Gavvy Cravath Notable

b. March 23, 1881 · Boston Red Sox 1908, Chicago White Sox 1909, Washington Senators 1909, Philadelphia Phillies 1912–1920

Gavvy Cravath played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1908 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1920.

Across 1,220 games he batted .287, with 1,134 hits and 575 runs. He finished with 119 home runs, 232 doubles, 83 triples, 561 walks and 89 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs six times between 1913 and 1919, topping out at 24. He led the league in runs batted in two times between 1913 and 1915, topping out at 128. He also led it in hits, runs and walks. He played 1,090 games in the outfield, with 1,675 putouts and 109 errors.

He was born in Poway, CA, USA on March 23, 1881, and died on May 23, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1913, 1915

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1908	BOS	94	277	43	71	10	11	1	34	38	52	6	.256
1909	CHW/WSH	23	56	7	9	0	0	1	9	20	12	3	.161
1912	PHI	130	436	63	124	30	9	11	70	47	77	15	.284
1913	PHI	147	525	78	179	34	14	19	128	55	63	10	.341
1914	PHI	149	499	76	149	27	8	19	100	83	72	14	.299
1915	PHI	150	522	89	149	31	7	24	115	86	77	11	.285
1916	PHI	137	448	70	127	21	8	11	70	64	89	9	.283
1917	PHI	140	503	70	141	29	16	12	83	70	57	6	.280
1918	PHI	121	426	43	99	27	5	8	54	54	46	7	.232
1919	PHI	83	214	34	73	18	5	12	45	35	21	8	.341
1920	PHI	46	45	2	13	5	0	1	11	9	12	0	.289
Career	—	1220	3951	575	1134	232	83	119	719	561	578	89	.287

On this day & linked events

1881

Born March 23, 1881

Poway, CA, USA

1963

Died May 23, 1963

1908

Major-league debut: Gavvy Cravath

Gavvy Cravath made a major-league debut on April 18, 1908.

1920

Final major-league game: Gavvy Cravath

Gavvy Cravath played a final major-league game on October 2, 1920.

Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain