Samuel Newhall Crane
[edit] Biography
Sam Crane (Samuel Newhall Crane) was born on January 2, 1854 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1880 for the Buffalo Bisons. In 1883, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 0 home runs and 0 RBI. Crane played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Metropolitans, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, Detroit Wolverines, St. Louis Maroons, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1880
| BUF
| N
| 10
| 31
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .129
| .156
| .129
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| NY
| a
| 96
| 349
| 57
| 82
| 0
| 0
| .235
| .262
| .287
| 8
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| 80
| 309
| 56
| 72
| 1
| 0
| .233
| .259
| .291
| 9
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 68
| 245
| 23
| 47
| 1
| 20
| .192
| .233
| .269
| 4
| 6
| 13
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| 39
| 116
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 7
| .172
| .256
| .216
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| DET
| N
| 47
| 185
| 24
| 26
| 1
| 12
| .141
| .176
| .189
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| TOT
| N
| 86
| 301
| 34
| 46
| 1
| 19
| .153
| .208
| .199
| 5
| 3
| 21
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| WAS
| N
| 7
| 30
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .323
| .400
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| 22
| 82
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 3
| .195
| .205
| .232
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| 26
| 94
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 3
| .170
| .179
| .202
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 80
| 309
| 56
| 72
| 1
| 0
| .233
| .259
| .291
| 9
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 197
| 701
| 70
| 122
| 2
| 45
| .174
| .215
| .230
| 13
| 10
| 36
| 127
| 1
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 96
| 349
| 57
| 82
| 0
| 0
| .235
| .262
| .287
| 8
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 373
| 1359
| 183
| 276
| 3
| 45
| .203
| .237
| .258
| 30
| 18
| 60
| 127
| 1
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1880
| BUF
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 27
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .866
|
| 1880
| BUF
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1883
| NY
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1883
| NY
| a
| 2B
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 283
| 249
| 87
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .859
|
| 1884
| CIN
| U
| 2B
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 217
| 73
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .858
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 2B
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 197
| 38
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1886
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 100
| 22
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .897
|
| 1886
| DET
| N
| 2B
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 111
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1886
| DET
| N
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1886
| DET
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1886
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 211
| 45
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1887
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 22
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 53
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 55
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| 1890
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 348
| 0
| 0
| 948
| 956
| 264
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 63
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Indianapolis (Western) to Detroit Wolverines with Chub Collins, Jim Donnelly, Jim Keenan, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarity, Dan Casey, Deacon McGuire and Sam Thompson for $4000 (only $2000 paid due to dispute) (June 15, 1885).
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