1892
Born April 15, 1892
Dallas, TX, USA
Sam Crawford Notable
b. April 15, 1892 · Brooklyn Royal Giants 1911–1912, Chicago American Giants 1913–1916, 1918–1919, 1925–1926, 1929, Chicago Giants 1913, Detroit Stars 1919, Kansas City Monarchs 1920–1923, St. Louis Stars 1924, Birmingham Black Barons 1925, Cleveland Tigers 1928, Chicago Columbia Giants 1931
Sam Crawford played for nine clubs across 21 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1911 and closing with the Chicago Columbia Giants in 1931.
He went 61 and 51 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 976.7 innings in 160 games. He struck out 461, completed 73 of his 114 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 201 games he batted .190, with 87 hits and 41 runs. He finished with 10 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1920, with 102. He led the league in wins once, in 1920, with 14.
He was born in Dallas, TX, USA on April 15, 1892. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911* | BRG | 12 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| 1912* | BRG | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| 1913* | CAG/COG | 7 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1914* | CAG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915* | CAG | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1916* | CAG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918* | CAG | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1919* | CAG/DS | 24 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| 1920 | KCM | 28 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1921 | KCM | 35 | 84 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| 1922 | KCM | 18 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .205 |
| 1923 | KCM | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1924 | SLS | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1925 | BBB/CAG | 36 | 74 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .149 |
| 1926 | CAG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1928 | CTG | 12 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| 1929 | CAG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1931 | CC2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 142 | 313 | 25 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 7 | .188 |
| All seasons | — | 201 | 457 | 41 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 11 | .190 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911* | BRG | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 73.2 | 82 | 34 | 27 | 34 | 4.15 |
| 1912* | BRG | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 8.00 |
| 1913* | CAG/COG | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 61 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 2.02 |
| 1914* | CAG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.38 |
| 1915* | CAG | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 42.2 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1.48 |
| 1916* | CAG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1918* | CAG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2.84 |
| 1919* | CAG/DS | 11 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 147.0 | 144 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 3.12 |
| 1920 | KCM | 14 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 181.2 | 149 | 58 | 58 | 102 | 2.87 |
| 1921 | KCM | 9 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 187.2 | 203 | 94 | 63 | 91 | 4.51 |
| 1922 | KCM | 7 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 79.1 | 82 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 3.74 |
| 1923 | KCM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7.88 |
| 1924 | SLS | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 37.0 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 5.59 |
| 1925 | BBB/CAG | 5 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 | 98 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 6.03 |
| 1928 | CTG | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 |
| 1931 | CC2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 14.63 |
| Major leagues | — | 39 | 36 | 105 | 70 | 4 | 606.1 | 617 | 301 | 211 | 293 | 4.47 |
| All seasons | — | 61 | 51 | 160 | 114 | 7 | 976.2 | 976 | 432 | 351 | 461 | 3.98 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Sam Crawford, that is 1911–1919. Why totals can differ.
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