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Gavvy Cravath

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Gavvy Cravath

Full name Clifford Carlton Cravath
Born March 23, 1881, Poway, California
Died May 23, 1963, Laguna Beach, California
Buried at Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, California
First Game: April 18, 1908; Final Game: October 2, 1920
Managed First Game: July 9, 1919; Managed Final Game: October 3, 1920
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 186
Ejections as player: 1916 (1)
Ejections as manager: 1920 (1)
SABR Biography
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Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1908 BOS A    Daily Splits   94   277   43   71  10  11   1   34   38       52   4   8   0            6      .256  .354  .383   0.8 1908 BOS A
1909 CHI A    Daily Splits   19    50    7    9   0   0   1    8   19        8   0   1   0            3      .180  .406  .240  -0.1 1909 CHI A
1909 WAS A    Daily Splits    4     6    0    0   0   0   0    1    1        4   0   0   0            0      .000  .143  .000  -0.1 1909 WAS A
1909 TOT A                   23    56    7    9   0   0   1    9   20       12   0   1   0            3      .161  .382  .214  -0.2 1909 TOT A
1912 PHI N    Daily Splits  130   436   63  124  30   9  11   70   47   2   77   3  16   0   6   4   15   6  .284  .358  .470   0.9 1912 PHI N
1913 PHI N    Daily Splits  147   525   78  179  34  14  19  128   55   0i  63   3  11   0   4i  4i  10  11  .341  .407  .568   3.0 1913 PHI N
1914 PHI N    Daily Splits  149   499   76  149  27   8  19  100   83   3i  72   3  19   0  14i 14i  14   0  .299  .402  .499   3.4 1914 PHI N
1915 PHI N    Daily Splits  150   522   89  149  31   7  24  115   86  12i  77   6   7   0  16i 11i  11   9  .285  .393  .510   5.0 1915 PHI N
1916 PHI N    Daily Splits  137   448   70  127  21   8  11   70   64   3i  89   5  15   0i 11i  3i   9   0  .283  .379  .440   1.8 1916 PHI N
1917 PHI N    Daily Splits  140   503   70  141  29  16  12   83   70   2   57   1  16   0  20   6    6   5  .280  .369  .473   2.1 1917 PHI N
1918 PHI N    Daily Splits  121   426   43   99  27   5   8   54   54   5   46   1   8   0   7  11    7   3  .232  .320  .376  -1.1 1918 PHI N
1919 PHI N    Daily Splits   83   214   34   73  18   5  12   45   35   4   21   2   4   0   3   5    8   0  .341  .438  .640   2.5 1919 PHI N
1920 PHI N    Daily Splits   46    45    2   13   5   0   1   11    9   2   12   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .407  .467   0.2 1920 PHI N
Total NL ( 9 Years)        1103  3618  525 1054 222  72 117  676  503  33i 514  24  96   0i 81i 58i  80  34  .291  .381  .489  17.8 Total NL
Total AL ( 2 Years)         117   333   50   80  10  11   2   43   58       64   4   9   0            9      .240  .359  .354   0.6 Total AL
Total    (11 Years) Splits 1220  3951  575 1134 232  83 119  719  561  33i 578  28 105   0i 81i 58i  89  34i .287  .380  .478  18.4 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1915 PHI N    Daily Splits    5    16    2    2   1   1   0    1    2   0    6   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .125  .222  .313 1915 PHI N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1908 BOS A Daily Splits  OF   79   76   74   680.1   128    7   11    3   0  .925    65    0   15 
1908 BOS A               LF   65   61   60   545.2i  104    5    9    1   0  .924
1908 BOS A               RF   15   15   14   134.2    25    2    2    0   0  .931
1908 BOS A               1B    3    1    0     1  i    6    0    2    0   0  .750
1909 CHI A Daily Splits  OF   18   18   18   159.1    34    0    2    0   0  .944     1   17    0 
1909 CHI A               CF   17   17   17   151      33    0    1    0   0  .971
1909 CHI A               LF    1    1    1     8.1     1    0    1    0   0  .500
1909 WAS A Daily Splits  OF    1    1    1     8       1    1    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1909 WAS A               RF    1    1    1     8       1    1    0    0   0 1.000
1909 TOT A               OF   19   19   19   167.1    35    1    2    0   0  .947     1   17    1 
1912 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  113  112  106   993     200   26    8    5   0  .966    28   14   76 
1912 PHI N               RF   76   76   70   657     122   16    6    5   0  .958
1912 PHI N               LF   28   26   26   230.2    50    6    2    0   0  .966
