Dave Bancroft

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: April 20, 1891 in Sioux City, IA us

Died: October 9, 1972 in Superior, WI

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Superior, WI

High School: Central HS (Sioux City, IA)

Debut: April 14, 1915 (Age 23-359d, 4,291st in major league history)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 31, 1930 (Age 39-041d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1971. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: David James Bancroft

Nicknames: Beauty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.0

7182

2004

.279

1048

RBI

591

145

OBP

.355

SLG

.358

OPS

.714

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-11 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1915	WS g1	Oct 8	PHI		BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	2	1.15	0.006	60.05	0.15%	-0.15	SS
2	1915	WS g2	Oct 9	PHI		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	2	1.11	-0.071	59.52	-2.57%	-0.28	SS
3	1915	WS g3	Oct 11	PHI	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.273	.273	.273	.545	2	1.70	0.019	106.47	1.26%	0.48	SS
4	1915	WS g4	Oct 12	PHI	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.333	.231	.564	2	.93	0.020	57.99	0.85%	0.31	SS
5	1915	WS g5	Oct 13	PHI		BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.294	.368	.294	.663	2	.96	0.001	36.84	0.01%	0.30	SS
1921 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1921	WS g1	Oct 5	NYG		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.55	-0.056	25.03	-1.67%	-0.55	SS
7	1921	WS g2	Oct 6	NYG	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.12	-0.102	51.21	-2.55%	-0.97	SS
8	1921	WS g3	Oct 7	NYG		NYY	W,13-5	CG	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	2	.91	-0.104	34.62	-2.03%	-1.46	SS
9	1921	WS g4	Oct 9	NYG	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	2	.96	-0.108	49.89	-3.22%	-1.11	SS
10	1921	WS g5	Oct 10	NYG		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	2	1.00	-0.103	62.81	-3.85%	-0.96	SS
11	1921	WS g6	Oct 11	NYG	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.154	.154	.154	.308	2	1.38	0.058	86.15	2.30%	0.17	SS
12	1921	WS g7	Oct 12	NYG		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.200	.367	2	.93	-0.044	77.71	-2.35%	-0.32	SS
13	1921	WS g8	Oct 13	NYG	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.176	.182	.358	2	1.18	-0.081	98.54	-4.63%	-0.86	SS
1922 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1922	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1.01	0.022	52.50	1.07%	-0.17	SS
15	1922	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	T,3-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	1	1.11	-0.146	59.84	-4.70%	-1.24	SS
16	1922	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	1	.82	0.058	44.34	1.72%	0.55	SS
17	1922	WS g4	Oct 7	NYG	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	1	1.07	0.156	46.54	4.02%	1.31	SS
18	1922	WS g5	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.211	.496	1	1.82	-0.253	44.66	-3.65%	-2.21	SS
1923 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1923	WS g1	Oct 10	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1.45	0.017	75.87	0.41%	-0.04	SS
20	1923	WS g2	Oct 11	NYG		NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	.95	-0.104	49.77	-3.32%	-0.88	SS
21	1923	WS g3	Oct 12	NYG	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	1	.95	-0.033	59.22	-1.35%	-0.47	SS
22	1923	WS g4	Oct 13	NYG		NYY	L,4-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	1	.49	-0.056	30.83	-2.15%	-1.74	SS
23	1923	WS g5	Oct 14	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	1	.31	-0.032	25.83	-1.48%	-0.80	SS
24	1923	WS g6	Oct 15	NYG		NYY	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	1	.60	-0.058	50.21	-2.87%	-0.82	SS
									101	93	10	16	1	0	0	7	6	0	10	0	1				1	1	.172	.222	.183	.405

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