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.

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 20	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-5	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 24	BOS		NYY	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	1	5	0	6	1
3	3	Apr 25	BOS		NYY	L,3-9	CG	50	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
4	4	Apr 26	BOS		WSH	W,12-5	CG	43	9.0	2	2	1	5	0
5	5	Apr 30	BOS		PHA	W,15-5	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	6	May 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	May 2	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
8	8	May 4	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-6	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	9	May 6	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0
10	10	May 7	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
11	11	May 8	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	12	May 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
13	13	May 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	51	10.2	2	2	2	6	1
14	14	May 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,11-4	GS	28	6.0	2	1	0	3	1
15	15	May 13	BOS	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
16	16	May 15	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	5	1	7	2
17	17	May 16	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	1	1	0	2	0
18	20 (2)	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,5-16	CG	55	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
19	21	May 21	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	42	11.0	2	2	0	4	0
20	22	May 22	BOS		DET	W,11-9	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
21	23	May 23	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	1	3	0	4	0
22	24	May 24	BOS		CHW	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	1
23	25	May 25	BOS		SLB	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	1
24	26	May 26	BOS		SLB	W,11-9	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
25	27	May 28	BOS		WSH	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
26	28	May 29	BOS		WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
27	29	May 30	BOS		WSH	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	3	5	0	8	0
28	30	May 31 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
29	31	May 31 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	32	Jun 3	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	2	2	1	5	1
31	33	Jun 5	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-4	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
32	34	Jun 6 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	4	3	1	8	1
33	35	Jun 6 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	5	4	1	10	3
34	36	Jun 7	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
35	37	Jun 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
36	38	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-12	CG	45	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
37	39	Jun 11	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
38	40	Jun 12 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	41	Jun 12 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	2	3	0	5	0
40	42	Jun 13	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
41	43	Jun 15	BOS		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	1	5	1
42	44	Jun 16	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
43	45	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
44	46	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	4	1	6	1
45	47	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
46	48	Jun 20 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	6	1	9	1
47	49	Jun 20 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
48	50	Jun 23	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
49	51	Jun 24	BOS		DET	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	1
50	52	Jun 25	BOS		SLB	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	53	Jun 26	BOS		SLB	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	6	1	8	1
52	54	Jun 27 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
53	55	Jun 27 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	56	Jun 29	BOS	@	WSH	T,2-2	CG	51	12.0	2	3	0	5	1
55	57	Jun 30	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	58	Jul 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
57	59	Jul 2	BOS		PHA	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	3
58	60	Jul 3	BOS		PHA	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
59	61	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
60	62	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	3
61	63	Jul 5 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-15	GS	32	5.0	1	2	0	3	1
62	64	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
63	65	Jul 9	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-11	CG	62	12.0	3	4	0	7	0
64	66	Jul 10 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
65	67	Jul 10 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	44	11.0	6	5	0	11	4
66	68	Jul 11 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
67	69	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
68	70	Jul 14	BOS	@	SLB	W,15-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	71	Jul 15	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	2
70	72	Jul 16	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
71	73	Jul 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
72	74	Jul 18 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
73	75	Jul 18 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	76	Jul 19	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
75	77	Jul 20	BOS	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	49	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
76	78	Jul 21	BOS	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
77	79	Jul 22	BOS	@	DET	L,4-17	GS	22	3.0	2	1	1	4	0
78	80	Jul 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
79	81	Jul 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	6	4	0	10	2
80	82	Jul 25	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	18	5.0	0	0	1	1	0
81	83	Jul 27	BOS		SLB	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	5	3	1	9	1
82	84	Jul 28	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
83	85	Jul 29	BOS		SLB	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
84	86	Jul 30	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	48	10.0	1	3	0	4	0
85	87	Jul 31	BOS		DET	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	88	Aug 1 (1)	BOS		DET	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
87	89	Aug 1 (2)	BOS		DET	T,2-2	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	0
88	90	Aug 3	BOS		CLE	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
89	91	Aug 4 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	1	5	2
90	92	Aug 4 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	0
91	93	Aug 5	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
92	94	Aug 6	BOS		CHW	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	1
93	95	Aug 7	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
94	96	Aug 8 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
95	97	Aug 8 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,0-13	CG	43	8.0	1	1	1	3	1
96	98	Aug 11 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	CG	67	14.0	1	5	1	7	0
97	99	Aug 11 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	CG	38	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
98	100	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,16-10	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
99	101	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
100	102	Aug 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
101	103	Aug 14	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
102	104	Aug 15 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
103	105	Aug 15 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
104	106	Aug 17	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
105	107	Aug 18	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
106	108	Aug 19	BOS	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
107	109	Aug 20	BOS		WSH	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
108	110	Aug 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	54	12.0	3	1	1	5	1
109	111	Aug 25 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	4	3	0	7	1
110	112	Aug 25 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	113	Aug 26	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	45	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
112	114	Aug 27	BOS	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
113	115	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
114	116	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
115	117	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	1
116	118	Aug 31	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	44	8.1	3	4	0	7	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	119	Sep 1	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	22	6.0	3	4	0	7	1
118	120	Sep 2 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
119	121	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,8-10	CG	41	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
120	122	Sep 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	2	2	0	4	0
121	123	Sep 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,4-10	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
122	124	Sep 6 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	125	Sep 6 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
124	126	Sep 7 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
125	127	Sep 7 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
126	128	Sep 8 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	43	8.2	2	2	0	4	0
127	129	Sep 8 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	40	8.2	1	1	2	4	1
128	130	Sep 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
129	131	Sep 10	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
130	132	Sep 11	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
131	133	Sep 12	BOS	@	PHA	W,13-6	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
132	134	Sep 15	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
133	135	Sep 17	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
134	136	Sep 18	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	2
135	137	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
136	138	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
137	139	Sep 21 (1)	BOS		DET	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
138	140	Sep 21 (2)	BOS		DET	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
139	141	Sep 22	BOS		DET	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
140	142	Sep 23	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
141	143	Sep 24	BOS		NYY	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
142	144	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	3	0	7	2
143	145	Sep 26	BOS		NYY	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	8	0	11	1
144	146	Sep 27 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	1	8	0
145	147	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,0-6	CG	36	6.0	2	1	0	3	0
146	148	Sep 29 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	6	0	10	2
147	149	Sep 29 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
148	150	Sep 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	21	5.0	0	5	0	5	0
							148gm		1303.0	300	414	31	745	89