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Tommy McCraw
Tommy Lee McCraw
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 183 lb.

Born: November 21, 1940 in Malvern, AR
High School: Venice (Culver City, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1963
Final Game: June 24, 1975
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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
1963 22 CHW AL 102 309 280 38 71 11 3 6 33 15 4 21 46 .254 .309 .379 .688 94 106 5 3 2 3 1 3
1964 23 CHW AL 125 413 368 47 96 11 5 6 36 15 7 32 65 .261 .325 .367 .692 95 135 4 4 7 2 4 37/98
1965 24 CHW AL 133 306 273 38 65 12 1 5 21 12 7 25 48 .238 .309 .344 .653 92 94 8 3 5 0 4 378/9
1966 25 CHW AL 151 437 389 49 89 16 4 5 48 20 11 29 40 .229 .288 .329 .617 83 128 5 5 10 4 7 *379
1967 26 CHW AL 125 491 453 55 107 18 3 11 45 24 10 33 55 .236 .288 .362 .650 98 164 9 1 2 2 2 *3/879
1968 27 CHW AL 136 530 477 51 112 16 12 9 44 20 5 36 58 .235 .293 .375 .668 97 179 9 5 8 4 9 *3
1969 28 CHW AL 93 265 240 21 62 12 2 2 25 1 3 21 24 .258 .326 .350 .676 85 84 5 3 1 0 6 3897
1970 29 CHW AL 129 361 332 39 73 11 2 6 31 12 3 21 50 .220 .273 .319 .592 63 106 1 4 2 2 3 3987
1971 30 WSA AL 122 234 207 33 44 6 4 7 25 3 3 19 38 .213 .291 .382 .672 95 79 4 5 0 3 2 937/8
1972 31 CLE AL 129 442 391 43 101 13 5 7 33 12 10 41 47 .258 .333 .371 .703 106 145 11 4 3 3 5 7398
1973 32 CAL AL 99 297 264 25 70 7 0 3 24 3 2 30 42 .265 .343 .326 .669 97 86 2 2 0 1 1 73/D98
1974 33 TOT AL 101 252 231 38 68 16 0 6 34 2 2 17 24 .294 .343 .442 .784 129 102 7 1 1 2 2 3/79D8
1974 33 CAL AL 56 132 119 21 34 8 0 3 17 2 1 12 13 .286 .348 .429 .777 129 51 3 0 0 1 2 3/79D
1974 33 CLE AL 45 120 112 17 34 8 0 3 17 0 1 5 11 .304 .336 .455 .791 128 51 4 1 1 1 0 3/8
1975 34 CLE AL 23 59 51 7 14 1 1 2 5 4 1 7 7 .275 .362 .451 .813 130 23 0 0 1 0 2 3/7
13 Seasons 1468 4396 3956 484 972 150 42 75 404 143 68 332 544 .246 .309 .362 .670 94 1431 70 40 42 26 48
162 Game Avg. 162 485 437 53 107 17 5 8 45 16 8 37 60 .246 .309 .362 .670 94 158 8 4 5 3 5
CHW (8 yrs) 994 3112 2812 338 675 107 32 50 283 119 50 218 386 .240 .300 .354 .654 89 996 46 28 37 17 36
CLE (3 yrs) 197 621 554 67 149 22 6 12 55 16 12 53 65 .269 .336 .395 .731 113 219 15 5 5 4 7
CAL (2 yrs) 155 429 383 46 104 15 0 6 41 5 3 42 55 .272 .345 .358 .703 107 137 5 2 0 2 3
WSA (1 yr) 122 234 207 33 44 6 4 7 25 3 3 19 38 .213 .291 .382 .672 95 79 4 5 0 3 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 CHW AL 22 1B 97 69 692.2 725 673 47 5 65 .993 1.5 2.6 0.5 -0.1 0.5 1 9.36 7.42 .990 9.48 8.59
1964 CHW AL 23 1B 84 58 579.2 643 601 37 5 57 .992 4.7 9.7 4.7 2.1 2.6 0 9.91 7.60 .991 9.43 8.12
1964 CHW AL 23 OF 36 32 242.2 42 36 4 2 0 .952 -0.6 -3.0 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 1 1.48 1.11 .981 2.04 1.79
1964 CHW AL 23 LF 32 28 214.0 37 31 4 2 0 .946 -0.6 -3.4 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 1 1.47 1.09 .976 1.81 1.46
1964 CHW AL 23 RF 3 2 15.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 15.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.72 1.00 1.000 1.90 1.60
1964 CHW AL 23 CF 2 2 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -18.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.08 1.50 .967 2.42 2.15
1965 CHW AL 24 1B 72 14 228.1 275 251 22 2 18 .993 5.6 29.4 5.6 1.3 4.3 0 10.76 3.79 .991 9.56 7.88
1965 CHW AL 24 OF 64 46 431.2 89 85 2 2 0 .978 -1.2 -3.3 -1.2 -1.6 0.4 0 1.81 1.36 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 CHW AL 24 LF 37 30 232.0 43 41 1 1 0 .977 -1.2 -6.2 -1.2 -2.5 1.3 0 1.63 1.14 .979 1.87 1.49
1965 CHW AL 24 CF 31 14 175.2 41 38 2 1 1 .976 -0.6 -4.1 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 0 2.05 1.29 .978 2.40 2.03
1965 CHW AL 24 RF 3 2 24.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 30.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 0 3.00 2.67 .975 1.84 1.57
1966 CHW AL 25 1B 121 66 747.2 919 843 67 9 56 .990 8.4 13.5 8.4 4.5 3.9 0 10.95 7.52 .991 9.59 8.18
