Sam Crane

Samuel Newhall Crane
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 2, 1854 in Springfield, MA
Died: June 26, 1925 in New York, NY

Sam was the Mets' starting second baseman in their inaugural campaign, and, all in all, produced his finest season with the bat. Which—apologies to Mr. Crane's descendants—isn't saying much. His Old Judge card is pictured here, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1880 Buf NL  10   31   4   4  0  0  0   2   4  -  -   8  1   -   -  - .156 .129 .129
1883 *METS*  96  349  57  82  8  5  0   - 100  -  -   - 13   -   -  - .262 .287 .235
1884 Cin UA  80  309  56  72  9  3  1   -  90  -  -   - 11   -   -  - .259 .291 .233
1885 Det NL  68  245  23  47  4  6  1  20  66  -  -  45 13   -   -  - .233 .269 .192
1886 2teams  86  301  34  46  5  3  1  19  60 14  -  61 21   -   -  - .208 .199 .153
1887 Was NL   7   30   6   9  1  1  0   1  12  5  -   6  1   0   -  - .323 .400 .300
1890 2teams  26   94   3  16  3  0  0   3  19  6  -   7  0   1   -  - .179 .202 .170
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METS TOTALS  96  349  57  82  8  5  0   - 100  -  -   - 13   -   -  - .262 .287 .235
OTHER CLUBS 277 1010 126 194 22 13  3  45 251 25  - 127 47   1   -  - .229 .249 .192
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CAREER TOTS 373 1359 183 276 30 18  3  45 351 25  - 127 60   1   -  - .237 .258 .203

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1886 Det NL  47  185  24  26  2  2  1  12  35  8  -  34  8   -   -  - .176 .189 .141
1886 StL NL  39  116  10  20  3  1  0   7  25  6  -  27 13   -   -  - .256 .216 .172
1890 N Y NL   2    6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  1  -   1  0   0   -  - .000 .000 .000
1890 Pit NL  22   82   3  16  3  0  0   3  19  5  -   5  0   1   -  - .205 .232 .195
1890 N Y NL   2    6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  -   1  0   0   -  - .000 .000 .000

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  W  L  PCT FINISH
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1880 Buf NL  84 24 58 .293   7th 
1884 Cin UA  70 49 21 .700   3rd 
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CAREER TOTS 154 73 79 .480       

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I own no Sam Crane memorabilia of any kind. If you have anything, and are willing to trade or donate it, contact me at Rounding Third.

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