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Joe Cronin
Joseph Edward Cronin
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 12, 1906 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1926
Final Game: April 19, 1945
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1956 (152/193 ballots).
Died: September 7, 1984 in Osterville, MA
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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
1926 19 PIT NL 38 92 83 9 22 2 2 0 11 0 6 15 .265 .315 .337 .652 72 28 0 3 4/6
1927 20 PIT NL 12 24 22 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .227 .292 .273 .564 48 6 0 0 /463
1928 21 WSH AL 63 259 227 23 55 10 4 0 25 4 0 22 27 .242 .309 .322 .631 67 73 0 10 6
1929 22 WSH AL 145 601 494 72 139 29 8 8 61 5 9 85 37 .281 .388 .421 .809 107 208 1 21 *6/4
1930 23 WSH AL 154 686 587 127 203 41 9 13 126 17 10 72 36 .346 .422 .513 .934 136 301 5 22 *6
1931 24 WSH AL 156 700 611 103 187 44 13 12 126 10 9 81 52 .306 .391 .480 .870 127 293 4 4 *6 MVP-7
1932 25 WSH AL 143 629 557 95 177 43 18 6 116 7 5 66 45 .318 .393 .492 .885 129 274 3 3 *6 MVP-6
1933 26 WSH AL 152 696 602 89 186 45 11 5 118 5 4 87 49 .309 .398 .445 .843 124 268 2 5 *6 AS,MVP-2
1934 27 WSH AL 127 567 504 68 143 30 9 7 101 8 0 53 28 .284 .353 .421 .774 102 212 1 9 *6 AS
1935 28 BOS AL 144 630 556 70 164 37 14 9 95 3 3 63 40 .295 .370 .460 .830 108 256 3 8 *6/3 AS
1936 29 BOS AL 81 334 295 36 83 22 4 2 43 1 3 32 21 .281 .354 .403 .757 82 119 1 6 65
1937 30 BOS AL 148 671 570 102 175 40 4 18 110 5 3 84 73 .307 .402 .486 .887 119 277 6 11 *6 AS,MVP-7
1938 31 BOS AL 143 637 530 98 172 51 5 17 94 7 5 91 60 .325 .428 .536 .964 135 284 5 11 *6 AS,MVP-7
1939 32 BOS AL 143 627 520 97 160 33 3 19 107 6 6 87 48 .308 .407 .492 .899 125 256 18 0 20 *6 AS,MVP-16
1940 33 BOS AL 149 645 548 104 156 35 6 24 111 7 5 83 65 .285 .380 .502 .882 123 275 6 1 13 *6/5
1941 34 BOS AL 143 615 518 98 161 38 8 16 95 1 4 82 55 .311 .406 .508 .914 138 263 20 1 14 *65/O AS,MVP-11
1942 35 BOS AL 45 95 79 7 24 3 0 4 24 0 1 15 21 .304 .415 .494 .909 152 39 3 0 1 5/36
1943 36 BOS AL 59 88 77 8 24 4 0 5 29 0 0 11 4 .312 .398 .558 .956 176 43 3 0 0 5 MVP-27
1944 37 BOS AL 76 231 191 24 46 7 0 5 28 1 4 34 19 .241 .358 .356 .714 105 68 7 1 5 3
1945 38 BOS AL 3 11 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .375 .545 .375 .920 167 3 0 0 0 /5
20 Seasons 2124 8838 7579 1233 2285 515 118 170 1424 87 71 1059 700 .301 .390 .468 .857 119 3546 57 34 166
162 Game Avg. 162 674 578 94 174 39 9 13 109 7 81 53 .301 .390 .468 .857 119 270 3 13
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
BOS (11 yrs) 1134 4584 3892 645 1168 270 44 119 737 31 34 585 408 .300 .394 .484 .878 122 1883 57 18 89
WSH (7 yrs) 940 4138 3582 577 1090 242 72 51 673 56 37 466 274 .304 .387 .455 .842 118 1629 16 74
PIT (2 yrs) 50 116 105 11 27 3 2 0 14 0 8 18 .257 .310 .324 .634 67 34 0 3
AL (18 yrs) 2074 8722 7474 1222 2258 512 116 170 1410 87 71 1051 682 .302 .391 .470 .860 120 3512 57 34 163
NL (2 yrs) 50 116 105 11 27 3 2 0 14 0 8 18 .257 .310 .324 .634 67 34 0 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1933 26 WSH AL WS NYG L 5 22 22 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .318 .636 7 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 22 22 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .318 .636 7 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1926 PIT NL 19 2B 27 131 54 74 3 18 .977 4.74 .965 5.29
