Roger Craig

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: February 17, 1930 in Durham, NC us

Died: June 4, 2023 in San Diego, CA

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Durham, NC

High School: Durham HS (Durham, NC)

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: July 17, 1955 (Age 25-150d, 11,273rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 3 H, 6 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: July 10, 1966 (Age 36-143d)
vs. CHC 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Roger Lee Craig

Nicknames: Rock Hawk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.3

ERA

3.83

368

186

1536.1

803

WHIP

1.334

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-16 / in Starts: 18-14
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	44 (27-13-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Robinson	1
C Neal	0

Most Driven In By
P Reese	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	22	3 (2)	Apr 20	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.59	-0.020	1.50	-0.03%	0.14	P
2	23	8 (4)	Apr 27	BRO		PIT	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.48	-0.038	1.58	-0.07%	-0.98	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	24	13 (4)	May 2	BRO	@	CIN	L,6-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
4	25	16 (2)	May 5	BRO	@	STL	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.43	-0.010	1.33	-0.02%	-0.15	P
5	26	19 (2)	May 11	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.51	-0.055	1.36	-0.09%	-1.10	P
6	27	23 (3)	May 16	BRO		STL	W,5-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
7	28	31 (7)	May 26	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9	.46	-0.030	1.27	-0.05%	-0.85	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	29	36 (4)	Jun 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	1.03	-0.051	2.72	-0.08%	-0.38	P
9	30	41 (4)	Jun 5	BRO	@	MLN	W,6-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.136	.000	.136	9	.67	0.019	2.21	0.04%	0.26	P
10	31	46 (4)	Jun 10	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.130	.000	.130	9	.64	-0.016	2.47	-0.04%	-0.16	P
11	32	50 (3)	Jun 16	BRO		MLN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.120	.000	.120	9	.68	-0.042	3.42	-0.13%	-0.75	P
12	33	54 (3)	Jun 20	BRO		STL	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.138	.000	.138	9	.43	0.021	1.94	0.06%	-0.13	P
13	34	58 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,6-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.138	.000	.138	9						P
14	35	62 (3)	Jun 27	BRO		CHC	W,6-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.86	-0.032	3.21	-0.07%	-0.69	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	36	67 (4)	Jul 1 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.114	.000	.114	9	.49	-0.041	2.04	-0.10%	-0.79	P
16	37	72 (4)	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.108	.000	.108	9	.77	0.015	3.66	0.04%	-0.06	P
17	38	75 (2)	Jul 12	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.103	.000	.103	9	.78	-0.007	4.86	-0.03%	-0.10	P
18	39	80 (4)	Jul 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.095	.000	.095	9	.66	-0.050	2.15	-0.10%	-0.76	P
19	40	85 (4)	Jul 21	BRO	@	STL	L,6-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.83	-0.042	2.36	-0.07%	-0.45	P
20	41	90 (4)	Jul 26	BRO		CIN	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.085	.000	.085	9	.46	-0.038	2.00	-0.10%	-0.74	P
21	42	95 (4)	Jul 30	BRO		MLN	L,6-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.74	-0.019	5.04	-0.08%	-0.17	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	43	97 (1)	Aug 1	BRO		MLN	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
23	44	99 (1)	Aug 3	BRO		STL	L,8-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
24	45	104 (4)	Aug 8	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-8	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.080	.000	.080	9	.96	-0.046	5.83	-0.17%	-0.50	P
25	46	108 (3)	Aug 12	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.075	.000	.075	9	.56	-0.043	3.44	-0.16%	-0.95	P
26	47	112 (3)	Aug 17	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.070	.000	.070	9	.64	-0.075	3.31	-0.23%	-1.08	P
27	48	116 (3)	Aug 22	BRO	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.069	.000	.069	9	1.09	-0.040	6.04	-0.13%	-0.34	P
28	49	120 (3)	Aug 26	BRO	@	MLN	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.018	.083	.018	.102	9	.66	-0.007	8.50	-0.05%	-0.10	P
29	50	125 (4)	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.018	.095	.018	.113	9	.66	0.011	5.61	0.06%	0.13	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	51	131 (5)	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.017	.092	.017	.109	9	1.66	-0.116	11.76	-0.49%	-1.17	P
31	52	136 (4)	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.017	.091	.017	.108	9	1.08	-0.028	11.02	-0.17%	-0.24	P
32	53	139 (2)	Sep 12	BRO		MLN	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.017	.091	.017	.108	9						P
33	54	140	Sep 14	BRO		CHC	W,4-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.016	.103	.016	.119	9	1.36	0.002	14.74	0.01%	0.10	P
34	55	144 (3)	Sep 18	BRO		STL	L,5-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.016	.103	.016	.119	9						P
35	56	149 (4)	Sep 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.016	.103	.016	.119	9						P
							19-16		73	61	1	1	0	0	0	1	6	0	33	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	.016	.103	.016	.119		.71	-0.778	3.77	-2.25%	-11.97

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