Joe Cronin

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: October 12, 1906 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: September 7, 1984 in Barnstable, MA

Buried: St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, MA

High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1926 (Age 19-199d, 6,397th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 19, 1945 (Age 38-189d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1956. (Voted by BBWAA on 152/193 ballots)
View Joe Cronin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Joseph Edward Cronin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.7

7579

2285

170

.302

1233

RBI

1424

OBP

.390

SLG

.468

OPS

.857

OPS+

119

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Sep 20)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	BOS		PHA	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	0	2	2	4	0
2	2	Apr 16	BOS		PHA	W,10-4	GS	7	2.0	2	2	1	5	2
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	40 (37)	May 27	BOS		NYY	L,8-9	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	45 (4)	Jun 2	BOS		CLE	W,14-6	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	46	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
6	47	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
7	48	Jun 5	BOS		CHW	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
8	49	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
9	50	Jun 7	BOS		CHW	L,5-13	CG	50	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
10	51	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	6	0	9	1
11	52	Jun 8 (2)	BOS		DET	L,7-12	CG	44	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
12	53	Jun 9	BOS		DET	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
13	54	Jun 10	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
14	55	Jun 11	BOS		SLB	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
15	56	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
16	57	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
17	58	Jun 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	4	2	0	6	0
18	59	Jun 20	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	5	0	7	0
19	60	Jun 21 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	3	1	1	5	2
20	61	Jun 21 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
21	62	Jun 22	BOS	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	38	8.1	2	2	0	4	0
22	63	Jun 23	BOS	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
23	64	Jun 24	BOS	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
24	65	Jun 25	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	5	1	8	1
25	66	Jun 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	43	9.1	5	5	0	10	3
26	67	Jun 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-14	CG	46	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
27	68	Jun 28	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-11	CG	45	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
28	69	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	46	8.0	3	2	1	6	0
29	70	Jun 30 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	71	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	4	4	0	8	1
31	72	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	45	8.1	3	3	1	7	2
32	73	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
33	74	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
34	75	Jul 5 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,16-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	1	8	1
35	76	Jul 5 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
36	77	Jul 9	BOS		CHW	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	8	0	9	2
37	78	Jul 10	BOS		CHW	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	3	3	1	7	2
38	79	Jul 11	BOS		CHW	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
39	80	Jul 12	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
40	81	Jul 13	BOS		CLE	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	2	6	0	8	2
41	82	Jul 14	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
42	83	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	1
43	84	Jul 15 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
44	85	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
45	86	Jul 16 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
46	87	Jul 17	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	7	0	12	1
47	98 (10)	Jul 29	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
48	99	Jul 30	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	1	6	1
49	100	Jul 31	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	9	0	12	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	101	Aug 1	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	5	1	10	2
51	102	Aug 2 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-9	CG	45	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
52	103	Aug 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,11-12	CG	60	11.2	0	2	0	2	0
53	106 (2)	Aug 7	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.2	3	3	0	6	0
54	122 (15)	Aug 23 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
55	123	Aug 25	BOS		DET	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
56	124	Aug 26	BOS		DET	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
57	125	Aug 27	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
58	126	Aug 28 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
59	127	Aug 28 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
60	128	Aug 30 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	129	Aug 30 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	130	Sep 1	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
63	131	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	132	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	133	Sep 4	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	134	Sep 5 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
67	135	Sep 5 (2)	BOS		NYY	T,7-7	CG	52	12.0	2	1	0	3	0
68	136	Sep 6 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,14-5	CG	44	9.0	1	3	2	6	0
69	137	Sep 6 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
70	138	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
71	139	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
72	140	Sep 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	48	12.0	1	4	1	6	0
73	141	Sep 11	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
74	142	Sep 12 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
75	143	Sep 12 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	0	9.1	2	6	0	8	0
76	148 (4)	Sep 19	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
77	149	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	2	1	4	1
78	150	Sep 20 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	5	2	8	0
79	155 (4)	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	4	1	5	1
							81gm		685.0	133	229	26	388	37