|
David James "Beauty" Bancroft (April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ...
1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in leap years). ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...
Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball within a zone over home plate while a player on the other team (the batter) attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat that can...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display...
Bancroft was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He broke into the major leagues in 1915 with the Philadelphia Phillies. Bancroft played shortstop for the Phillies until 1920 when he was traded to the New York Giants. He played for the Giants until 1924, when he was traded to the Boston Braves. Bancroft was a player-manager for the Braves for three seasons from 1925 until 1927. He then when he went to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1928 and 1929. He ended his career in 1930 back with the Giants. Map Political Statistics Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 County Woodbury County Mayor Craig Berenstein Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 144. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978 1977 • 1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in...
The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...
City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, the Gints Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner The Mara and Tisch Families General manager Ernie Accorsi Fight song None Mascot None Local radio Flagship stations: WFAN (660...
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) East Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1995 • 1957 • 1914 NL Pennants (17) 1999 • 1996 • 1995 • 1992 1991 • 1958 • 1957 • 1948 1914 • 1898 • 1897 • 1893 1892 • 1891 • 1883 • 1878 1877 East Division titles (11) 2005...
1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
For the 1930s NFL team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). ...
1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Bancroft was a career .279 hitter, and never hit more than seven home runs or drove in more than 67 runs in a season. His biggest accomplishments were: National Baseball Hall of Fame logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
National Baseball Hall of Fame logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display...
Post-season success:
- member of the 1921 and 1922 World Series champion Giants teams
Major League Single Season Record: Years Led League by Statistical category: Chance can be used in any of the following contexts: Probability Luck Randomness Chance is also a 2002 film starring Amber Benson. ...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Bancroft was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 by the Veterans' Committee. However, he is one of the most controversial players in the Hall of Fame, with many attributing his election to the presence of cronies on the Veterans' Committee rather than his baseball achievements. Most players with similar statistics to Bancroft do not have much of a chance of being elected to the Hall of Fame. In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly-ball when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods: tagging a runner with the ball touching a base that a runner on a force play is trying to reach catching...
In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...
External links
|
Feeds |
Contact