Dave Bancroft

Dave Bancroft
Shortstop
Born: April 20, 1891 Sioux City, Iowa
Died: October 9, 1972(1972-10-09) (aged 81) Superior, Wisconsin
Batted: Both	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1915 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 31, 1930 for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.279
Hits	2004
Runs batted in	591
Teams
As Player Philadelphia Phillies (1915-1920) New York Giants (1920-1923, 1930) Boston Braves (1924-1927) Brooklyn Robins (1928-1929) As Manager Boston Braves (1924-1927)
Career highlights and awards
World Series Champion: 1921, 1922 National League pennant: 1915, 1923 5 seasons with a .300+ batting average 3 seasons with 100+ runs scored Managerial record: 249-363
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1971
Election Method	Veteran's Committee

David James "Beauty" Bancroft (April 20, 1891 – October 9, 1972) was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bancroft was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He broke into the major leagues in 1915 with the Philadelphia Phillies. Bancroft played shortstop for the Phillies until 1920 when he was traded to the New York Giants. He played for the Giants until 1924, when he was traded to the Boston Braves. Bancroft was a player-manager for the Braves for three seasons from 1925 until 1927. He then when he went to play for the Brooklyn Robins in 1928 and 1929. He ended his career in 1930 back with the Giants.

Following his majors career, Bancroft managed from 1948 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for the Chicago Colleens (1948) and South Bend Blue Sox (1949–1950).

Bancroft was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 by the Veterans' Committee. Bancroft is still considered to be among the top fielders in baseball history.

See also

• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• Hitting for the cycle
• Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster

External links

• Dave Bancroft at the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Dave Bancroft managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• The Deadball Era

Accomplishments
Preceded by Fred Mitchell Boston Braves Managers 1924-1927 Succeeded by Jack Slattery