Sam Crane (shortstop)
American baseball player (1894–1955)
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Samuel Byrem Crane (September 13, 1894 – November 12, 1955) was an American professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1914 to 1922.
| Sam Crane | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: September 13, 1894 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: November 12, 1955 (aged 61) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 2, 1914, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 23, 1922, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .208 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 30 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Crane was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Della Lyter and her boyfriend John Oren in the spring of 1930 and sentenced to 18–36 years in prison. His former manager Connie Mack eventually arranged for his parole in 1944.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- SABR article