CF Ben Crawford #21
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
12/31/1956
CF BEN CRAWFORD #21 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1956 @ DEN Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1956 @ DEN Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/1956 @ DEN Win, 7-0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/14/1956 @ FTW Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/13/1956 @ FTW Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/12/1956 @ FTW Loss, 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1956 @ FTW Win, 10-4 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
09/10/1956 STP Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/1956 STP Win, 11-2 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 0
09/08/1956 STP Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/02/1929
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 14th Pick in Round 2
CENTURY LEAGUE 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 489 146 32 12 30 99 96 90 102 .299 .411 .597 1.008 .450 .299 179
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 584 4 0 0 13 0 1 292 74 6 6 50.0 121.1 9.01 8.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 29 6 1 4 22 19 26 30 0 0 1 .230 .366 .389 .755
Versus Right   363 117 26 11 26 77 77 64 72 1 0 3 .322 .427 .669 1.096
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   42 15 5 2 4 14 8 5 8 0 0 0 .357 .426 .857 1.283
May   92 21 4 1 3 8 16 24 24 0 0 1 .228 .393 .391 .784
June   108 44 7 6 8 33 30 16 15 0 0 2 .407 .492 .806 1.298
July   90 26 7 1 6 18 18 18 17 0 0 0 .289 .407 .589 .996
August   101 26 6 2 4 15 17 20 22 1 0 1 .257 .382 .475 .857
September   56 14 3 0 5 11 7 7 16 0 0 0 .250 .333 .571 .905
Last Year   217 64 15 4 14 59 42 31 48 2 5 0 .295 .380 .594 .974
2 Years Ago   65 13 3 0 2 6 9 5 24 0 0 1 .200 .268 .338 .606
Career   836 243 53 17 50 175 158 132 189 4 6 5 .291 .389 .574 .963
Home   234 71 18 8 16 50 43 54 45 1 0 2 .303 .436 .654 1.090
Road   255 75 14 4 14 49 53 36 57 0 0 2 .294 .386 .545 .931
Grass   489 146 32 12 30 99 96 90 102 1 0 4 .299 .411 .597 1.008
Day   201 60 14 6 10 34 39 34 42 0 0 2 .299 .405 .577 .982
Night   288 86 18 6 20 65 57 56 60 1 0 2 .299 .415 .611 1.026
As Starter   486 145 32 12 30 98 95 87 101 1 0 4 .298 .408 .599 1.007
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Total - 20 43 192 57 11 6 11 43 57 19 3 0 21 33 6 .297 .369 .589 .958 100 100 1.6
1951 Total - 21 54 244 66 10 5 15 48 61 21 3 0 41 0 0 .270 .336 .537 .873 100 100 1.2
1951 Hartford - A 21 61 247 72 12 12 7 19 40 19 4 0 51 9 2 .291 .352 .522 .874 162 162 4.4
1952 Hartford - A 22 46 181 54 12 3 3 19 27 20 1 0 55 6 1 .298 .371 .448 .819 146 147 2.9
1952 Dallas - AA 22 89 368 102 17 4 8 37 47 19 1 1 90 10 6 .277 .314 .410 .724 99 93 1.7
1953 Camden - A 23 61 229 76 16 5 14 54 46 26 5 3 46 4 4 .332 .407 .629 1.036 182 188 4.4
1953 Erie - AA 23 55 205 60 7 6 14 39 36 27 2 3 48 2 2 .293 .376 .590 .966 161 154 3.2
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 23 16 65 20 3 1 4 11 11 6 0 1 15 0 0 .308 .361 .569 .930 134 130 0.6
1954 Camden - A 24 21 79 20 4 1 3 9 14 16 0 0 12 2 1 .253 .379 .443 .822 127 135 0.8
1954 Erie - AA 24 88 332 97 23 8 15 64 66 43 2 0 90 5 6 .292 .377 .545 .922 150 146 3.7
1954 Indianapolis - AAA 24 16 65 13 3 0 2 6 9 5 1 0 24 2 0 .200 .268 .338 .606 73 75 0.4
1955 Erie - AA 25 71 259 66 9 4 12 44 38 39 3 4 62 2 3 .255 .354 .459 .814 125 120 2.4
1955 Indianapolis - AAA 25 62 217 64 15 4 14 59 42 31 0 2 48 4 4 .295 .380 .594 .974 175 177 3.6
1956 Indianapolis - AAA 26 134 489 146 32 12 30 99 96 90 4 1 102 6 6 .299 .411 .597 1.008 174 179 8.0
Total CL 228 836 243 53 17 50 175 158 132 5 4 189 12 10 .291 .389 .574 .963 164 167
Total EA 214 796 223 39 18 41 147 140 109 7 7 200 9 11 .280 .369 .529 .898 145 140
Total MAL 189 736 222 44 21 27 101 127 81 10 3 164 21 8 .302 .377 .529 .906 160 164
Total LSA 89 368 102 17 4 8 37 47 19 1 1 90 10 6 .277 .314 .410 .724 99 93
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Hartford - A CF 60 59 163 0 0 165 2 .988 529.0 2.77 +3.5 1.016
