Raymond
Crawford
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: September 9, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1949    1950   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 CON YL $ 1,328,571   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 9
1948 26 CON YL $ 1,328,571   8 8 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 8
1949 27 CON YL $ 1,328,571   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 8 9 8
1950 28 CON YL $ 3,200,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,328,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 8 9 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,200,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 25 CON YL 158 607 76 163 36 2 18 106 0 0 55 36 .269 .328 .423 .752 81.3 10.5
1948 26 CON YL 146 502 63 137 23 1 15 89 2 0 53 44 .273 .339 .412 .751 65.4 9.7
1949 27 CON YL 154 593 87 175 38 0 10 96 3 0 68 38 .295 .367 .410 .777 85.8 11.4
1950 28 CON YL 158 633 107 215 40 1 19 83 0 0 65 26 .340 .401 .496 .897 113.7 23.0
4 Years Sim 616 2335 333 690 137 4 62 374 5 0 241 144 .296 .360 .437 .798 346.2 54.6
162 Game Average 614 87 181 36 1 16 98 1 0 63 37 .296 .360 .437 .798 91.1  
Career Highs 158 633 107 215 40 2 19 106 3 0 68 44 .340 .401 .496 .897 113.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1832 279 551 106 4 47 288 3 0 194 109 .301 .366 .440 .806 288.7
vs LH   503 54 139 31 0 15 86 2 0 47 35 .276 .339 .427 .767 71.8
Home 304 1112 147 333 66 2 30 179 2 0 108 72 .299 .360 .443 .804 172.6
Away 312 1223 186 357 71 2 32 195 3 0 133 72 .292 .360 .432 .792 187.9
RISP   696 0 215 49 2 17 303 0 0 87 46 .309 .379 .458 .837 118.7
Pinch Hitting   41 4 16 3 0 0 7 0 0 5 2 .390 .457 .463 .920 8.0
Close/Late   262 23 83 12 0 6 35 0 0 33 12 .317 .392 .431 .823 43.8
Mar/Apr 99 384 49 112 24 0 12 66 1 0 45 25 .292 .364 .448 .812 61.9
May 99 365 52 110 22 0 13 69 1 0 37 26 .301 .364 .468 .832 60.3
June 102 403 65 120 25 2 8 64 2 0 41 24 .298 .363 .429 .792 61.2
July 99 384 60 127 26 1 9 61 0 0 28 20 .331 .375 .474 .849 63.1
August 108 406 63 122 26 0 8 53 1 0 42 20 .300 .367 .424 .791 61.4
Sep/Oct 109 393 44 99 14 1 12 61 0 0 48 29 .252 .330 .384 .715 52.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 25 CON YL RF 152 146 1289.7 274 7 12 0 .959 1.96   2.5
    LF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1948 26 CON YL RF 131 124 1086.7 277 12 7 3 .976 2.39   2.6
    LF 10 0 30.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.10    
1949 27 CON YL RF 152 147 1316.3 325 10 8 2 .977 2.29   3.0
1950 28 CON YL RF 151 148 1306.7 295 8 8 4 .974 2.09   2.3
  RF 586 565 4999.3 1171 37 35 9 .972 2.17   10.4
  LF 12 0 33.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.18    
Career Totals   598 565 5032.3 1179 37 35 9 .972 2.17   10.4
Career Highs   154 148 1316.3 325 12 12 4 .977 2.39    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1950-3-.340
Slugging Pct
1950-10-.496
OPS
1950-8-.897
XR
1950-8-113.7
CAR-50-346.2
Games
1947-3-158
1950-5-158
CAR-24-616
At-Bats
1947-7-607
1950-3-633
CAR-19-2335
Hits
1950-2-215
CAR-22-690
Total Bases
1950-3-314
CAR-31-1021
Singles
1950-3-155
CAR-21-487
Doubles
1947-7-36
1949-5-38
1950-4-40
CAR-12-137
RBIs
1947-8-106
CAR-24-374
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 24
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27
 
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  1. Steven Nickelson (980)
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  3. Christopher Hiltner (957)
  4. William Belknap (953)
  5. Rupert McKown (940)
  6. Theron Klos (934)
  7. Jerome Arnold (934)
  8. Craig Allen (933)
  9. John Patterson (931)
  10. George Busby (927)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 82nd overall pick, by Connecticut in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Gerald Sarno (LEE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1947, off Silas Caylor (CB)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1947, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,328,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1948, hitting .545 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,328,571 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Colonial Beach on 4/7/1949
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
10/14/1949: Signed a contract extension with Connecticut, $3,200,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1950, hitting .418 with 4 HR, 12 RBI