Joe Cronin

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: October 12, 1906 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: September 7, 1984 in Barnstable, MA

Buried: St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, MA

High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA)

Debut: April 29, 1926 (Age 19-199d, 6,397th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 19, 1945 (Age 38-189d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1956. (Voted by BBWAA on 152/193 ballots)
View Joe Cronin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Joseph Edward Cronin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

64.7

7579

2285

170

.302

1233

RBI

1424

OBP

.390

SLG

.468

OPS

.857

OPS+

119

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Sep 21)

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
2	2	Apr 15	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	Apr 16	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	1
4	4	Apr 19	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
5	5	Apr 20	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	1
7	7	Apr 22	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	42	12.0	0	4	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 25	WSH		PHA	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	3	1	5	1
9	9	Apr 26	WSH		PHA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 27	WSH		PHA	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
11	11	Apr 28	WSH		NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	2
12	12	Apr 29	WSH		NYY	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
13	13	Apr 30	WSH		NYY	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	WSH		SLB	W,13-5	CG	34	9.0	1	7	1	9	2
15	15	May 3	WSH		SLB	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	6	0	9	1
16	16	May 4	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
17	17	May 5	WSH		DET	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	3
18	18	May 6	WSH		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 7	WSH		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	2
20	20	May 8	WSH		DET	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	21	May 9	WSH		CHW	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
22	22	May 10	WSH		CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
23	23	May 11	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	0	10.0	3	4	0	7	0
24	24	May 12	WSH		CHW	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	1
25	25	May 13	WSH		CLE	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	4	4	1	9	0
26	26	May 15	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
27	27	May 16 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	4	1	6	1
28	28	May 16 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
29	29	May 17	WSH		PHA	W,16-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
30	30	May 18	WSH		PHA	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	1	8	1
31	31	May 21 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
32	32	May 21 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	33	May 22 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	1
34	34	May 22 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,13-1	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
35	35	May 25	WSH		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
36	36	May 26	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	2	4	1	7	2
37	37	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	1
38	38	May 29	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	2
39	39	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	62	12.2	1	6	0	7	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,11-15	CG	48	8.0	5	2	0	7	1
41	41	May 31	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	WSH		PHA	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
43	43	Jun 3	WSH	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
44	44	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	W,11-8	CG	48	10.0	2	1	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
46	46	Jun 8	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	6	6	0	12	2
47	47	Jun 9	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	2	7	1
48	48	Jun 11	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
49	49	Jun 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
50	50	Jun 13	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	1	7	0
51	51	Jun 14	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	2	5	1	8	2
52	52	Jun 15	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	0	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
53	53	Jun 16	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	47	9.0	3	9	0	12	1
54	54	Jun 17	WSH	@	SLB	L,9-12	CG	44	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
55	55	Jun 19	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
56	56	Jun 20	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
57	57	Jun 21	WSH		CHW	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
58	58	Jun 22	WSH		CHW	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	2	5	1
59	59	Jun 23 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
60	60	Jun 23 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	1
61	61	Jun 24	WSH		CLE	W,7-0	CG	20	5.0	1	4	0	5	0
62	62	Jun 25	WSH		CLE	W,13-5	GS	27	7.0	4	3	0	7	1
63	63	Jun 26	WSH		DET	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
64	64	Jun 27	WSH		DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
65	65	Jun 28	WSH		DET	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
66	66	Jun 29	WSH		SLB	L,3-6	CG	0	9.0	3	3	1	7	1
67	67	Jun 30	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	1	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 2 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	4	2	0	6	0
69	69	Jul 2 (2)	WSH		SLB	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
72	72	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	2
73	73	Jul 6	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	4	0	7	1
74	74	Jul 7	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
75	75	Jul 8	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
76	76	Jul 9 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
77	77	Jul 9 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 10	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
79	79	Jul 12 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
80	80	Jul 12 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
81	81	Jul 13	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
82	82	Jul 14	WSH	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
83	83	Jul 15	WSH	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	1	6	2
84	84	Jul 16 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
85	85	Jul 16 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-13	GS	36	6.0	2	3	0	5	0
86	86	Jul 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	29	8.0	5	3	1	9	2
87	87	Jul 18	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	4	3	0	7	2
88	88	Jul 19 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
89	89	Jul 19 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,17-4	GS	14	4.0	0	3	0	3	0
90	90	Jul 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	2	6	0	8	1
91	91	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	6	0	7	0
92	92	Jul 22	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	5	0	7	2
93	93	Jul 23	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-9	CG	52	11.0	4	3	0	7	0
94	94	Jul 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
95	95	Jul 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	2	4	0	6	1
96	96	Jul 26	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	5	0	7	0
97	97	Jul 27	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	2	2	2	6	1
98	98	Jul 30	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
99	99	Jul 31	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 2 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
101	101	Aug 2 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
102	102	Aug 3 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
103	103	Aug 3 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
104	104	Aug 5 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
105	105	Aug 5 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
106	106	Aug 6	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
107	107	Aug 7	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	1	1	3	1
108	108	Aug 8	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	2	1	7	1
109	109	Aug 9 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,7-13	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
110	110	Aug 9 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	111	Aug 10	WSH		CLE	W,18-6	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
112	112	Aug 11	WSH		CLE	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
113	113	Aug 12	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	9	0	13	3
114	114	Aug 13	WSH		CHW	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
115	115	Aug 14	WSH		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	7	0	8	1
116	116	Aug 16	WSH		DET	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	117	Aug 17	WSH		DET	L,1-15	CG	51	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
118	118	Aug 18	WSH		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
119	119	Aug 19	WSH		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
120	120	Aug 20	WSH		SLB	W,14-4	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	3
121	121	Aug 21	WSH		SLB	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
122	122	Aug 22	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	1	3	0	4	0
123	123	Aug 23	WSH		SLB	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	6	0	7	2
124	124	Aug 24	WSH		PHA	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	1	8	1
125	125	Aug 25	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
126	126	Aug 26	WSH	@	PHA	L,9-10	CG	47	8.0	3	4	0	7	1
127	127	Aug 28	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	128	Aug 30	WSH		NYY	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
129	129	Aug 31	WSH		NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 1 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	131	Sep 1 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
132	132	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,7-10	CG	37	8.0	5	2	1	8	0
133	133	Sep 4	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	134	Sep 5	WSH	@	NYY	W,14-5	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
135	135	Sep 6	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
136	136	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
137	137	Sep 9	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	50	12.0	2	6	0	8	1
138	138	Sep 10	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	1	4	1	6	1
139	139	Sep 11	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
140	140	Sep 12	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	8	0	10	1
141	141	Sep 13	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
142	142	Sep 14	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	39	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
143	143	Sep 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,14-9	CG	46	9.0	7	3	2	12	1
144	144	Sep 17 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-13	CG	45	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
145	145	Sep 17 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
146	146	Sep 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	3	1	0	4	0
147	147	Sep 19	WSH	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	4	4	0	8	1
148	148	Sep 20	WSH	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	2
149	149	Sep 21	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	0	9.1	3	1	1	5	0
150	150	Sep 24	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS	24	5.0	0	4	0	4	0
151	151	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
152	152	Sep 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
153	153	Sep 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-3	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
154	154	Sep 28	WSH		PHA	W,9-4	GS	0	5.0	1	2	0	3	1
							154gm		1347.0	336	509	35	880	95