1952 Dallas - AA SS 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.7 .527
1952 Dallas - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Dallas - AA CF 88 84 251 7 1 263 5 .981 745.2 3.11 +9.5 1.061
1952 Hartford - A CF 44 43 129 1 0 133 3 .977 386.2 3.03 +4.7 1.050
1953 Indianapolis - AAA LF 9 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 79.2 1.58 +1.0 1.054
1953 Erie - AA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.4 .966
1953 Camden - A LF 12 12 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 102.0 2.21 +1.5 .998
1953 Indianapolis - AAA CF 6 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 52.0 3.12 +0.7 1.119
1953 Erie - AA CF 53 51 142 8 2 153 3 .980 444.0 3.04 +8.0 1.057
1953 Camden - A CF 36 30 85 3 0 92 4 .957 280.0 2.83 +3.7 1.044
1953 Camden - A RF 18 17 40 0 0 41 1 .976 146.0 2.47 +3.3 1.035
1954 Indianapolis - AAA LF 4 4 9 0 0 10 1 .900 32.2 2.48 +0.8 .981
1954 Erie - AA LF 14 14 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 124.1 1.66 -0.1 .963
1954 Camden - A LF 16 16 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 141.0 0.96 -0.1 1.016
1954 Indianapolis - AAA CF 3 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 19.1 4.19 +0.1 1.010
1954 Erie - AA CF 71 68 158 8 0 170 4 .976 607.0 2.46 +7.0 1.053
1954 Camden - A CF 7 3 7 0 0 8 1 .875 32.0 1.97 +0.5 .980
1954 Indianapolis - AAA RF 10 10 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 86.0 2.51 +1.8 1.091
1954 Camden - A RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.5 .983
1955 Erie - AA LF 11 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 98.1 1.37 -0.3 1.034
1955 Indianapolis - AAA CF 8 7 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 64.0 2.81 +1.3 1.105
1955 Erie - AA CF 7 3 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 41.2 3.24 +1.3 1.151
1955 Indianapolis - AAA RF 52 52 101 2 0 104 1 .990 450.1 2.06 +3.7 1.015
1955 Erie - AA RF 54 54 93 4 2 97 0 1.000 466.2 1.87 +5.0 1.073
1956 Indianapolis - AAA LF 23 20 37 0 0 39 2 .949 186.0 1.79 +0.8 1.052
1956 Indianapolis - AAA CF 63 60 153 7 1 163 3 .982 539.0 2.67 +5.8 1.049
1956 Indianapolis - AAA RF 48 48 87 5 0 94 2 .979 418.2 1.98 +2.2 1.036
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.7 .527
TOTAL LF 90 87 140 1 0 145 4 .972 772.0 1.64 +3.9 1.016
TOTAL CF 446 416 1148 36 4 1209 25 .979 3740.1 2.85 +46.1 1.051
TOTAL RF 184 183 348 11 2 363 4 .989 1584.2 2.04 +15.5 1.042
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of college Ohio Poly
07/13/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization with a signing bonus of $14,000.
08/27/1951 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1951 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
03/06/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
06/09/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Springfield Rifles, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/07/1952 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
11/24/1952 Was traded by the St. Louis Pioneers to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with LF Larry Lewis, 2B Marty Joiner, 1B John Peprah, and C Walker Garner, in exchange for RF Fred Galloway and $32,700.
06/01/1953 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
06/22/1953 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1953 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
07/27/1953 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1953 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
09/14/1953 Goes 5-6 against the Denver Bruins, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/14/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/25/1955 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/11/1956 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1956 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
07/02/1956 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/08/1956 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/11/1956 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the San Francisco Sailors from the Cincinnati Cannons.
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