Del Crandall
[edit] Biography
Del Crandall (Delmar Wesley Crandall) was born on March 5, 1930 in Ontario, California. He made his Major League debut on June 17, 1949 for the Boston Braves. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 4 home runs and 34 RBI. Crandall played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Del Crandall's best season was 1960, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .294 average and knocked in 77 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 67
| 228
| 21
| 60
| 4
| 34
| .263
| .291
| .368
| 10
| 1
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 79
| 255
| 21
| 56
| 4
| 37
| .220
| .257
| .310
| 11
| 0
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 116
| 382
| 55
| 104
| 15
| 51
| .272
| .330
| .429
| 13
| 1
| 33
| 47
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 13
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| 138
| 463
| 60
| 112
| 21
| 64
| .242
| .305
| .425
| 18
| 2
| 40
| 56
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 14
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| 133
| 440
| 61
| 104
| 26
| 62
| .236
| .299
| .457
| 15
| 2
| 40
| 56
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 11
| 12
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| 112
| 311
| 37
| 74
| 16
| 48
| .238
| .313
| .450
| 14
| 2
| 35
| 30
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 5
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 118
| 383
| 45
| 97
| 15
| 46
| .253
| .308
| .410
| 11
| 2
| 30
| 38
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 9
| 13
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| 131
| 427
| 50
| 116
| 18
| 63
| .272
| .348
| .457
| 23
| 1
| 48
| 38
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 18
| 14
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 150
| 518
| 65
| 133
| 21
| 72
| .257
| .318
| .423
| 19
| 2
| 46
| 48
| 3
| 9
| 5
| 8
| 24
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| 142
| 537
| 81
| 158
| 19
| 77
| .294
| .334
| .430
| 14
| 1
| 34
| 36
| 4
| 9
| 4
| 6
| 15
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| 15
| 30
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .226
| .300
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 107
| 350
| 35
| 104
| 8
| 45
| .297
| .348
| .417
| 12
| 3
| 27
| 24
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 16
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 86
| 259
| 18
| 52
| 3
| 28
| .201
| .251
| .251
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 10
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 69
| 195
| 12
| 45
| 3
| 11
| .231
| .309
| .328
| 8
| 1
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 5
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 60
| 140
| 11
| 30
| 2
| 10
| .214
| .288
| .271
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 3
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 50
| 108
| 10
| 25
| 4
| 8
| .231
| .320
| .361
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1523
| 4918
| 575
| 1251
| 175
| 649
| .254
| .312
| .404
| 177
| 18
| 410
| 468
| 21
| 68
| 26
| 99
| 159
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 50
| 108
| 10
| 25
| 4
| 8
| .231
| .320
| .361
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1573
| 5026
| 585
| 1276
| 179
| 657
| .254
| .312
| .404
| 179
| 18
| 424
| 477
| 21
| 68
| 26
| 104
| 162
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| C
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 287
| 39
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| BOS
| N
| C
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 311
| 41
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| C
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 566
| 62
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1954
| MIL
| N
| C
| 136
| 133
| 1167.1
| 665
| 79
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 22
| 22
| 7
| .989
|
| 1955
| MIL
| N
| C
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 611
| 67
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1956
| MIL
| N
| C
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 448
| 44
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| RF
| 9
| 8
| 66
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 70
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| C
| 102
| 92
| 845.2
| 414
| 59
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 37
| 23
| 3
| .987
|
| 1957
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| MIL
| N
| C
| 124
| 120
| 1076.1
| 659
| 64
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 31
| 29
| 5
| .990
|
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| C
| 146
| 142
| 1271.2
| 783
| 71
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 32
| 5
| .994
|
| 1960
| MIL
| N
| C
| 141
| 139
| 1247.2
| 764
| 70
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 11
| 33
| 26
| 6
| .988
|
| 1961
| MIL
| N
| C
| 5
| 5
| 43.1
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 3
| 26
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| C
| 90
| 88
| 778.1
| 460
| 54
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 21
| 4
| .994
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| C
| 75
| 67
| 609.2
| 413
| 38
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 31
| 21
| 0
| .991
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 6
| 46
| 46
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| C
| 65
| 57
| 510
| 402
| 30
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 12
| 1
| .993
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| C
| 60
| 40
| 391.2
| 248
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 12
| 0
| .996
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| C
| 49
| 39
| 328.2
| 304
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 8
| 1
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 14
| 9
| 75
| 84
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 70
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1479
| 922
| 8270.1
| 7352
| 759
| 89
| 116
| 1
| 60
| 254
| 207
| 32
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 9
| 8
| 66
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1948).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Bob Shaw and Bob Hendley to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, Billy Hoeft and a player to be named later (December 3, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Priddy and Bob Burda (February 11, 1965).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 30, 1965).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 30, 1965).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (October 14, 1966).
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