1930
Born February 17, 1930
Durham, NC, USA
Roger Craig Notable
b. February 17, 1930 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1955–1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958–1961, New York Mets 1962–1963, St. Louis Cardinals 1964, Cincinnati Reds 1965, Philadelphia Phillies 1966
Roger Craig played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1966.
He went 74 and 98 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 1,536 innings in 368 games. He struck out 803, completed 58 of his 186 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 368 games he batted .085, with 38 hits and 15 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1959, with 4.
He was born in Durham, NC, USA on February 17, 1930, and died on June 4, 2023. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .077 |
| 1956 | BRO | 35 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 0 | .016 |
| 1957 | BRO | 32 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .138 |
| 1958 | LAD | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | LAD | 29 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .058 |
| 1960 | LAD | 21 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .056 |
| 1961 | LAD | 40 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .148 |
| 1962 | NYM | 42 | 76 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .053 |
| 1963 | NYM | 46 | 69 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | .087 |
| 1964 | STL | 39 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .208 |
| 1965 | CIN | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1966 | PHI | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 368 | 448 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 219 | 0 | .085 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 5 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 90.2 | 81 | 28 | 43 | 48 | 2.78 |
| 1956 | BRO | 12 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 199.0 | 169 | 82 | 87 | 109 | 3.71 |
| 1957 | BRO | 6 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 111.1 | 102 | 57 | 47 | 69 | 4.61 |
| 1958 | LAD | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 4.50 |
| 1959 | LAD | 11 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 152.2 | 122 | 35 | 45 | 76 | 2.06 |
| 1960 | LAD | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 115.2 | 99 | 42 | 43 | 69 | 3.27 |
| 1961 | LAD | 5 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 112.2 | 130 | 77 | 52 | 63 | 6.15 |
| 1962 | NYM | 10 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 3 | 233.1 | 261 | 117 | 70 | 118 | 4.51 |
| 1963 | NYM | 5 | 22 | 46 | 31 | 2 | 236.0 | 249 | 99 | 58 | 108 | 3.78 |
| 1964 | STL | 7 | 9 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 166.0 | 180 | 60 | 35 | 84 | 3.25 |
| 1965 | CIN | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 64.1 | 74 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 3.64 |
| 1966 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 5.56 |
| Career | — | 74 | 98 | 368 | 186 | 19 | 1536.1 | 1528 | 653 | 522 | 803 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
2023
Died June 4, 2023
1955
Major-league debut: Roger Craig
Roger Craig made a major-league debut on July 17, 1955.
1966
Final major-league game: Roger Craig
Roger Craig played a final major-league game on July 10, 1966.
Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain