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11. Sam Crawford

11. Sam Crawford
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: April 18, 1880 in Wahoo, NE USA
  • Weight: 190 lbs.
  • Height: 6'0"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: L
  • Debut: September 10, 1899
  • Final Game: September 16, 1917
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1908
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1909
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1911
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1915
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1915
  • MVP - 1911
  • MVP - 1912
  • MVP - 1913
  • MVP - 1914
 
ABRHHRRBISBAVG
19140278259221943044732 0.309
 
The deadball era was a long time ago but there are still some records that exist to this day, two of which are the most Triples of all time and the most inside the park Home Runs in a season.  Those are held by “Wahoo” Sam Crawford, who played most of his career with Detroit.
Crawford would appear to be the perfect complement to Ty Cobb and the dual hitting threat would take the Tigers to three consecutive American League Pennants (though both would falter in the postseason), and their relationship would turn adversarial.

Still, Sam Crawford was an exceptional hitting threat and would lead the American League in Triples five times, RBIs three times, and had a .309 Batting Average as a Tiger.  He would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957, and his name was honored by the Tigers in rightfield along with other legends in 2000.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: First Base, Outfield
  • Acquired: Signed prior to the 1903 Season.
  • Departed: Released after the 1917 Season.
  • Games Played: 2114
  • Notable Statistics: 1,115 Runs Scored
    2,466 Hits
    402 Doubles
    249 Triples
    70 Home Runs
    1,264 Runs Batted In
    318 Stolen Bases
    .309/.362/.448 Slash Line
    68.5 bWAR

    17 Playoff Games
    7 Runs Scored
    17 Hits
    5 Doubles
    0 Triples
    1 Home Run
    8 Runs Batted In
    1 Stolen Base
    .243/.264/.357 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards: Most At Bats (1908 & 1913)
    Most Runs Scored (1907)
    Most Total Bases (1913)
    Most Doubles (1909)
    Most Triples (1903, 1910, 1913, 1914 & 1915)
    Most Home Runs (1908)
    Most Runs Batted In (1910, 1914 & 1915)
    Most Extra Base Hits (1907, 1909, 1913 & 1915)
    Highest Power-Speed # (1908)
    Most Assists by a Rightfielder (1905 & 1906)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Rightfielder (1904 & 1905)
    Most Double Plays Turned by an Outfielder (1904)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Centerfielder (1908)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Rightfielder (1905, 1911, 1912, 1914 & 1915)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by an Outfielder (1905)

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