1966 CHW AL 25 OF 41 29 254.0 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 4.3 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 1.81 1.24 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 CHW AL 25 LF 29 23 188.1 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 1.62 1.17 .979 1.83 1.45
1966 CHW AL 25 RF 15 6 65.2 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 12.8 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 2.19 1.07 .981 1.95 1.69
1967 CHW AL 26 1B 123 112 1062.0 1288 1167 110 11 92 .991 14.1 15.9 14.1 2.9 11.2 0 10.82 10.38 .991 8.47 8.13
1967 CHW AL 26 OF 6 4 33.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 32.7 0.9 1.0 -0.1 0 2.73 1.67 .980 2.05 1.77
1967 CHW AL 26 CF 4 3 23.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 41.7 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.91 2.50 .980 2.47 2.08
1967 CHW AL 26 LF 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -20.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1967 CHW AL 26 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1968 CHW AL 27 1B 135 123 1136.1 1398 1285 93 20 103 .986 2.0 2.1 2.0 -1.5 3.5 0 10.91 10.21 .989 7.92 7.41
1969 CHW AL 28 1B 44 17 218.2 271 254 14 3 21 .989 -1.1 -6.0 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 0 11.03 6.09 .992 9.63 8.33
1969 CHW AL 28 OF 41 38 297.2 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 -4.0 -16.1 -5.0 -1.5 -3.5 1 1.48 1.20 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 CHW AL 28 CF 17 13 94.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -5.3 -67.2 -4.3 -0.4 -3.9 -1 1.14 0.71 .983 2.50 2.18
1969 CHW AL 28 RF 17 14 116.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.8 18.6 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 2 1.55 1.18 .975 1.91 1.60
1969 CHW AL 28 LF 11 11 87.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -6.9 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 0 1.45 1.27 .979 1.99 1.60
1970 CHW AL 29 1B 59 31 328.2 395 357 33 5 34 .987 1.4 5.1 2.4 2.7 -0.4 -1 10.68 6.61 .991 9.59 8.14
1970 CHW AL 29 OF 49 39 340.1 76 70 2 4 0 .947 -4.7 -16.6 -3.7 -1.8 -1.9 -1 1.90 1.47 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 CHW AL 29 RF 28 22 186.1 31 30 0 1 0 .968 -1.3 -8.4 -1.3 -0.4 -0.9 0 1.45 1.07 .974 1.98 1.59
1970 CHW AL 29 CF 12 7 68.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -2.6 -45.9 -1.6 -0.5 -1.1 -1 2.12 1.33 .988 2.62 2.30
1970 CHW AL 29 LF 11 10 86.0 26 23 1 2 0 .923 -0.8 -11.2 -0.8 -0.9 0.1 0 2.51 2.18 .981 1.81 1.48
1971 WSA AL 30 OF 60 41 390.1 95 90 1 4 0 .958 -3.1 -9.5 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 -2 2.10 1.52 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 WSA AL 30 RF 37 32 276.2 66 63 1 2 0 .970 -2.3 -10.0 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2 -1 2.08 1.73 .980 2.05 1.70
1971 WSA AL 30 1B 30 0 47.2 46 44 1 1 3 .978 0.4 10.1 0.4 1.0 -0.6 0 8.50 1.50 .991 9.59 8.10
1971 WSA AL 30 LF 26 8 107.2 25 23 0 2 0 .920 -1.1 -12.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 -1 1.92 0.88 .984 1.93 1.60
1971 WSA AL 30 CF 1 1 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 2.00 1.000 2.70 2.30
1972 CLE AL 31 OF 84 67 643.0 161 159 2 0 0 1.000 3.0 5.6 4.0 4.2 -0.1 -1 2.25 1.92 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 CLE AL 31 LF 41 31 300.0 69 69 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 5.2 3.3 2.7 0.6 -2 2.07 1.68 .980 1.89 1.53
1972 CLE AL 31 1B 38 35 310.2 374 345 26 3 29 .992 4.6 17.8 4.6 0.0 4.6 0 10.75 9.76 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 CLE AL 31 RF 25 15 160.1 40 39 1 0 0 1.000 3.0 22.5 1.0 0.8 0.2 2 2.25 1.60 .980 2.12 1.76
1972 CLE AL 31 CF 22 21 182.2 50 49 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -8.5 -0.3 0.7 -0.9 -1 2.46 2.27 .986 2.65 2.29
1973 CAL AL 32 OF 34 29 254.1 52 49 3 0 1 1.000 -1.4 -6.6 -1.4 -0.5 -0.9 0 1.84 1.53 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 CAL AL 32 LF 33 27 237.1 50 47 3 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -6.6 -1.3 -0.8 -0.5 0 1.90 1.52 .976 2.00 1.68
