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Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath (March 23, 1881 - May 23, 1963), also nicknamed "Cactus", was a right fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1908), Chicago White Sox (1909), Washington Senators (1909) and Philadelphia Phillies (1912-1920). Download high resolution version (358x640, 56 KB)Gavvy Cravath on a 1909-11 American Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). Image from: [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Download high resolution version (358x640, 56 KB)Gavvy Cravath on a 1909-11 American Tobacco Company baseball card (White Borders (T206)). Image from: [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ...
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May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
The position of the right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field (e. ...
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Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
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Cravath was the first baseball player from the San Diego area to play in the major leagues. He was born in Escondido, California. He is regarded as one of the first great sluggers in the game. In 1915, Cravath hit 24 home runs, setting a single season record that stood until Babe Ruth broke it by hitting 29 homers in 1919. Nickname: Americas Finest City Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
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Cravath was a career .287 hitter with 119 home runs and 719 RBI in 1220 games. After retiring, he became the Justice of Peace in Laguna Beach, California, where he died at age of 82. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
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Cravath played during a time of independent minor leagues, when not all great players moved quickly to the majors. Cravath entered professional baseball in 1903 with the Los Angeles Angels (PCL) of the Pacific Coast League. During 5 seasons with the team, he helped them win two pennants. He hit .274, .270, .259, .270, and .303, with 7, 13, 9, 6, and 10 home runs, and with 51, 50, 32, 39, and 45 doubles. He led the league in doubles twice (1906 and 1907) and had two third place finishes. Although he never led the PCL in home runs, he was second 3 times, third place once, and fourth place once during his 5 years there. Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ...
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While playing in California, Cravath reportedly picked up his nickname of "Gavvy" by hitting a ball that killed a seagull ("gaviota" in Spanish) in flight. The reporters spelled the nickname "Gavvy" to emphasize that it rhymes with "savvy," but Cravath himself spelled it "Gavy."
At the end of 1907 Cravath was sold to the Boston Red Sox, where he would be a 27-year old rookie. Cravath's lack of speed compared unfavorably to Tris Speaker and other swift outfielders of the time. Cravath once said, "They call me wooden shoes and piano legs and a few other pet names. I do not claim to be the fastest man in the world, but I can get around the bases with a fair wind and all sails set. And so long as I am busting the old apple on the seam, I am not worrying a great deal about my legs." Cravath was hitting .256 with 11 triples in 277 at-bats when he was sold to the Chicago White Sox in August 1907. After a slow start in Chicago in 1908, he was traded to the Washington Senators, who promptly moved him to the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths...
Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas - December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, Texas), nicknamed “Spoke†(a play on his last name) and “Grey Eagle†(for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player considered to be the best defensive center fielder to ever play the game. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
The Minneapolis Millers were a professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota until 1960. ...
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In Minneapolis Cravath learned to hit to the opposite field to take advantage of the short (279 feet) right-field line at Nicollet Park. That ability would also serve him well with the Phillies, who had a similar short right-field porch at the Baker Bowl. The 1910-11 Minneapolis Millers were one of the great minor league teams of all time, and Cravath was their biggest star. In 1910 he led the league in average with .326, in hits with 200, in home runs with 14, doubles with 41, and triples with 13. In 1911 he again led the league in the same categories except for triples, with an average of .363, 221 hits, 53 doubles, 13 triples, and 29 home runs. Nicollet Park is a former baseball ground located in Minneapolis, MN. The ground was home to the minor league Minneapolis Millers of the Western League and later American Association from 1896 to 1955. ...
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The Minneapolis Millers were a professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota until 1960. ...
The rules of the time did not make it easy for Cravath to move back to the majors. Reportedly, it took a clerical error—the Millers inadertently left out the word "not" in a telegram—to get Cravath back to the major leagues. In his second chance with the Philadelphia Phillies at age 31, he proved he was there to stay by hitting .284 with 11 home runs and 70 RBI. He was also a more than adequate outfielder, leading the league with 26 assists. 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...
1913 was Cravath's greatest major league season, leading the National League in hits with 179, home runs with 19, RBI with 128, total bases with 298, slugging with .568, and OPS with .974; he also placed second in average with .341. He placed second in the voting for the MLB Most Valuable Player award behind Jake Daubert, though many historians think Cravath should have won. In 1915 Cravath hit 24 home runs, setting a 20th-century record, while leading the Phillies to their first pennant. He also led the league in runs with 89, RBI with 115, total bases with 266, walks with 86, on-base percentage with .393, slugging with .510, and OPS with .902. This article refers to the American baseball league. ...
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In 1919 the 38-year-old Cravath had his last great season, winning his sixth home run title with 12 homers in just 214 at-bats. In last place midway through the season, the Phillies fired manager Jack Coombs and Cravath took his place. Invited to return as player-manager the following season, the Phillies improved to 62-91, but ended up in last place again. Cravath was released, and was player-manager for the Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League in 1921. He played his final professional games in 1922 with the Minneapolis Millers. He then returned to California, where he was elected magistrate judge in September 1927. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
Jack Coombs or John Wesley aka Colby Jack (1882-1957) played baseball in the pitcher position for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1906 to 1914 before he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1915 where he played 4 seasons untill 1918. ...
The Salt Lake Bees are a Pacific Coast League (PCL) minor league baseball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ...
The Minneapolis Millers were a professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota until 1960. ...
Highlights
- 6-time led league in home runs (1913-15, 1917-19)
- 4-time led league in extra base hits (1913, 1915, 1917-18)
- Twice led league in RBI (1913, 1915)
- Twice led league in slugging average (1913, 1915)
- Twice led league in total bases (1913, 1915)
- Twice led league in on base percentage (1915-16)
- Led league in hits (1913)
- Led league in runs (1915)
In baseball, an extra base hit (EB, EBH or XBH) is a statistic credited to a batter for hitting a double, triple, or home run. ...
In baseball statistics, slugging average (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. ...
In baseball statistics, total bases refers to the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i. ...
In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ...
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...
References - The Society for American Baseball Research, Tom Simon (editor) (2004). Deadball Stars of the National League, Brassey's.
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