Del Crandall

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 5, 1930 in Ontario, CA us

High School: Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA)

Debut: June 17, 1949 (Age 19-104d, 8,207th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1966 (Age 36-204d)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Delmar Wesley Crandall

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.5

AB

5026

R

585

H

1276

BA

.254

HR

179

RBI

657

SB

OBP

.312

SLG

.404

OPS

.716

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
1948	18	BSN-min	C,AAA	128	437	437	1	130	27	4	15	0	0				.297	.297	.481	.778		210							LVN,MLW · WA,AA
1949	19	BSN-min	B	38	154	154		54	13	3	8						.351	.351	.630	.981		97							EVN · IIIL
1949	19	BSN	NL	67	239	228	21	60	10	1	4	34	2		9	18	.263	.291	.368	.660	80	84	8	0	2			2	RoY-2
1950	20	BSN	NL	79	274	255	21	56	11	0	4	37	0		13	24	.220	.257	.310	.567	52	79	6	0	6			2/3
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953	23	MLN	NL	116	420	382	55	104	13	1	15	51	2	1	33	47	.272	.330	.429	.759	101	164	13	0	5			*2	AS,MVP-24
1954	24	MLN	NL	138	515	463	60	112	18	2	21	64	0	3	40	56	.242	.305	.425	.731	94	197	14	3	6	2		*2	AS,MVP-17
1955	25	MLN	NL	133	495	440	61	104	15	2	26	62	2	1	40	56	.236	.299	.457	.756	101	201	12	2	6	6	11	*2	AS,MVP-17
1956	26	MLN	NL	112	357	311	37	74	14	2	16	48	1	2	35	30	.238	.313	.450	.763	108	140	5	1	6	5	15	*2	AS
1957	27	MLN	NL	118	420	383	45	97	11	2	15	46	1	2	30	38	.253	.308	.410	.718	97	157	13	1	4	2	9	2/937
1958	28	MLN	NL	131	485	427	50	116	23	1	18	63	4	1	48	38	.272	.348	.457	.805	119	195	14	4	2	4	18	*2	AS,MVP-10,GG
1959	29	MLN	NL	150	582	518	65	133	19	2	21	72	5	1	46	48	.257	.318	.423	.741	104	219	24	3	9	5	8	*2	AS,MVP-11,GG
1960	30	MLN	NL	142	596	537	81	158	14	1	19	77	4	6	34	36	.294	.334	.430	.764	115	231	15	4	9	12	6	*2	AS,MVP-13,GG
1961	31	MLN	NL	15	32	30	3	6	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.200	.226	.300	.526	43	9	1	0	1	0	0	/2
1962	32	MLN	NL	107	388	350	35	104	12	3	8	45	3	4	27	24	.297	.348	.417	.765	108	146	16	2	6	3	2	2/3	AS,MVP-26,GG
1963	33	MLN	NL	86	282	259	18	52	4	0	3	28	1	4	18	22	.201	.251	.251	.502	46	65	10	0	3	2	5	2/3
1964	34	SFG	NL	69	219	195	12	45	8	1	3	11	0	3	22	21	.231	.309	.328	.637	79	64	5	0	2	0	9	2
1965	35	PIT	NL	60	157	140	11	30	2	0	2	10	1	0	14	10	.214	.288	.271	.560	59	38	3	1	1	1	7	2
1966	36	CLE	AL	50	122	108	10	25	2	0	4	8	0	0	14	9	.231	.320	.361	.681	96	39	3	0	0	0	5	2
1969	39	LAD-min	AA	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000		1		0	0	0			ABQ · TL
1970	40	LAD-min	AA	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0			0	0	0		ABQ · TL
16 Yrs				1573	5583	5026	585	1276	179	18	179	657	26	28	424	477	.254	.312	.404	.716	96	2028	162	21	68	42	95
162 Game Avg.				162	575	518	60	131	18	2	18	68	3		44	49	.254	.312	.404	.716	96	209	17	2	7

MLN (13 yrs)				1394	5085	4583	552	1176	167	17	170	628	25	25	374	437	.257	.313	.412	.725	98	1887	151	20	65	41	74
PIT (1 yr)				60	157	140	11	30	2	0	2	10	1	0	14	10	.214	.288	.271	.560	59	38	3	1	1	1	7
SFG (1 yr)				69	219	195	12	45	8	1	3	11	0	3	22	21	.231	.309	.328	.637	79	64	5	0	2	0	9
CLE (1 yr)				50	122	108	10	25	2	0	4	8	0	0	14	9	.231	.320	.361	.681	96	39	3	0	0	0	5

NL (15 yrs)				1523	5461	4918	575	1251	177	18	175	649	26	28	410	468	.254	.312	.404	.716	96	1989	159	21	68	42	90
AL (1 yr)				50	122	108	10	25	2	0	4	8	0	0	14	9	.231	.320	.361	.681	96	39	3	0	0	0	5

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

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Del Crandall

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

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Transactions

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