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Branch Rickey League
6-21-2229
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1958 LHP 32 55 17 2 1 1 10 4 13 .792 .356 .436 .127 .309
1958 RHP 106 276 66 13 0 9 34 31 44 .698 .314 .384 .145 .239
1959 LHP 31 62 14 4 0 2 4 5 10 .671 .284 .387 .161 .226
1959 RHP 123 391 105 15 2 6 46 34 61 .695 .332 .363 .095 .269
1960 LHP 19 33 6 1 0 1 5 2 5 .532 .229 .303 .121 .182
1960 RHP 125 416 122 19 1 20 50 48 83 .853 .365 .488 .195 .293
1961 LHP 30 40 11 3 1 3 6 1 8 .918 .293 .625 .350 .275
1961 RHP 125 441 111 18 1 15 48 53 97 .734 .335 .399 .147 .252
1962 LHP 38 79 19 2 0 2 9 7 14 .644 .302 .342 .101 .241
1962 RHP 79 241 62 13 0 9 37 17 44 .728 .305 .423 .166 .257
Total LHP 150 269 67 12 2 9 34 19 50 .708 .299 .409 .160 .249
Total RHP 558 1765 466 78 4 59 215 183 329 .747 .334 .413 .149 .264
Total 608 2034 533 90 6 68 249 202 379 .742 .330 .412 .150 .262
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.