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Frank Croucher

Frank Donald Croucher (Dingle)

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 23, 1914 in San Antonio, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1939 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Senators 1939-1942

Final Game: September 23, 1942 (Age 28)
Died: May 21, 1980 in Houston, TX
Buried: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX
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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
1939 24 DET AL 97 351 324 38 87 15 0 5 40 2 2 16 42 .269 .303 .361 .664 64 117 10 0 11 6/4
1940 25 DET AL 37 60 57 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 .105 .164 .105 .269 -31 6 0 0 0 6/45
1941 26 DET AL 136 536 489 51 124 21 4 2 39 2 0 33 72 .254 .305 .325 .630 60 159 9 3 11 *6
1942 27 WSH AL 26 68 65 2 18 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 9 .277 .309 .323 .632 78 21 4 0 0 4
4 Yrs 296 1015 935 94 235 37 5 7 86 4 2 56 128 .251 .296 .324 .620 57 303 23 3 22
162 Game Avg. 162 556 512 51 129 20 3 4 47 2 1 31 70 .251 .296 .324 .620 57 166 13 2 12
DET (3 yrs) 270 947 870 92 217 36 4 7 81 4 2 53 119 .249 .295 .324 .619 56 282 19 3 22
WSH (1 yr) 26 68 65 2 18 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 9 .277 .309 .323 .632 78 21 4 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
1939 24 DET AL 97 351 -20 -0 0 -1 6 -15 -1.4 13 -2 -0.2 .486 .491 -0.1 0.5 -1 6/4
1940 25 DET AL 37 60 -11 0 0 -1 1 -11 -1.0 2 -9 -0.9 .472 .494 -0.8 0.0 -8 6/45
1941 26 DET AL 136 536 -30 1 0 -15 9 -35 -3.5 18 -17 -1.7 .474 .478 -0.3 -0.6 -2 *6
1942 27 WSH AL 26 68 -2 0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .487 .498 0.1 -0.1 1 4
4 Seasons 296 1015 -63 1 0 -19 17 -64 -6.2 35 -29 -2.9 .479 .490 -1.1 -0.1 -10
DET (3 yrs) 270 947 -61 1 0 -17 16 -61 -5.9 33 -28 -2.8 .478 .488 -1.1 -0.0 -11
WSH (1 yr) 26 68 -2 0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .487 .498 0.1 -0.1 1

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1940 25 DET AL WS CIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Awards
1939 DET AL 24 SS 93 87 77 423 139 256 28 47 .934 4.25 .950 5.16
1939 DET AL 24 2B 3 2 2 14 5 8 1 3 .929 4.33 .965 5.57
1940 DET AL 25 SS 26 7 6 47 17 27 3 2 .936 1.69 .949 4.85
1940 DET AL 25 2B 7 0 0 6 4 2 0 1 1.000 0.86 .968 5.39
1940 DET AL 25 3B 1 1 1 5 2 1 2 0 .600 3.00 .936 3.20
1941 DET AL 26 SS 136 133 120 675 270 361 44 85 .935 4.64 .948 4.96
1942 WSH AL 27 2B 18 15 14 100 35 60 5 9 .950 5.28 .969 5.62
3 Seasons SS 255 227 203 1145 426 644 75 134 .934 4.20 .949 5.02
3 Seasons 2B 28 17 16 120 44 70 6 13 .950 4.07 .968 5.56
1 Season 3B 1 1 1 5 2 1 2 0 .600 3.00 .936 3.20
4 Seasons TOT 284 245 220 1270 472 715 83 147 .935 4.18 .951 5.07
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1941 AL  72 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL  3 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1941 AL  11 (6th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1941 AL  44 (2nd)

Def. Games as SS s c a p y
1939 AL  93 (5th)
1941 AL  136 (4th)

Putouts as SS s c a p y
1941 AL  270 (4th)

Assists as SS s c a p y
1939 AL  256 (5th)

Errors Committed as SS s c a p y
1939 AL  28 (3rd)
1941 AL  44 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as SS s c a p y
1939 AL  47 (5th)
1941 AL  85 (5th)

                                         

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