Doc Crandall
[edit] Biography
Born on October 8, 1887 in Wadena, Indiana, Doc Crandall (James Otis Crandall) played for the New York Giants, St. Louis Terriers, St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves over the course of his 10 year career. Crandall broke into the bigs on April 24, 1908 with the New York Giants, and put up a 2.93 ERA in 214.2 innings pitched in 1908, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Doc Crandall's best season was 1915, when he posted a 2.59 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 117 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 32
| 24
| 12
| 12
| 2.93
| 77
| 83
| 70
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 214.2
| 198
| 3
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 1909
| NY
| N
| 30
| 8
| 6
| 4
| 2.88
| 55
| 58
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 122
| 117
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 42
| 18
| 17
| 4
| 2.56
| 73
| 86
| 59
| 13
| 2
| 5
| 207.2
| 194
| 10
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 41
| 15
| 15
| 5
| 2.63
| 94
| 82
| 58
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 198.2
| 199
| 10
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| 37
| 10
| 13
| 7
| 3.61
| 60
| 85
| 65
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 162
| 181
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2.55
| 14
| 17
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 42.1
| 41
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 3.09
| 28
| 28
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 55.1
| 61
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 2.86
| 42
| 45
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 97.2
| 102
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| 27
| 21
| 13
| 9
| 3.54
| 84
| 94
| 77
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 196
| 194
| 8
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
| 1915
| STL
| F
| 51
| 33
| 21
| 15
| 2.59
| 117
| 116
| 90
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 312.2
| 307
| 5
| 77
| 0
| 1
| 10
|
| 1916
| STL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2.38
| 4
| 11
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 39
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 222
| 80
| 68
| 38
| 2.87
| 405
| 450
| 331
| 51
| 4
| 24
| 1036.2
| 1030
| 39
| 249
| 1
| 6
| 26
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 78
| 54
| 34
| 24
| 2.95
| 201
| 210
| 167
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 508.2
| 501
| 13
| 129
| 0
| 2
| 22
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 302
| 134
| 102
| 62
| 2.92
| 606
| 669
| 502
| 91
| 9
| 25
| 1546.2
| 1538
| 52
| 379
| 1
| 8
| 49
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1908
| NY
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1909
| NY
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 39
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 49
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| P
| 41
| 15
| 197.1
| 9
| 59
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 10
| 0
| .958
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| SS
| 6
| 6
| 42.2
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| 2B
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 152
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 52
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1915
| STL
| F
| P
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 99
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1916
| STL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 71
| 1
| 17
| 105
| 165
| 21
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 6
| 42.2
| 5
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 302
| 15
| 197.1
| 76
| 432
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 10
| 0
| .962
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1908
| NY
| N
| 34
| 72
| 8
| 16
| 2
| 6
| .222
| .273
| .361
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| NY
| N
| 30
| 41
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| .244
| .262
| .366
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 45
| 73
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 13
| .342
| .385
| .521
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 61
| 113
| 12
| 27
| 2
| 21
| .239
| .295
| .372
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| 50
| 80
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 19
| .313
| .360
| .438
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| 15
| 22
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .364
| .417
| .455
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| NY
| N
| 31
| 25
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .280
| .308
| .440
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 49
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .306
| .346
| .429
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| STL
| F
| 118
| 278
| 40
| 86
| 2
| 41
| .309
| .429
| .424
| 16
| 5
| 58
| 32
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| STL
| F
| 84
| 141
| 18
| 40
| 1
| 19
| .284
| .406
| .348
| 2
| 2
| 27
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| STL
| A
| 16
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .214
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| 14
| 28
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .286
| .375
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 282
| 456
| 51
| 126
| 6
| 66
| .276
| .325
| .406
| 17
| 12
| 31
| 43
| 2
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| FL
|
| 202
| 419
| 58
| 126
| 3
| 60
| .301
| .421
| .399
| 18
| 7
| 85
| 47
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 16
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .214
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 500
| 887
| 109
| 253
| 9
| 126
| .285
| .372
| .398
| 35
| 19
| 118
| 94
| 4
| 24
| 9
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Larry McLean (August 6, 1913).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants (August 19, 1913).
- Sold by St. Louis Terriers to St. Louis Browns with Babe Borton, Harry Chapman, Charlie Deal, Bob Groom, Grover Hartley, Ernie Johnson, Armando Marsans, Ward Miller, Eddie Plank and Jack Tobin (February 10, 1916).
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