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*Art Croft [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Croft.Art.Obit.html obituary] - ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 17, 1884 |
*Art Croft [https://web.archive.org/web/20070503221508/http://www.thedeadballera.com:80/Obits/Croft.Art.Obit.html obituary] - ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 17, 1884 |
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Revision as of 17:15, 18 October 2016
| Art Croft | |
|---|---|
| First baseman/Left fielder | |
| Born: January 23, 1855 St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Died: March 16, 1884 (aged 29) St. Louis, Missouri | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 5, 1875, for the St. Louis Red Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 13, 1878, for the Indianapolis Blues | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 133 |
| Runs scored | 50 |
| Batting average | .195 |
| Teams | |
Arthur F. "Art" Croft (January 23, 1855 – March 16, 1884) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played for three teams during three-year professional and Major League career.
Career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Croft began his professional career in 1875 when he joined the St. Louis Red Stockings of the National Association. He played in 19 games that season, all of which he played in the outfield, and batted .200 in 75 at bats.[1]
His next season, in 1877, when he joined the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the National League, and played in 54 of the team's 60 games.[2] He split his playing time between first base and left field, and hit a career high .232, while scoring 23 runs, and had 27 RBIs.[1]
The following season, 1878, Croft joined the Indianapolis Blues, also of the National League, his last season in the Major Leagues. He played in all 60 of the team's games as the starting first baseman.[3] He batted .158 in 222 at bats, and scored 22 runs.[1]
Croft finished his three-year career with a .195 batting average in 139 games, scored 50 runs, 45 RBIs, and hit 14 doubles. He died in St. Louis at the age of 29 of Typhoid Pneumonia,[4] and is interred at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Art Croft's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings team". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "1878 Indianapolis Blues team". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Art Croft obituary - The New York Times, March 17, 1884
- 1855 births
- 1884 deaths
- 19th-century baseball players
- Baseball players from Missouri
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Sportspeople from St. Louis
- St. Louis Red Stockings players
- St. Louis Brown Stockings players
- Indianapolis Blues players
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Davenport Brown Stockings players