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Craig Skok

Craig Richard Skok

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 1, 1947 in Dobbs Ferry, NY
School: Florida State University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1973
Teams (by GP): Braves/RedSox/Rangers 1973-1979

Final Game: July 29, 1979
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1970	22	BOS-min	A	14	4	.778	2.53	32	23					167.0	138	54	47	6	43								1.084	7.4	0.3	2.3			GRV · WCRS
1971	23	BOS-min	AA	9	9	.500	2.61	25	25		8	3	0	169.0	143	58	49	8	40	5	128	4	0	5			1.083	7.6	0.4	2.1	6.8	3.20	PAW · EL
1972	24	BOS-min	AAA	15	7	.682	3.02	25	23		10	1	0	164.0	150	66	55	9	48	3	115	5	0	4			1.207	8.2	0.5	2.6	6.3	2.40	LOU · IL
1973	25	BOS-min	AAA	7	4	.636	2.41	12	12		9	1	0	97.0	68	27	26	10	23	1	85	2	0	1			0.938	6.3	0.9	2.1	7.9	3.70	PAW · IL
1973	25	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	6.28	11	0	7	0	0	1	28.2	35	22	20	2	11	2	22	0	0	1	129	65	1.605	11.0	0.6	3.5	6.9	2.00

1976	28	TEX-min	AAA	8	3	.727	6.18	25	13		4	0	1	115.0	157	87	79	19	41	1	60	3	1	5			1.722	12.3	1.5	3.2	4.7	1.46	SAC · PCL
1976	28	TEX	AL	0	1	.000	12.60	9	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	13	7	7	2	3	0	5	0	0	1	30	31	3.200	23.4	3.6	5.4	9.0	1.67

1978	30	ATL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.33	11	0		0	0	1	27.0	16	11	10	2	6	1	23	0	0	0			0.815	5.3	0.7	2.0	7.7	3.83	RMD · IL
1978	30	ATL	NL	3	2	.600	4.35	43	0	11	0	0	2	62.0	64	38	30	8	27	8	28	0	1	4	273	94	1.468	9.3	1.2	3.9	4.1	1.04
1979	31	ATL-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	4.24	8	0		0	0	1	17.0	18	10	8	2	7	2	13	0	0	3			1.471	9.5	1.1	3.7	6.9	1.86	RMD · IL
1979	31	ATL	NL	1	3	.250	3.98	44	0	19	0	0	2	54.1	58	26	24	7	17	2	30	3	0	2	232	103	1.380	9.6	1.2	2.8	5.0	1.76
1980	32	ATL-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.93	30	0		0	0	5	43.0	35	15	14	2	16	5	29	0	0	0			1.186	7.3	0.4	3.3	6.1	1.81	RMD · IL
4 Seasons				4	7	.364	4.86	107	0	38	0	0	5	150.0	170	93	81	19	58	12	85	3	1	8	664	84	1.520	10.2	1.1	3.5	5.1	1.47
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.364	4.86	68	0	24	0	0	3	95	108	59	51	12	37	8	54	2	1	5	422	84	1.520	10.2	1.1	3.5	5.1	1.47

ATL (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	4.18	87	0	30	0	0	4	116.1	122	64	54	15	44	10	58	3	1	6	505	98	1.427	9.4	1.2	3.4	4.5	1.32
BOS (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.28	11	0	7	0	0	1	28.2	35	22	20	2	11	2	22	0	0	1	129	65	1.605	11.0	0.6	3.5	6.9	2.00
TEX (1 yr)				0	1	.000	12.60	9	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	13	7	7	2	3	0	5	0	0	1	30	31	3.200	23.4	3.6	5.4	9.0	1.67

NL (2 yrs)			NL	4	5	.444	4.18	87	0	30	0	0	4	116.1	122	64	54	15	44	10	58	3	1	6	505	98	1.427	9.4	1.2	3.4	4.5	1.32
AL (2 yrs)			AL	0	2	.000	7.22	20	0	8	0	0	1	33.2	48	29	27	4	14	2	27	0	0	2	159	56	1.842	12.8	1.1	3.7	7.2	1.93

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1973	25	BOS	AL	28.2	0	22	17	1	.6	-5	-0.6	$

1976	28	TEX	AL	5.0	0	7	3	0	2.2	-4	-0.8	$

1978	30	ATL	NL	62.0	0	38	40	-2	.9	2	-0.3	$
1979	31	ATL	NL	54.1	0	26	37	-3	.7	11	0.5	$
4 Seasons				150.0	0	93	97	-4	.8	4	-1.2	$

ATL (2 yrs)				116.1	0	64	77	-5	.8	13	0.2	$
BOS (1 yr)				28.2	0	22	17	1	.6	-5	-0.6	$
TEX (1 yr)				5.0	0	7	3	0	2.2	-4	-0.8	$

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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
1970	22	BOS-min	A	32	61	61		11	2	1	0						.180	.180	.246	.426		15						GRV · WCRS
1971	23	BOS-min	AA	25	58	55	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	16	.073	.105	.091	.196		5		0	1	0		PAW · EL
1972	24	BOS-min	AAA	25	67	55	4	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	18	.145	.203	.164	.367		9		0	8	0		LOU · IL
1973	25	BOS-min	AAA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		PAW · IL
1973	25	BOS	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1976	28	TEX-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		SAC · PCL
1976	28	TEX	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1978	30	ATL-min	AAA	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		RMD · IL
1978	30	ATL	NL	43	8	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625	65	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	31	ATL-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		RMD · IL
1979	31	ATL	NL	44	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	32	ATL-min	AAA	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		RMD · IL
4 Seasons				107	12	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.182	.250	.273	.523	40	3	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	18	17	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.182	.250	.273	.523	40	5	0	0	0	0	0

ATL (2 yrs)				87	12	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.182	.250	.273	.523	40	3	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				87	12	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.182	.250	.273	.523	40	3	0	0	0	0	0
AL (2 yrs)				20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rpos	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	Salary	Pos
1978	30	ATL	NL	8	0	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	$	1
1979	31	ATL	NL	4	-1	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	$	1
2 Seasons				12	-1	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	$

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1973	BOS	AL	25	P	11	28.2	3	1	2	0	1.000	0.94	0.27	.950	1.85	1.85	0	2	100%
1976	TEX	AL	28	P	9	5.0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.80	0.11	.950	1.80	1.88	0	1	100%
1978	ATL	NL	30	P	43	62.0	12	3	9	0	1.000	1.74	0.28	.951	1.92	1.89	6	1	14%
1979	ATL	NL	31	P	44	54.1	10	0	10	1	1.000	1.66	0.23	.951	1.81	1.80	2	3	60%
	4 Seasons			P	107	150.0	26	4	22	1	1.000	1.56	0.24	.951	1.86	1.85	8	7	47%
	4 Seasons			TOT	107	150.0	26	4	22	1	1.000	1.56	0.24	.951	1.86	1.85	8	7	47%

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Fielding % as P s c a p y 1978 NL 1.000 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1978 NL 1.000 (1st)

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Transactions

January 28, 1967: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.
June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.
August 19, 1969: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
December 12, 1975: the Boston Red Sox sent Craig Skok to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal made on November 17, 1975. November 17, 1975: The Boston Red Sox sent a player to be named later, Steve Barr and Juan Beniquez to the Texas Rangers for Fergie Jenkins.
December 15, 1976: Released by the Texas Rangers.
February 7, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

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