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Del Crandall
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Birthdate: 3/5/1930
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 195 lbs.
Place of Birth: Ontario, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

1959 TOPPS CARD

Del Crandall was called up from the minors by the Boston Braves in June of 1949 and quickly proved one of the best catching finds in years. He appeared in 67 games, batted .268 and worked like a veteran receiver. Del Crandall attended Fullerton High School in California and was signed by the Boston Braves. When the team moved to Milwaukee, he helped turn the Braves into a National League powerhouse during the 1950s. He was picked for the NL's All-Star squad seven times and won Gold Gloves in 1958-1960. He averaged almost 20 home runs a year from 1953-1960 and finished with 179 lifetime HR's.

Del Crandall won recognition as one of baseball's top catchers and was a team leader in the Milwaukee Braves' World Championship team in 1957 and in 1958 when the Braves won their second straight pennant. Crandall was traded to the Giants in 1964 and later played one season for the Pirates and one for the Indians.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
16 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1949 BSN (NL) 67 228 21 60 10 1 4 34 9 18 2 0 0 0 2 0 .263 .291 SLG
1950 BSN (NL) 79 255 21 56 11 0 4 37 13 24 0 0 0 0 6 0 .220 .257 SLG
1953 MLN (NL) 116 382 55 104 13 1 15 51 33 47 2 1 0 0 5 0 .272 .330 SLG
1954 MLN (NL) 138 463 60 112 18 2 21 64 40 56 0 3 0 3 6 2 .242 .305 SLG
1955 MLN (NL) 133 440 61 104 15 2 26 62 40 56 2 1 11 2 6 6 .236 .299 SLG
1956 MLN (NL) 112 311 37 74 14 2 16 48 35 30 1 2 15 1 6 5 .238 .313 SLG
1957 MLN (NL) 118 383 45 97 11 2 15 46 30 38 1 2 9 1 4 2 .253 .308 SLG
1958 MLN (NL) 131 427 50 116 23 1 18 63 48 38 4 1 18 4 2 4 .272 .348 SLG
1959 MLN (NL) 150 518 65 133 19 2 21 72 46 48 5 1 8 3 9 5 .257 .318 SLG
1960 MLN (NL) 142 537 81 158 14 1 19 77 34 36 4 6 6 4 9 12 .294 .334 SLG
1961 MLN (NL) 15 30 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .226 SLG
1962 MLN (NL) 107 350 35 104 12 3 8 45 27 24 3 4 2 2 6 3 .297 .348 SLG
1963 MLN (NL) 86 259 18 52 4 0 3 28 18 22 1 4 5 0 3 2 .201 .251 SLG
1964 SFG (NL) 69 195 12 45 8 1 3 11 22 21 0 3 9 0 2 0 .231 .309 SLG
1965 PIT (NL) 60 140 11 30 2 0 2 10 14 10 1 0 7 1 1 1 .214 .288 SLG
1966 CLE (AL) 50 108 10 25 2 0 4 8 14 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 .231 .320 SLG
16 years   1573 5026 585 1276 179 18 179 657 424 477 26 28 95 21 68 42 .254 .312 .SLG



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