Tommy McCraw Notable

b. November 21, 1940 · Chicago White Sox 1963–1970, Washington Senators 1971, Cleveland Indians 1972, 1974–1975, California Angels 1973–1974

Tommy McCraw played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1963 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1975.

Across 1,468 games he batted .246, with 972 hits and 484 runs. He finished with 75 home runs, 149 doubles and 143 stolen bases.

He played 911 games at first base, with 6,581 putouts and 68 errors. He turned 552 double plays. He also played 431 games in the outfield.

He hit three home runs in a game in 1967.

He was born in Malvern, AR, USA on November 21, 1940. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1963	CHW	102	280	38	71	11	3	6	33	21	46	15	.254
1964	CHW	125	368	47	96	11	5	6	36	32	65	15	.261
1965	CHW	133	273	38	65	12	1	5	21	25	48	12	.238
1966	CHW	151	389	49	89	16	4	5	48	29	40	20	.229
1967	CHW	125	453	55	107	18	3	11	45	33	55	24	.236
1968	CHW	136	477	51	112	16	12	9	44	36	58	20	.235
1969	CHW	93	240	21	62	12	2	2	25	21	24	1	.258
1970	CHW	129	332	39	73	11	2	6	31	21	50	12	.220
1971	WSA	122	207	33	44	6	4	7	25	19	38	3	.213
1972	CLE	129	391	43	101	12	5	7	33	41	47	12	.258
1973	CAL	99	264	25	70	7	0	3	24	30	42	3	.265
1974	CAL/CLE	101	231	38	68	16	0	6	34	17	24	2	.294
1975	CLE	23	51	7	14	1	1	2	5	7	7	4	.275
Career	—	1468	3956	484	972	149	42	75	404	332	544	143	.246

On this day & linked events

1940

Born November 21, 1940

Malvern, AR, USA

1963

Major-league debut: Tommy McCraw

Tommy McCraw made a major-league debut on June 4, 1963.

1967

Tommy McCraw's Three-Home-Run Game, 1967

Tommy McCraw hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Minnesota Twins on May 24, 1967.

1975

Final major-league game: Tommy McCraw

Tommy McCraw played a final major-league game on June 24, 1975.

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