1926 PIT NL 19 SS 7 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.29 .944 5.30
1927 PIT NL 20 2B 7 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.71 .960 5.63
1927 PIT NL 20 SS 4 13 2 7 4 0 .692 2.25 .962 5.18
1927 PIT NL 20 1B 1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 8.00 .988 10.20
1928 WSH AL 21 SS 63 339 133 190 16 42 .953 5.13 .937 4.74
1929 WSH AL 22 SS 143 806 285 459 62 92 .923 5.20 .938 4.67
1929 WSH AL 22 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.50
1930 WSH AL 23 SS 154 880 336 509 35 95 .960 5.49 .939 4.56
1931 WSH AL 24 SS 155 854 323 488 43 94 .950 5.23 .935 4.77 MVP-7
1932 WSH AL 25 SS 141 786 306 448 32 95 .959 5.35 .940 4.87 MVP-6
1933 WSH AL 26 SS 152 859 297 528 34 95 .960 5.43 .941 5.03 AS,MVP-2
1934 WSH AL 27 SS 127 770 246 486 38 86 .951 5.76 .951 5.07 AS
1935 BOS AL 28 SS 139 732 264 431 37 86 .949 5.00 .957 5.18 AS
1935 BOS AL 28 1B 2 17 13 4 0 3 1.000 8.50 .994 9.90 AS
1936 BOS AL 29 SS 60 329 115 191 23 34 .930 5.10 .951 5.22
1936 BOS AL 29 3B 21 59 18 38 3 3 .949 2.67 .946 3.02
1937 BOS AL 30 SS 148 745 300 414 31 89 .958 4.82 .955 5.06 AS,MVP-7
1938 BOS AL 31 SS 142 789 304 449 36 110 .954 5.30 .953 4.99 AS,MVP-7
1939 BOS AL 32 SS 142 775 306 437 32 93 .959 5.23 .950 4.68 AS,MVP-16
1940 BOS AL 33 SS 146 733 252 443 38 89 .948 4.76 .949 4.53
1940 BOS AL 33 3B 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 .933 3.10
1941 BOS AL 34 SS 119 573 225 324 24 64 .958 4.61 .947 4.59 AS,MVP-11
1941 BOS AL 34 3B 22 63 22 38 3 3 .952 2.73 .946 3.19 AS,MVP-11
1941 BOS AL 34 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-0 AS,MVP-11
1942 BOS AL 35 3B 11 37 9 23 5 4 .865 2.91 .943 3.03
1942 BOS AL 35 1B 5 41 37 3 1 3 .976 8.00 .990 9.84
1942 BOS AL 35 SS 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 4.80
1943 BOS AL 36 3B 10 31 12 18 1 1 .968 3.00 .952 3.07 MVP-27
1944 BOS AL 37 1B 49 464 428 27 9 39 .981 9.29 .990 9.80
1945 BOS AL 38 3B 3 10 2 8 0 2 1.000 3.33 .950 2.97
17 Seasons SS 1843 9995 3696 5814 485 1165 .951 5.16 .946 4.84
6 Seasons 3B 69 203 64 127 12 13 .941 2.77 .946 3.08
4 Seasons 1B 57 530 485 35 10 45 .981 9.12 .990 9.81
3 Seasons 2B 35 137 58 76 3 18 .978 3.83 .965 5.36
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-0
20 Seasons TOT 2005 10865 4303 6052 510 1241 .953 5.16 .901 4.93 1-0-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1947 BBWAA ( 3.7%)
1948 BBWAA (20.7%)
1949 BBWAA (21.6%)
1949 Run Off ( 8.6%)
1950 BBWAA (19.6%)
1951 BBWAA (19.5%)
1952 BBWAA (20.5%)
1953 BBWAA (26.1%)
1954 BBWAA (33.7%)
1955 BBWAA (53.8%)
1956 BBWAA (78.8%)
Selected to HOF in 1956 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1933 (SS)
1934 (SS)
1935 (SS)
1937 (SS)
1938 (SS)
1939 (SS)
1941 (SS)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1931 AL (7, 22%)
1932 AL (6, 32%)
1933 AL (2, 78%)
1937 AL (7, 24%)
1938 AL (7, 27%)
1939 AL (16, 4%)
1941 AL (11, 8%)
1943 AL (27, 1%)
1.96 Career Shares (90th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1932 AL  .318 (10th)
1938 AL  .325 (10th)
Career  .301 (189th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1930 AL  .422 (8th)
1933 AL  .398 (7th)
1938 AL  .428 (5th)
1939 AL  .407 (10th)
1941 AL  .406 (8th)
Career  .390 (103rd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1938 AL  .536 (10th)
1941 AL  .508 (8th)
Career  .468 (238th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1932 AL  .885 (10th)
1938 AL  .964 (9th)
1941 AL  .914 (9th)
Career  .857 (137th)

