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Jeff Cross

Joffre James Cross

Positions: Pinch Runner, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 28, 1918 in Tulsa, OK
School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1942 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Cubs 1942-1948

Final Game: June 8, 1948 (Age 29)
Died: July 23, 1997 in Huntsville, TX
Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX
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Standard Batting

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
1942 23 STL NL 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0 /6
1946 27 STL NL 49 80 69 17 15 3 0 0 6 4 10 8 .217 .316 .261 .577 62 18 1 0 1 6/45
1947 28 STL NL 51 59 49 4 5 1 0 0 3 0 10 6 .102 .254 .122 .377 1 6 2 0 0 56/4
1948 29 TOT NL 18 20 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 2 0 0 0 /64
1948 29 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 29 CHC NL 16 20 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 2 0 0 0 /64
4 Yrs 119 163 142 22 23 4 0 0 10 4 20 18 .162 .265 .190 .456 25 27 3 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 222 193 30 31 5 0 0 14 5 27 25 .162 .265 .190 .456 25 37 4 0 1
STL (4 yrs) 103 143 122 21 21 4 0 0 10 4 20 14 .172 .289 .205 .494 36 25 3 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 16 20 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 2 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1942 23 STL NL 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .477 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /6
1946 27 STL NL 49 80 -3 0 0 1 2 -0 -0.0 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 0.2 0.3 2 6/45
1947 28 STL NL 51 59 -7 0 0 1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -2 -0.2 .491 .497 -0.3 0.2 -3 56/4
1948 29 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0
1948 29 CHC NL 16 20 -4 -0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .470 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /64
4 Seasons 119 163 -14 0 0 1 3 -9 -1.0 6 -3 -0.4 .492 .499 -0.5 0.5 -4
STL (4 yrs) 103 143 -10 1 0 2 3 -5 -0.5 5 0 0.0 .495 .499 -0.2 0.5 -2
CHC (1 yr) 16 20 -4 -0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .470 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1942 23 STL NL 4 3 0 0.0 93 .250 .250 .265 .250 .338 .250 .368 .500 .706 42 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1946 27 STL NL 80 56 6 2.9 96 .246 .217 .267 .316 .343 .261 .374 .577 .717 62 .348 -3.2 -0.3 .582 .246 .043 .0
1947 28 STL NL 59 46 2 1.2 109 .116 .102 .279 .254 .355 .122 .413 .377 .768 1 .072 -7.0 -0.7 .348 .224 .020
1948 29 TOT NL 20 18 0 0.0 98 .125 .100 .263 .100 .336 .100 .389 .200 .726 -45 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .111 .000 .000
1948 29 CHC NL 20 18 0 0.0 98 .125 .100 .263 .100 .336 .100 .389 .200 .726 -45 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .111 .000 .000
4 Yrs 163 123 8 1.7 101 .185 .162 .270 .265 .347 .190 .390 .456 .736 25 .159 -14.5 -1.5 .418 .197 .028 .0
162 Game Avg. 222 167 11 1.7 101 .185 .162 .270 .265 .347 .190 .390 .456 .736 25 .159 -14.5 -1.5 .418 .197 .028
STL (4 yrs) 143 105 8 2.0 101 .194 .172 .272 .289 .348 .205 .390 .494 .738 36 .204 -10.5 -1.1 .471 .230 .033 .0
CHC (1 yr) 20 18 0 0.0 98 .125 .100 .263 .100 .336 .100 .389 .200 .726 -45 -4.0 -0.4 .111 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1942 23 STL NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 100%
1946 27 STL NL 80 0.0% 10.0% 12.5% 3.8% 20% 0.80 8.6 11.5 1.31 76%
1947 28 STL NL 59 0.0% 10.2% 17.0% 1.7% 20% 0.60 8.2 16.3 1.13 73%
1948 29 TOT NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 4.00 80%
1948 29 CHC NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 4.00 80%
4 Yrs 163 0.0% 11.0% 12.3% 2.5% 17% 0.90 7.9 14.2 1.36 76%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 9.1% 5.8% 25% 1.01 9.7 70.8 8.8 0.96 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1942 23 STL NL -0.3 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 27 STL NL -3.2 -0.3 54 0.1 0.6 -0.6 .67 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 0.99 -1.0 0.01 3
1947 28 STL NL -7.0 -0.7 28 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .55 -0.4 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.86 -2.8 0.12 1
1948 29 TOT NL -4.0 -0.4 8 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .72 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.75 -1.4 0.43 3
1948 29 STL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 29 CHC NL -4.0 -0.4 8 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .72 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.75 -1.4 0.43 3
4 Yrs -14.5 -1.5 90 -0.1 0.8 -1.0 .63 -0.5 0.3 -3.0 -0.3 0.93 -5.2 0.21 7

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1946 27 STL NL 0 0 68% 38 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 3 0 2 1 1 5 1 3
1947 28 STL NL 0 0 27% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 20% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1948 29 TOT NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 29 CHC NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 0 0 51% 63 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 31% 8 7 1 2 1 1 6 2 3

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1946 27 STL NL 80 40% 15 3 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 34 5 15% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1947 28 STL NL 59 41% 5 1 0 0 0 0.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 12 1 8% 0 0 0 0 0
1948 29 TOT NL 20 0% 2 3 0 0 0 0.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1948 29 CHC NL 20 0% 2 3 0 0 0 0.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 159 36% 23 7 0 0 0 0.21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 10 3 30% 4 2 50% 47 6 13% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 49% 276% 32% 35% 14% 51% 56%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 23 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0
1943 24 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0
1944 25 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0
1945 26 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0
1946 27 50 84 73 17 16 3 0 0 7 4 10 8 .219 .313 .260 .574 61 19 1 0 1
1947 28 101 143 122 21 21 4 0 0 10 4 20 14 .172 .289 .205 .494 36 25 3 0 1
1948 29 119 163 142 22 23 4 0 0 10 4 20 18 .162 .265 .190 .456 25 27 3 0 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1942 23 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1946 27 51 84 72 19 16 3 0 0 7 4 11 8 .222 .325 .264 .589 6 49
1947 28 53 58 50 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 8 6 .080 .207 .100 .307 1 51
1948 29 19 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 18
4 Yrs 124 167 147 22 20 4 0 0 9 4 19 18 .136 .235 .163 .398 7 119
162 Game Avg. 162 218 192 29 26 5 0 0 12 5 25 24 .136 .235 .163 .398 9 119

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1916 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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