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 50 Home Runs Allowed

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

3 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 2 go ahead, 48 lacking some details

7 Tms
NYG	25
NYI	12
WHS	4
CIN	3
CKK	3
BRO	2
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	19
vs ?HB	4

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	15

Outs
Unk	47
0	3

20 Opps
CHC	9
BSN	6
DTN	4
PBB	4
PHA/PHQ	3
PIT	3
PHI	3
BLN	3
BOS	3
STL	2
SLM	1
CLV	1
CLE	1
CIN	1
BUF	1
CHI	1
WHS	1
BRO	1
WHS	1
IND	1

38 Batters
King Kelly	2
Herman Long	2
Jocko Fields	2
Sam Thompson	2
George Wood	2
Paul Radford	2
Billy Hoy	2
Dan Brouthers	2
Jimmy Ryan	2
Jake Beckley	2
Fred Pfeffer	2
Billy Nash	2
Pat Luby	1
Billy Shindle	1
Pop Schriver	1
Pete Conway	1
Harry Stovey	1
Jocko Flynn	1
Denny Lyons	1
Bid McPhee	1
Hugh Duffy	1
Ed Beecher	1
Bill Dahlen	1
Jerry Denny	1
Bill Kuehne	1
Jesse Burkett	1
Walt Wilmot	1
Jim Long	1
Charlie Bennett	1
Hardy Richardson	1
Duke Farrell	1
George Van Haltren	1
Harry Staley	1
Jack Clements	1
William Clarke	1
Henry Larkin	1
Henry Boyle	1
Deacon White	1

17 Parks
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	12
WestSide Pk (CHI)	7
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	5
RecreationPk (DET)	4
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	3
CongressSt G (BOS)	3
Expo Pk (PIT)	3
Oriole Pk 3 (BAL)	3
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	2
Brhood Pk (CLE)	1
League Pk I (CIN)	1
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	1
DartmouthGrd (BOS)	1
Pendleton Pk (PEN)	1
SouthSidePk2 (CHI)	1
Boundary Fld (WAS)	1

Where Hit

12 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27
2·HR gms	10
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

93 Runs

Inning
1	7
2	3
3	2
4	4
5	6
6	10
7	9
8	6
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	12
4-6	20
7-end	18

RelScore
Tied	1
-2	1
Unk	48

Tied	1
Behind	1
Unk	48

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	10
LF	9
3B	6
1B	5
CF	5
SS	5
C	4
P	3
2B	3

