Bill Cronin

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 167lb (175cm, 75kg)

Born: December 26, 1902 in West Newton, MA us

Died: October 26, 1966 in Newton, MA

Buried: Newton Cemetery, Newton, MA

School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Debut: July 4, 1928 (Age 25-191d, 5,880th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1931 (Age 28-269d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: William Patrick Cronin

Nicknames: Crungy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.1

AB

296

R

H

BA

.230

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.269

SLG

.294

OPS

.563

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	Pos	Awards
1923	20	WCS	A	5																							WCS · EL
1924	21	WCS	A	12																							WCS · EL
1925	22	WCS	A	77	214	214		60	10	0	0						.280	.280	.327	.607		70					WCS · EL
1926	23	PRV,PFD	A	101	311	311		82	8	1	1						.264	.264	.305	.569		95					PRV,PFD · EL
1927	24	PRV	A	109	363	363		99	14	3	2						.273	.273	.344	.617		125					PRV · EL
1928	25	PRV	A	52	167	167		45	5	6	2						.269	.269	.407	.677		68					PRV · EL
1928	25	BSN	NL	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-3	0		0	0	/2
1929	26	BLT	AA	37	106	106		28	5	3	1						.264	.264	.396	.660		42					BLT · IL
1929	26	BSN	NL	6	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-44	1		0	0	/2
1930	27	BSN	NL	66	189	178	19	45	9	1	0	17	0		4	8	.253	.277	.315	.592	44	56		2	5	2
1931	28	BSN	NL	51	116	107	8	22	6	1	0	10	0		7	5	.206	.267	.280	.548	49	30		2	0	2
1932	29	CHC-min	AA	75	199	199		43	7	1	0						.216	.216	.261	.477		52					LOS · PCL
1933	30	CHC-min	AA	82	254	254		77	7	0	2						.303	.303	.354	.657		90					LOS · PCL
1934	31	BOS-min	AA	110	352	352		97	14	1	0						.276	.276	.321	.597		113					SYR · IL
1935	32	DET-min	AA	144	456	456		112	15	0	0						.246	.246	.279	.524		127					POR · PCL
1936	33	POR	AA	63	167	167		38	10	0	0						.228	.228	.287	.515		48					POR · PCL
1937	34	POR	AA	113	367	367		99	16	1	1						.270	.270	.327	.597		120					POR · PCL
1938	35	POR	AA	79	239	239		55	11	1	1						.230	.230	.297	.527		71					POR · PCL
1939	36	DAL	A1	144	420	420		95	15	0	0						.226	.226	.262	.488		110					DAL · TL
1940	37	DAL	A1	95	254	254		61	5	1	0						.240	.240	.268	.508		68					DAL · TL
1941	38	DAL	A1	90	299	299		71	9	0	1						.237	.237	.278	.515		83					DAL · TL
1942	39	MTG	B	61	200	200		64	9	1	1						.320	.320	.390	.710		78					MTG · SEAL
1943	40	NYY-min	AA	45	124	106	6	11	1	0	0	3	1	0	16	12	.104	.221	.113	.335		12	2	0	2		NWK,KCY · IL,AA
1944	41	NYY-min	A	41	87	87		25	3	1	0						.287	.287	.345	.632		30					BNG · EL
1945	42	NYY-min	A	21	54	54		14	0	1	0						.259	.259	.296	.556		16					BNG · EL
1946	43	PHI-min	C																								SDY · CAML
1949	46	LVN	C																								LVN · WA
4 Yrs				126	317	296	28	68	15	2	0	27	0		12	13	.230	.269	.294	.563	43	87		4	5
162 Game Avg.				162	408	381	36	87	19	3	0	35	0		15	17	.230	.269	.294	.563	43	112		5	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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