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Bill
Cronin		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 202
 
Born: December 26, 1902 in Usa, MA, WEST NEWTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1936   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 27 MIN AL     30 30 31 9 9 9 59 57 58 9 8 8 89 89 89
1931 28 MIN AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9
1932 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 1 1 9 9 9
1933 30 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 1 1 10 9 9
1934 31 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 1 1 10 10 10
1935 32 MIN AL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 2 2 2 10 10 10
1936 33 MIN AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 2 1 1 9 9 9
1937 34 MIN AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9
1938 35 MIN AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   30 30 31 9 9 9 59 57 58 9 8 8 89 89 89
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 27 AAA   1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
    AA   136 537 32 123 28 3 3 39 6 9 27 9 .229 .266 .309 .575 39.7  
1931 28 AA   137 571 57 151 32 1 6 59 1 8 31 19 .264 .302 .356 .658 56.6  
1932 29 MIN AL 11 29 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .172 .200 .207 .407 0.9 0.0
1933 30 MIN AL 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.2 0.0
1934 31 MIN AL 11 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.5 0.0
1935 32 MIN AL 51 145 9 35 7 2 0 16 0 0 1 5 .241 .257 .317 .574 8.2 0.0
1936 33 MIN AL 121 394 37 81 18 3 0 32 0 0 15 18 .206 .244 .266 .510 21.5 0.0
1937 34 MIN AL 23 77 5 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 5 .195 .203 .221 .423 1.9 0.0
    AAA   83 356 35 87 23 2 1 23 2 0 9 21 .244 .263 .329 .592 28.2  
1938 35 AAA   54 77 3 18 5 0 0 8 1 0 2 5 .234 .253 .299 .552 5.3  
    A   17 68 7 19 4 0 1 9 0 2 9 2 .279 .364 .382 .746 9.0  
6 Years Sim 225 675 55 140 28 5 0 58 0 0 18 32 .207 .235 .264 .499 31.8 0.0
3 Years AAA 138 437 38 105 28 2 1 31 3 0 11 27 .240 .265 .320 .585 33.1  
2 Years AA 273 1108 89 274 60 4 9 98 7 17 58 28 .247 .292 .333 .625 96.3  
1 Years A 17 68 7 19 4 0 1 9 0 2 9 2 .279 .354 .382 .737 9.0  
6 Years Minors 428 1613 134 398 92 6 11 138 10 19 78 57 .247 .288 .332 .619 138.4  
162 Game Average 486 39 100 20 3 0 41 0 0 12 23 .207 .235 .264 .499 22.9  
Career Highs 121 394 37 81 18 3 0 32 0 0 15 18 .241 .257 .317 .574 21.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   510 42 110 24 3 0 46 0 0 13 23 .216 .243 .275 .518 27.9
vs LH   165 13 30 4 2 0 12 0 0 5 9 .182 .211 .230 .441 5.7
Home 112 349 28 73 16 3 0 33 0 0 10 13 .209 .239 .272 .511 18.5
Away 113 326 27 67 12 2 0 25 0 0 8 19 .206 .231 .255 .486 15.1
RISP   173 0 36 8 2 0 53 0 0 3 12 .208 .233 .277 .511 8.7
Pinch Hitting   13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.1
Close/Late   92 5 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .130 .130 .152 .283 -1.2
Mar/Apr 47 154 10 38 10 0 0 15 0 0 3 9 .247 .270 .312 .582 11.1
May 45 144 19 31 4 2 0 12 0 0 8 8 .215 .269 .271 .540 9.3
June 31 101 7 15 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 8 .149 .181 .178 .359 0.9
July 37 117 8 26 6 3 0 16 0 0 1 3 .222 .235 .325 .560 7.5
August 35 102 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 3 .157 .181 .167 .348 1.0
Sep/Oct 26 57 6 14 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 .246 .246 .316 .561 3.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1932 29 MIN AL C 8 6 56.3 25 6 0 0 1.000 4.95 2 1 .500 0 0.5
    1B 2 0 3.0 6 2 1 1 .889 24.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1933 30 MIN AL C 2 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1934 31 MIN AL C 8 5 46.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 3.72 1 0 .000 1 0.1
    1B 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1935 32 MIN AL C 45 35 323.7 139 11 0 0 1.000 4.17 11 4 .364 1 1.2
    1B 2 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1936 33 MIN AL C 120 115 1014.3 402 53 6 0 .987 4.04 36 19 .528 7 6.2
1937 34 MIN AL C 23 22 202.3 99 4 0 0 1.000 4.58 1 1 1.000 1 1.6
  C 206 184 1651.7 685 75 6 0 .992 4.14 51 25 .490 10 9.7
  1B 6 0 10.0 13 2 1 1 .938 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   214 184 1663.7 698 77 8 1 .990 4.19 51 25 .490 10 9.7
Career Highs   120 115 1014.3 402 53 6 1 1.000 5.92 36 19 1.000 7  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1932 29 MIN AL 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dennis Littlejohn (976)
  2. Bob Kearney (976)
  3. Jake Early (976)
  4. Ray Murray (975)
  5. Eddie Malone (972)
  6. Bob Garbark (972)
  7. Joe Glenn (969)
  8. Red Hayworth (968)
  9. Charlie Moore (966)
  10. Mike Tresh (963)
History
Injured on 4/2/1931 with a Bruised Finger, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 4/14/1932, off Allyn Stout (SEM)
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 7/9/1936
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1936
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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