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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 Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1880 26 BUF NL 10 32 31 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 8 .129 .156 .129 .285 -3 4 0 4/O
1883 29 NYP AA 96 362 349 57 82 8 5 0 0 13 .235 .262 .287 .549 70 100 0 *4/O
1884 30 COR UA 80 320 309 56 72 9 3 1 0 11 .233 .259 .291 .551 77 90 0 *4
1885 31 DTN NL 68 258 245 23 47 4 6 1 20 13 45 .192 .233 .269 .502 62 66 0 4
1886 32 TOT NL 86 322 301 34 46 5 3 1 19 14 21 61 .153 .208 .199 .407 25 60 0 4/6O
1886 32 DTN NL 47 193 185 24 26 2 2 1 12 8 8 34 .141 .176 .189 .365 10 35 0 4/6O
1886 32 SLM NL 39 129 116 10 20 3 1 0 7 6 13 27 .172 .256 .216 .471 48 25 0 4
1887 33 WHS NL 7 31 30 6 9 1 1 0 1 5 1 6 .300 .323 .400 .723 104 12 0 /6
1890 36 TOT NL 26 95 94 3 16 3 0 0 3 6 0 7 .170 .179 .202 .381 17 19 1 4/6O3
1890 36 NYG NL 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /3O
1890 36 PIT NL 22 83 82 3 16 3 0 0 3 5 0 7 .195 .205 .232 .437 34 19 1 4/6O
1890 36 NYG NL 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /4
7 Seasons 373 1420 1359 183 276 30 18 3 45 25 60 127 .203 .237 .258 .496 55 351 1
162 Game Avg. 162 617 590 79 120 13 8 1 20 26 .203 .237 .258 .496 55 152 0
NYG (1 yr) 4 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
DTN (2 yrs) 115 451 430 47 73 6 8 2 32 8 21 79 .170 .208 .235 .443 38 101 0
SLM (1 yr) 39 129 116 10 20 3 1 0 7 6 13 27 .172 .256 .216 .471 48 25 0
BUF (1 yr) 10 32 31 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 8 .129 .156 .129 .285 -3 4 0
PIT (1 yr) 22 83 82 3 16 3 0 0 3 5 0 7 .195 .205 .232 .437 34 19 1
COR (1 yr) 80 320 309 56 72 9 3 1 0 11 .233 .259 .291 .551 77 90 0
NYP (1 yr) 96 362 349 57 82 8 5 0 0 13 .235 .262 .287 .549 70 100 0
WHS (1 yr) 7 31 30 6 9 1 1 0 1 5 1 6 .300 .323 .400 .723 104 12 0
NL (5 yrs) 197 738 701 70 122 13 10 2 45 25 36 127 .174 .215 .230 .445 39 161 1
AA (1 yr) 96 362 349 57 82 8 5 0 0 13 .235 .262 .287 .549 70 100 0
UA (1 yr) 80 320 309 56 72 9 3 1 0 11 .233 .259 .291 .551 77 90 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1880 26 BUF NL 32 -4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $ 4/O
1883 29 NYP AA 362 -16 1 0 0 -5 2 6 -12 -1.0 -7 -0.7 -0.3 $ *4/O
1884 30 COR UA 320 -6 1 0 0 -9 2 0 -12 -1.1 -3 -0.3 -0.8 $ *4
1885 31 DTN NL 258 -15 0 0 0 -2 1 8 -8 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $ 4
1886 32 DTN NL 193 -26 1 0 0 0 1 6 -18 -1.6 -18 -1.7 0.1 $ 4/6O
1886 32 SLM NL 129 -9 0 0 0 -1 1 4 -5 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 4
1887 33 WHS NL 31 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /6
1890 36 PIT NL 83 -7 0 0 0 -2 1 3 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $ 4/6O
1890 36 NYG NL 12 -8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -10 -0.9 -8 -0.7 -0.2 $ /3O
7 Seasons 1420 -92 4 0 0 -23 8 29 -74 -6.6 -51 -4.9 -1.7 $
DTN (2 yrs) 451 -41 1 0 0 -2 2 14 -26 -2.3 -24 -2.3 0.0 $
SLM (1 yr) 129 -9 0 0 0 -1 1 4 -5 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $
BUF (1 yr) 32 -4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $
NYG (1 yr) 12 -8 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -10 -0.9 -8 -0.7 -0.2 $
PIT (1 yr) 83 -7 0 0 0 -2 1 3 -5 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $
COR (1 yr) 320 -6 1 0 0 -9 2 0 -12 -1.1 -3 -0.3 -0.8 $
NYP (1 yr) 362 -16 1 0 0 -5 2 6 -12 -1.0 -7 -0.7 -0.3 $
WHS (1 yr) 31 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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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
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 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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