Harry Craft

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: April 19, 1915 in Ellisville, MS us

Died: August 3, 1995 in Conroe, TX

Buried: Cremated

School: Mississippi College (Clinton, MS)

Debut: September 19, 1937 (Age 22-153d, 6,820th in MLB history)
vs. BSN 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 14, 1942 (Age 27-086d)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Harry Francis Craft

Nicknames: Wildfire

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1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

AB

2104

R

237

H

533

BA

.253

HR

RBI

267

SB

OBP

.294

SLG

.380

OPS

.674

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1935	20	CIN-min	D	103	432	432		137	17	9	14					.317	.317	.495	.812		214					MEN · PASA
1936	21	CIN-min	C	133	511	511		146	21	13	15					.286	.286	.466	.751		238					ELD · CSTL
1937	22	CIN-min	AA,A	133	505	505		166	25	8	14					.329	.329	.493	.822		249					SYR,WLO · IL,WL
1937	22	CIN	NL	10	43	42	7	13	2	1	0	4	0	1	3	.310	.326	.405	.730	101	17	1	0	0	8
1938	23	CIN	NL	151	645	612	70	165	28	9	15	83	3	29	46	.270	.305	.418	.723	99	256	12	2	2	*8
1939	24	CIN	NL	134	537	502	58	129	20	7	13	67	5	27	54	.257	.299	.402	.701	85	202	6	3	5	*8/7
1940	25	CIN	NL	115	452	422	47	103	18	5	6	48	2	17	46	.244	.277	.353	.630	72	149	5	2	11	*8/93
1941	26	CIN	NL	119	450	413	48	103	15	2	10	59	4	33	43	.249	.308	.368	.676	90	152	9	2	2	*8
1942	27	NYY-min	AA	58	237	215	37	62	10	1	4	32	5	12	18	.288	.332	.400	.732		86	4	2	8		KCY · AA
1942	27	CIN	NL	37	118	113	7	20	2	1	0	6	0	3	11	.177	.205	.212	.418	22	24	2	1	1	8
1943	28	NYY-min	AA	8	30	30	5	9	0	0	3	6	0			.300	.300	.600	.900		18					KCY · AA
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	31	NYY-min	AAA	94	298	260	34	75	17	0	7	35	3	36	51	.288	.379	.435	.814		113	3	2	0		KCY · AA
1947	32	NYY-min	AAA	88	302	267	42	84	16	6	4	32	5	33	31	.315	.392	.464	.856		124	8	1	1		KCY · AA
1948	33	NYY-min	AAA	13	20	18	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	.167	.211	.167	.377		3		0	1		KCY · AA
6 Yrs				566	2245	2104	237	533	85	25	44	267	14	110	203	.253	.294	.380	.674	85	800	35	10	21
162 Game Avg.				162	643	602	68	153	24	7	13	76	4	31	58	.253	.294	.380	.674	85	229	10	3	6

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Harry Craft

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

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