OrderPos
Unk	25
1st	6
3rd	4
4th	4
2nd	4
7th	3
5th	2
8th	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-09-24	Henry Boyle	SLM	@	BOS		t 6		2		7	IPHR
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
2	2	1	1	1886-09-01	Jocko Flynn	CHC		WHS		b 8		2		9
3	3	2	1	1886-09-08	Sam Thompson	DTN		WHS		b 1		3		9	IPHR
4	4	3	2	1886-09-08	Pete Conway	DTN		WHS		b 4		1		1
5	5	4	3	1886-09-08	Dan Brouthers	DTN		WHS		b 7		1		3
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
6	6	1	1	1888-05-07	Jerry Denny	IND		NYG		b 4		1	3	6
7	7	2	1	1888-07-30	Billy Hoy	WHS	@	NYG		t 5		2	1	8	IPHR
8	8	3	1	1888-09-20	Deacon White	DTN		NYG		b 6		1		5
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
9	9	1	1	1889-05-07	Jack Clements	PHI		NYG		b 8		1		2
10	10	2	1	1889-05-08	King Kelly	BSN		NYG		b 7		2	3	9
11	11	3	1	1889-06-25	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		NYG		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
12	12	4	2	1889-06-25	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		NYG		b 5		1		4
13	13	5	1	1889-06-27	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		NYG		b 1		3		4
14	14	6	2	1889-06-27	Jimmy Ryan	CHC		NYG		b 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
15	15	7	1	1889-07-24	Sam Thompson	PHI		NYG		b 7		2		9
16	16	8	2	1889-07-24	George Wood	PHI		NYG		b 7		3	1	7
17	17	9	1	1889-08-21	Charlie Bennett	BSN		NYG		b 7		1		2
18	18	10	2	1889-08-21	King Kelly	BSN		NYG		b 7		2	2	9
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
19	19	1	1	1890-04-22	George Wood	PHQ	@	NYI		t 5		1	4	9
20	20	2	1	1890-04-26	Hardy Richardson	BOS		NYI		b 6		2		7
21	21	3	2	1890-04-26	Harry Stovey	BOS		NYI		b 7		2		9
22	22	4	1	1890-05-30 (2)	Jocko Fields	PBB	@	NYI		t 2		2	5	7
23	23	5	2	1890-05-30 (2)	Jocko Fields	PBB	@	NYI		t 6		1	5	7
24	24	6	1	1890-06-18	Billy Shindle	PHQ	@	NYI		t 3		4	2	6
25	25	7	1	1890-06-27	Bill Kuehne	PBB		NYI		b 9		1		5	IPHR
26	26	8	1	1890-06-30	Paul Radford	CLE		NYI		b 5		4	7	8
27	27	9	1	1890-07-08	Ed Beecher	BUF	@	NYI		t 7		2	4	7
28	28	10	1	1890-08-25	Harry Staley	PBB	@	NYI		t 6		2		1
29	29	11	1	1890-08-30	Hugh Duffy	CHI	@	NYI		t 7		2	1	9
30	30	12	1	1890-09-08	Billy Nash	BOS		NYI		b 6		3		5
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
31	31	1	1	1891-05-25	Henry Larkin	PHA	@	CKK		t 1		1	3	3	IPHR
32	32	2	1	1891-06-24	Billy Hoy	STL		CKK		b 2		2		8
33	33	3	2	1891-06-24	Denny Lyons	STL		CKK		b 2		1		5
34	34	4	1	1891-09-12	Herman Long	BSN		CIN		b 8		1		6
35	35	5	1	1891-10-02	Walt Wilmot	CHC		CIN		b 1		2	2	7
36	36	6	2	1891-10-02	Pat Luby	CHC		CIN		b 4		3		1	IPHR
1892	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
37	37	1	1	1892-06-20	George Van Haltren	BLN		NYG		b 5		3	2	9
38	38	2	1	1892-06-22	Paul Radford	WHS		NYG		b 3		2		9	IPHR
39	39	3	1	1892-06-25	Billy Nash	BSN	@	NYG		t 6		2	6	5
40	40	4	1	1892-07-01	Jake Beckley	PIT		NYG		b 6		2	4	3	IPHR
41	41	5	2	1892-07-01	Duke Farrell	PIT		NYG	tied 9-9	b 10		2	7	5	Walk-Off,IPHR
42	42	6	1	1892-07-11 (1)	Bid McPhee	CIN		NYG		b 6		4		4
43	43	7	1	1892-07-15	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	NYG		t 6		2		3
44	44	8	1	1892-07-20	Pop Schriver	CHC	@	NYG		t 8		2	8	2
45	45	9	1	1892-07-29	Dan Brouthers	BRO	@	NYG		t 5		1		3	IPHR
46	46	10	1	1892-08-23	Bill Dahlen	CHC		NYG	behind 4-6	b 9		3	3	6
1893	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
47	47	1	1	1893-05-15	Herman Long	BSN		NYG		b 1	0	1	1	6	Lead-Off
48	48	2	1	1893-06-02	Jesse Burkett	CLV	@	NYG		t 8		1		7
49	49	3	1	1893-07-19	William Clarke	BLN		BRO		b 4		1	7	2	IPHR
50	50	4	2	1893-07-19	Jim Long	BLN		BRO		b 8		1	4	7	IPHR