1912 PHI N               CF   14   10   10   105.1    27    3    0    0   0 1.000
1913 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  141  138  134  1246     208   20   10    1   0  .958     3    6  134 
1913 PHI N               RF  134  133  129  1196  i  189   22   10    1   0  .955
1913 PHI N               CF    6    4    4    35  i   14    0    0    0   0 1.000
1913 PHI N               LF    3    1    1    15       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1914 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  143  140  140  1255.2   205   34   18    7   0  .930     1    0  142 
1914 PHI N               RF  142  140  140  1255.2i  203   32   18    8   0  .929
1914 PHI N               LF    1    0    0             2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1915 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  149  149  144  1327.2   233   28   15    2   0  .946     0    0  149 
1915 PHI N               RF  149  149  144  1327.2   233   27   15    2   0  .945
1916 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  130  130  116  1113.1   182   17    7    2   0  .966     0    0  130 
1916 PHI N               RF  130  130  116  1113.1i  183   16    7    2   0  .966
1917 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  140  139  134  1242.1   209   17   13    3   0  .946     0    0  140 
1917 PHI N               RF  140  139  134  1242.1   210   18   13    3   0  .946
1918 PHI N Daily Splits  OF  118  118  115  1064.1   184   19   15    3   0  .931     6    0  113 
1918 PHI N               RF  113  113  110  1018     178   16   15    2   0  .928
1918 PHI N               LF    6    5    5    46.1     6    1    0    1   0 1.000
1919 PHI N Daily Splits  OF   56   54   54   482      89    7    9    2   0  .914     2    1   53 
1919 PHI N               RF   53   53   53   466      90    7    7    2   0  .933
1919 PHI N               LF    2    1    1    13       0    0    2    0   0  .000
1919 PHI N               CF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1920 PHI N Daily Splits  OF    5    3    2    23       2    0    1    0   0  .667     3    0    2 
1920 PHI N               LF    3    2    1    14       1    0    1    0   0  .500
1920 PHI N               RF    2    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total (11 Years) Splits  OF 1093 1078 1038  9595    1675  176  109   28   0  .944   109   38  955 
Total (11 Years)         RF  955  950  912  8427.2i 1435  157   93   25   0  .945
Total ( 8 Years)         LF  109   97   95   873  i  165   12   15    2   0  .922
Total ( 4 Years)         CF   38   31   31   294.1i   74    3    1    0   0  .987
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    3    1    0     1  i    6    0    2    0   0  .750
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

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              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1915 PHI N Daily Splits  OF    5    5    4    42.2     5    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    5 
1915 PHI N               RF    5    5    4    42.2     5    0    0    0   0 1.000


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1919 PHI N         75   29   46  .387   247   336   7- 9           8  8
1920 PHI N        153   62   91  .405   565   714                  8
Total ( 2 Years)  228   91  137  .399   812  1050
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING


       Coaching Record
Year Team   START    END
1923 PHI N   4-17  10- 6
Total ( 1 Year ) 



Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9- 5-1916(2)  BOX  PHI N  Bill Klem           Call at HP

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-17-1920     BOX  PHI N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes





Transaction Information

Sold by Los Angeles (PCL) to Boston Americans for $2000 (August 21, 1907).

Sold by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox (February 16, 1909).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Nick Altrock and Jiggs Donahue to Washington
Senators in exchange for Bill Burns (May 16, 1909).

Sold by Washington Senators to Minneapolis (American Association) (May 31, 1909).

Traded by Minneapolis (American Association) to Philadelphia Phillies (September,
1911) completing trade in which Philadelphia Phillies traded Bill Burns to
Minneapolis (American Association) in exchange for a player to be named later
(January 7, 1911).

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