Sam Crane (second baseman)
| Sam Crane | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: January 2, 1854 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: June 26, 1925 (aged 71) New York City, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1880, for the Buffalo Bisons | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 28, 1890, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .203 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 35 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As Player
As Manager | |
Samuel Newhall Crane (January 2, 1854 – June 26, 1925) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Crane played for eight different major league teams during his seven-year career that spanned from 1880 to 1890. During two of those seasons, he acted as a player-manager, once for the 1880 Buffalo Bisons of the National League and the 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the short-lived Union Association.