1887
Born October 8, 1887
Wadena, IN, USA
Doc Crandall Notable
b. October 8, 1887 · New York Giants 1908–1913, St. Louis Cardinals 1913, St. Louis Terriers 1914–1915, St. Louis Browns 1916, Boston Braves 1918
Doc Crandall played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1908 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1918.
He went 102 and 62 with a 2.92 earned run average, pitching 1,546 innings in 302 games. He struck out 606, completed 91 of his 135 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 500 games he batted .285, with 253 hits and 109 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 35 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He was born in Wadena, IN, USA on October 8, 1887, and died on August 17, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYG | 34 | 72 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .222 |
| 1909 | NYG | 30 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .244 |
| 1910 | NYG | 45 | 73 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .342 |
| 1911 | NYG | 61 | 113 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 2 | .239 |
| 1912 | NYG | 50 | 80 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .313 |
| 1913 | NYG/STL | 48 | 49 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .306 |
| 1914 | SLM | 118 | 278 | 40 | 86 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 58 | 32 | 3 | .309 |
| 1915 | SLM | 84 | 141 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 4 | .284 |
| 1916 | SLB | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
| 1918 | BSN | 14 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| Career | — | 500 | 887 | 109 | 253 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 126 | 118 | 112 | 9 | .285 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYG | 12 | 12 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 214.2 | 198 | 70 | 59 | 77 | 2.93 |
| 1909 | NYG | 6 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 122.0 | 117 | 39 | 33 | 55 | 2.88 |
| 1910 | NYG | 17 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 207.2 | 194 | 59 | 43 | 73 | 2.56 |
| 1911 | NYG | 15 | 5 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 198.2 | 199 | 58 | 51 | 94 | 2.63 |
| 1912 | NYG | 13 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 162.0 | 181 | 65 | 35 | 60 | 3.61 |
| 1913 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 97.2 | 102 | 31 | 24 | 42 | 2.86 |
| 1914 | SLM | 13 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 196.0 | 194 | 77 | 52 | 84 | 3.54 |
| 1915 | SLM | 21 | 15 | 51 | 33 | 1 | 312.2 | 307 | 90 | 77 | 117 | 2.59 |
| 1916 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 1918 | BSN | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34.0 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2.38 |
| Career | — | 102 | 62 | 302 | 135 | 25 | 1546.2 | 1538 | 502 | 379 | 606 | 2.92 |
On this day & linked events
1951
Died August 17, 1951
1908
Major-league debut: Doc Crandall
Doc Crandall made a major-league debut on April 24, 1908.
1918
Final major-league game: Doc Crandall
Doc Crandall played a final major-league game on August 31, 1918.
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