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
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
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
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
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
1880 Buf NL  84 24 58 .293   7th 
1884 Cin UA  70 49 21 .700   3rd 
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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