1884 UA .858 (4th) 1885 NL .908 (3rd)	Oldest s c a p y 1887 NL born 1854-01-02 (9th) 1890 NL born 1854-01-02 (2nd)

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