Player

Joe Cronin HOF 1956

Player Info
Full Name
Joseph Edward
Born
October 12, 1906
San Francisco, CA, USA
Died
September 7, 1984
Size
5'11" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 29, 1926
Final Game
April 19, 1945
Career
20 years
Teams
Honors
7 x All-Star
1941, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1935, 1934, 1933
1939 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1939 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1939 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1938 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1935 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1934 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1933 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1933 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1933 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
... and 10 more
Career Batting
2,124
G
.301
AVG
2,285
H
170
HR
1,424
RBI
.855
OPS
129
OPS vs Lg
92% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1945 Boston Red Sox 3 8 3 0 0 0 1 .375
1944 Boston Red Sox 76 191 46 7 0 5 24 .241
1943 Boston Red Sox 59 77 24 4 0 5 8 .312
1942 Boston Red Sox 45 79 24 3 0 4 7 .304
1941 Boston Red Sox 143 518 161 38 8 16 98 .311
1940 Boston Red Sox 149 548 156 35 6 24 104 .285
1939 Boston Red Sox 143 520 160 33 3 19 97 .308
1938 Boston Red Sox 143 530 172 51 5 17 98 .325
1937 Boston Red Sox 148 570 175 40 4 18 102 .307
1936 Boston Red Sox 81 295 83 22 4 2 36 .281
1935 Boston Red Sox 144 556 164 37 14 9 70 .295
1934 Washington Senators 127 504 143 30 9 7 68 .284
1933 Washington Senators 152 602 186 45 11 5 89 .309
1932 Washington Senators 143 557 177 43 18 6 95 .318
1931 Washington Senators 156 611 187 44 13 12 103 .306
1930 Washington Senators 154 587 203 41 9 13 127 .346
1929 Washington Senators 145 494 139 29 8 8 72 .281
1928 Washington Senators 63 227 55 10 4 0 23 .242
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 22 5 1 0 0 2 .227
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates 38 83 22 2 2 0 9 .265
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1945 AL 11 .000 .500 27.3 18.2 177 0.0
1944 AL 231 .115 .246 14.7 8.2 111 5.2
1943 AL 88 .247 .279 12.5 4.5 188 5.2
1942 AL 95 .190 .370 15.8 22.1 165 4.3
1941 AL 615 .197 .324 13.3 8.9 150 16.7 ✓
1940 AL 645 .217 .288 12.9 10.1 134 25.2 ✓
1939 AL 627 .185 .311 13.9 7.7 137 20.3 ✓
1938 AL 637 .211 .342 14.3 9.4 149 18.4 ✓
1937 AL 671 .179 .328 12.5 10.9 131 18.9 ✓
1936 AL 334 .122 .298 9.6 6.3 94 2.1
1935 AL 630 .166 .306 10.0 6.3 120 9.5 ✓
1934 AL 567 .137 .290 9.3 4.9 106 7.3 ✓
1933 AL 696 .136 .330 12.5 7.0 131 5.3 ✓
1932 AL 629 .174 .338 10.5 7.2 135 6.3 ✓
1931 AL 700 .174 .320 11.6 7.4 135 12.5 ✓
1930 AL 686 .167 .353 10.5 5.2 142 13.7 ✓
1929 AL 601 .140 .292 14.1 6.2 115 8.5 ✓
1928 AL 259 .079 .275 8.5 10.4 71 0.0
1927 NL 24 .046 .263 8.3 12.5 57 0.0
1926 NL 92 .072 .324 6.5 16.3 81 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 1,843 3,696 5,814 485 1,165 .951
3B 69 64 127 12 13 .941
1B 57 485 35 10 45 .981
2B 35 58 76 3 18 .978
OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1945 Boston Red Sox 3B 3 2 8 0 2 1.000
1944 Boston Red Sox 1B 49 428 27 9 39 .981
1943 Boston Red Sox 3B 10 12 18 1 1 .968
1942 Boston Red Sox 1B 5 37 3 1 3 .976
1942 Boston Red Sox 3B 11 9 23 5 4 .865
1942 Boston Red Sox SS 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
1941 Boston Red Sox 3B 22 22 38 3 3 .952
1941 Boston Red Sox OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1941 Boston Red Sox SS 119 225 324 24 64 .958
1940 Boston Red Sox 3B 2 1 2 0 0 1.000
1940 Boston Red Sox SS 146 252 443 38 89 .948
1939 Boston Red Sox SS 142 306 437 32 93 .959
1938 Boston Red Sox SS 142 304 449 36 110 .954
1937 Boston Red Sox SS 148 300 414 31 89 .958
1936 Boston Red Sox 3B 21 18 38 3 3 .949
1936 Boston Red Sox SS 60 115 191 23 34 .930
1935 Boston Red Sox 1B 2 13 4 0 3 1.000
1935 Boston Red Sox SS 139 264 431 37 86 .949
1934 Washington Senators SS 127 246 486 38 86 .951
1933 Washington Senators SS 152 297 528 34 95 .960
1932 Washington Senators SS 141 306 448 32 95 .959
1931 Washington Senators SS 155 323 488 43 94 .950
1930 Washington Senators SS 154 336 509 35 95 .960
1929 Washington Senators 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1929 Washington Senators SS 143 285 459 62 92 .923
1928 Washington Senators SS 63 133 190 16 42 .953
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 1 7 1 0 0 1.000
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 2B 7 3 2 0 0 1.000
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 4 2 7 4 0 .692
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates 2B 27 54 74 3 18 .977
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates SS 7 1 8 0 1 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 5 22 7 0 2 .318
1933 World Series Washington Senators 5 22 7 0 2 .318
Managerial record: 1236-1055 (.540) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1947 Boston Red Sox AL 157 83 71 .539 3
1946 Boston Red Sox AL 156 104 50 .675 1
1945 Boston Red Sox AL 157 71 83 .461 7 Player-Mgr
1944 Boston Red Sox AL 156 77 77 .500 4 Player-Mgr
1943 Boston Red Sox AL 155 68 84 .447 7 Player-Mgr
1942 Boston Red Sox AL 152 93 59 .612 2 Player-Mgr
1941 Boston Red Sox AL 155 84 70 .545 2 Player-Mgr
1940 Boston Red Sox AL 154 82 72 .532 5 Player-Mgr
1939 Boston Red Sox AL 152 89 62 .589 2 Player-Mgr
1938 Boston Red Sox AL 150 88 61 .591 2 Player-Mgr
1937 Boston Red Sox AL 154 80 72 .526 5 Player-Mgr
1936 Boston Red Sox AL 155 74 80 .481 6 Player-Mgr
1935 Boston Red Sox AL 154 78 75 .510 4 Player-Mgr
1934 Washington Senators AL 155 66 86 .434 7 Player-Mgr
1933 Washington Senators AL 153 99 53 .651 1 Player-Mgr