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Branch Rickey League
6-8-2229
Bill McCracken Second Base
Retired (1963, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .742 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 533 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 08-17-1927
HR 68 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1952)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(0 games)
RBI 249
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D+   Mentor vR A-
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B A- (80.6%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B D+ (24.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Minors 25 65.00 3 / 8 3 / 9 3 / 7 4 / 10 6 / 11 2 / 10 8 / 10 29 / 65
1953 Minors 26 55.00 3 / 11 1 / 5 1 / 8 1 / 4 5 / 7 8 / 10 5 / 10 24 / 55
1954 Minors 27 54.00 2 / 6 3 / 13 1 / 4 4 / 8 3 / 9 4 / 5 5 / 9 22 / 54
1955 Minors 28 60.00 4 / 9 0 / 5 4 / 17 4 / 11 3 / 5 3 / 7 3 / 6 21 / 60
1956 Minors 29 44.00 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 3 / 10 5 / 6 4 / 8 4 / 6 16 / 44
1957 Minors 30 50.00 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 4 2 / 11 2 / 11 2 / 11 7 / 50
1958 Minors 31 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1958 Majors 31 52.33 160 87 0 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 1 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 52
1959 Majors 32 57.77 162 121 0 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 1 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 8 2 / 57
1960 Majors 33 57.81 162 121 0 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 57
1961 Majors 34 61.75 162 118 0 -1 / 5 -7 / 12 -2 / 10 -2 / 6 -9 / 10 1 / 10 -3 / 8 -23 / 61
1962 Majors 35 50.09 162 83 0 -1 / 9 -7 / 9 -3 / 8 -5 / 5 0 / 4 -4 / 6 -3 / 9 -23 / 50
1963 Minors 36 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2
1963 Majors 36 0.18 2 0 0 -2 / 0 -7 / 0 -5 / 0 -2 / 0 -5 / 0 -2 / 0 -4 / 0 -27 / 0
Total 810 530 0 8 / 79 -14 / 85 0 / 96 7 / 83 11 / 77 18 / 97 18 / 91 48 / 608
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Bill McCracken has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1963-05-05The Cleveland Cobras have waived Bill McCracken.
1963-04-03The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Richie Bokelmann to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have designated Bill McCracken for assignment.
1958-04-03The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Bill McCracken to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Richie Bokelmann to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have promoted Luis Earnshaw to the major league team. The Cleveland Cobras have sent Roy Amaro to the minors. The Cleveland Cobras have sent Walter Moore to the minors.