Games Played s c a p y
1930 AL  154 (1st)
1931 AL  156 (1st)
1933 AL  152 (5th)
Career  2124 (160th)

At Bats s c a p y
1930 AL  587 (8th)
1931 AL  611 (6th)
1933 AL  602 (6th)
Career  7579 (180th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1930 AL  686 (5th)
1931 AL  700 (5th)
1933 AL  696 (4th)
Career  8838 (153rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1930 AL  127 (6th)
1940 AL  104 (10th)
Career  1233 (149th)

Hits s c a p y
1930 AL  203 (6th)
1933 AL  186 (9th)
Career  2285 (140th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1931 AL  293 (8th)
Career  3546 (139th)

Doubles s c a p y
1930 AL  41 (9th)
1931 AL  44 (4th)
1932 AL  43 (3rd)
1933 AL  45 (1st)
1935 AL  37 (6th)
1938 AL  51 (1st)
1939 AL  33 (6th)
1941 AL  38 (6th)
Career  515 (40th)

Triples s c a p y
1931 AL  13 (6th)
1932 AL  18 (1st)
1934 AL  9 (8th)
1935 AL  14 (4th)
Career  118 (100th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1940 AL  24 (9th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1930 AL  126 (8th)
1931 AL  126 (5th)
1932 AL  116 (6th)
1933 AL  118 (4th)
1934 AL  101 (10th)
1937 AL  110 (10th)
1939 AL  107 (7th)
1940 AL  111 (6th)
Career  1424 (64th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1929 AL  85 (5th)
1930 AL  72 (8th)
1931 AL  81 (7th)
1933 AL  87 (7th)
1939 AL  87 (8th)
1940 AL  83 (10th)
Career  1059 (90th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1931 AL  52 (10th)
1937 AL  73 (7th)
1940 AL  65 (9th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1930 AL  17 (3rd)

Singles s c a p y
1930 AL  140 (4th)
1933 AL  125 (10th)
Career  1482 (201st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1930 AL  136 (9th)
1932 AL  129 (10th)
1941 AL  138 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1930 AL  125 (9th)
1931 AL  112 (8th)
1932 AL  106 (9th)
1933 AL  106 (8th)
1938 AL  120 (8th)
1939 AL  103 (10th)
1941 AL  105 (7th)
Career  1370 (116th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1930 AL  35 (8th)
1933 AL  24 (8th)
1938 AL  33 (6th)
1941 AL  31 (8th)
Career  241 (193rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1930 AL  3.2 (8th)
1933 AL  2.3 (8th)
1938 AL  3.0 (6th)
1941 AL  3.0 (8th)
Career  22.6 (210th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1931 AL  69 (9th)
1932 AL  67 (8th)
1933 AL  61 (6th)
1938 AL  73 (4th)
1940 AL  65 (9th)
1941 AL  62 (10th)
Career  803 (95th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1930 AL  280 (4th)
1931 AL  272 (6th)
1933 AL  275 (3rd)
1938 AL  268 (8th)
1939 AL  247 (10th)
Career  3378 (117th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1932 AL  .667 (9th)
1938 AL  .703 (10th)
1941 AL  .678 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1930 AL  5 (7th)
1937 AL  6 (3rd)
1938 AL  5 (3rd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1929 AL  21 (9th)
1930 AL  22 (4th)
1937 AL  11 (7th)
1938 AL  11 (7th)
1939 AL  20 (2nd)
1940 AL  13 (3rd)
1941 AL  14 (1st)
Career  166 (131st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1939 AL  18 (3rd)
1941 AL  20 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1930 AL  10 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1930 AL  14.7 (6th)
1931 AL  10.9 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1934 AL  18.0 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1931 AL  437 (8th)
1933 AL  425 (9th)
Career  5588 (195th)

Youngest s c a p y
1926 NL  born 1906-10-12 (8th)
1927 NL  born 1906-10-12 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 7 (309), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 102 (215), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 143 (92), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 55 (55), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1925 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 1928: Purchased by Kansas City (American Association) from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July, 1928: Purchased by the Washington Senators from Kansas City (American Association) for $7,500.

October 26, 1934: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Lyn Lary and $225,000.

June 6, 1946: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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