1973 CAL AL 32 1B 25 22 221.2 242 219 22 1 27 .996 1.9 10.3 1.9 0.1 1.8 0 9.78 9.64 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 CAL AL 32 DH 8
1973 CAL AL 32 RF 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -7.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.08 1.75
1973 CAL AL 32 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1974 TOT AL 33 1B 67 44 420.0 470 432 35 3 38 .994 -2.6 -7.4 -1.6 -2.5 0.9 -1 10.01 6.97 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 TOT AL 33 OF 13 11 93.0 19 16 3 0 1 1.000 0.2 2.6 -0.8 -0.2 -0.5 1 1.84 1.46 .979 2.41 2.12
1974 CAL AL 33 1B 29 17 170.0 158 147 11 0 10 1.000 -2.0 -14.1 -2.0 -2.1 0.1 0 8.36 5.45 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 CAL AL 33 OF 12 10 90.0 18 15 3 0 1 1.000 0.1 1.3 -0.9 -0.2 -0.6 1 1.80 1.50 .978 2.41 2.12
1974 CAL AL 33 LF 7 6 56.0 11 9 2 0 1 1.000 0.7 15.0 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 1 1.77 1.57 .973 2.12 1.74
1974 CAL AL 33 RF 5 4 34.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -21.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 0 1.85 1.40 .971 2.17 1.86
1974 CAL AL 33 DH 3
1974 CLE AL 33 1B 38 27 250.0 312 285 24 3 28 .990 -0.6 -2.9 0.4 -0.4 0.8 -1 11.12 8.13 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 CLE AL 33 CF 1 1 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 3.00 2.60
1974 CLE AL 33 OF 1 1 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.10
1975 CLE AL 34 1B 16 9 96.2 116 110 6 0 9 1.000 -0.7 -8.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.5 0 10.80 7.25 .990 9.84 8.32
1975 CLE AL 34 LF 3 3 21.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -2.1 -120.0 -1.1 -0.5 -0.6 -1 0.86 0.67 1.000 2.19 1.80
1975 CLE AL 34 OF 3 3 21.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -2.1 -120.0 -1.1 -0.5 -0.6 -1 0.86 0.67 1.000 2.36 2.10
13 Seasons 1B 911 600 6090.2 7162 6581 513 68 552 .991 40.2 7.9 41.2 9.5 31.4 -1 10.48 7.79 .991 9.09 8.06
11 Seasons OF 431 339 3001.0 647 615 19 13 2 .980 -12.1 -4.8 -10.1 -0.8 -9.1 -2 1.90 1.47 .981 2.16 1.88
11 Seasons LF 231 178 1535.1 312 293 11 8 2 .974 -5.5 -4.3 -3.5 -2.1 -1.4 -2 1.78 1.32 .979 1.90 1.54
10 Seasons RF 136 99 898.2 194 186 5 3 0 .985 2.2 2.9 -0.8 0.1 -0.8 3 1.91 1.40 .979 2.02 1.68
9 Seasons CF 91 62 567.0 136 130 4 2 1 .985 -8.8 -18.6 -5.8 1.2 -6.9 -3 2.13 1.47 .983 2.53 2.18
2 Seasons DH 11
13 Seasons TOT 1342 939 9091.2 7809 7196 532 81 554 .990 28.1 3.7 31.1 8.7 22.3 -2 -1 7.65 5.76 .979 6.80 6.08
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1968 AL--12--2nd
1972 AL--5--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1963 AL--15--7th
1964 AL--15--6th
1966 AL--20--7th
1967 AL--24--4th
1968 AL--20--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL--5--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1966 AL--10--5th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1968 AL--9--10th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1964 AL--7--3rd
1965 AL--7--8th
1966 AL--11--4th
1967 AL--10--4th
1972 AL--10--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1967 AL--15.1--4th
1968 AL--12.4--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 12 (1142), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2559), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

March 29, 1971: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Washington Senators for Ed Stroud.

April 3, 1972: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Roy Foster to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Ford.

April 2, 1973: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Bob Marcano (minors) to the California Angels for Leo Cardenas.

July 17, 1974: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the California Angels.

June 30, 1975: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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