Roger Craig

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: February 17, 1930 in Durham, NC us

Died: June 4, 2023 in San Diego, CA

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Durham, NC

High School: Durham HS (Durham, NC)

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: July 17, 1955 (Age 25-150d, 11,273rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: July 10, 1966 (Age 36-143d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Roger Lee Craig

Nicknames: Rock Hawk

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

3x World Series

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.3

ERA

3.83

368

186

1536.1

803

WHIP

1.334

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 20	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 27	BRO		PIT	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (4)	May 2	BRO	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (2)	May 5	BRO	@	STL	L,1-4	GS	24	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	19 (2)	May 11	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
6	23 (3)	May 16	BRO		STL	W,5-3	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	31 (7)	May 26	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	36 (4)	Jun 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	20	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	41 (4)	Jun 5	BRO	@	MLN	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
10	46 (4)	Jun 10	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	50 (3)	Jun 16	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	GS	28	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
12	54 (3)	Jun 20	BRO		STL	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	58 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	GS	10	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 27	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	67 (4)	Jul 1 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	72 (4)	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	30	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	75 (2)	Jul 12	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	80 (4)	Jul 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	85 (4)	Jul 21	BRO	@	STL	L,6-13	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (4)	Jul 26	BRO		CIN	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 30	BRO		MLN	L,6-8	GS	24	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	97 (1)	Aug 1	BRO		MLN	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	99 (1)	Aug 3	BRO		STL	L,8-11	GS	13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	104 (4)	Aug 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-8	GS	19	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	108 (3)	Aug 12	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	112 (3)	Aug 17	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	116 (3)	Aug 22	BRO	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	120 (3)	Aug 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	30	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	131 (5)	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	136 (4)	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	139 (2)	Sep 12	BRO		MLN	L,7-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	140	Sep 14	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	GS	23	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	144 (3)	Sep 18	BRO		STL	L,5-6	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	149 (4)	Sep 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		199.0	10	22	0	32	1