Ed Crane

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 204lb (178cm, 92kg)

Born: May 27, 1862 in Boston, MA us

Died: September 20, 1896 in Rochester, NY

Buried: Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, MA

Debut: April 17, 1884 (Age 21-326d, 685th in major league history)

Last Game: July 19, 1893 (Age 31-053d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Edward Nicholas Crane

Nicknames: Cannonball

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

3.99

204

176

1551.0

719

WHIP

1.554

Summary of 18 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 18 lacking some details

4 Tms
BOS	12
NYG	3
BUF	2
CKK	1

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs ?HP	2
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	10
Away	8

Outs
Unk	17
0	1

10 Opps
SLM	4
WHS	3
BLU	2
COR	2
CHC	2
PHI	1
BSN	1
COL	1
WHS	1
PHK	1

15 Pitchers
Charlie Sweeney	2
Henry Boyle	2
Abner Powell	2
Hank Gastright	1
Tom Lee	1
Jim McCormick	1
Sam Weaver	1
Hank O'Day	1
Bill Sweeney	1
Ad Gumbert	1
Kid Gleason	1
Charlie Buffinton	1
Dick Burns	1
John Clarkson	1
Bill Wise	1

10 Parks
DartmouthGrd (BOS)	5
Capitol Grnd (WAS)	3
Belair Lot (BAL)	2
Olympic Pk I (BUF)	2
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
Keystone Pk (PHI)	1
StGeorgeCrkG (SAI)	1
Pendleton Pk (PEN)	1
WestSide Pk (CHI)	1
Union Grnds (STL)	1

Where Hit

5 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

28 RBI

Inning
1	2
2	1
3	1
5	1
6	1
7	4
8	4
9	4

1-3	4
4-6	2
7-end	12

RelScore
Unk	18

Unk	18

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	7
P	5
C	3
LF	3

OrderPos
Unk	10
1st	4
6th	2
4th	1
3rd	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-04-19	BOS	@	PHK	Sam Weaver		t 9		2		7
2	2	2	1	1884-06-02	BOS	@	BLU	Bill Sweeney		t 7		1	4	2
3	3	3	1	1884-06-30	BOS		COR	Dick Burns		b 8		2		2		IPHR
4	4	4	1	1884-07-26	BOS	@	WHS	Bill Wise		t 3		2	3	2
5	5	5	1	1884-08-08	BOS	@	BLU	Tom Lee		t 7		1		1
6	6	6	1	1884-08-09	BOS	@	WHS	Abner Powell		t 6		1		9
7	7	7	2	1884-08-09	BOS	@	WHS	Abner Powell		t 8		2		9
8	8	8	1	1884-09-16	BOS		COR	Jim McCormick		b 1	0	1	1	9		Lead-Off,IPHR
9	9	9	1	1884-09-20	BOS		SLM	Charlie Sweeney		b 7		1	1	9		IPHR
10	10	10	1	1884-09-22	BOS		SLM	Henry Boyle		b 5		2	1	9		IPHR
11	11	11	2	1884-09-22	BOS		SLM	Henry Boyle		b 8		2	1	9
12	12	12	1	1884-10-18	BOS	@	SLM	Charlie Sweeney		t 7		3		9
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
13	13	1	1	1885-07-10	BUF		BSN	Charlie Buffinton		b 9		1	6	7
14	14	2	1	1885-07-14	BUF		CHC	John Clarkson		b 2		1	6	7
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
15	15	1	1	1888-04-26	NYG		PHI	Kid Gleason		b 9		2		1		IPHR
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
16	16	1	1	1889-04-29	NYG		WHS	Hank O'Day		b 9		1		1
17	17	2	1	1889-06-27	NYG	@	CHC	Ad Gumbert		t 8		1		1
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
18	18	1	1	1891-04-30	CKK		COL	Hank Gastright		b 1		2		1