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Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1956, Player - 152 votes on 193 ballots - 78.76%

Born: October 12, 1906, in San Francisco, California
Died: September 7, 1984, in Osterville, Massachusetts

ML Debut: 4/29/1926
Primary Position: Shortstop
Bats: R   Throws: R   Primary Uniform #: 4

Played For: Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-1927), Washington Senators (1928-1934), Boston Red Sox (1935-1945)
Managed: Washington Senators (1933-1934), Boston Red Sox (1935-1947)

Post-Season: 1933 World Series
Awards: All-Star (7): 1933-1935, 1937-1939, 1941

Bio
Joe Cronin was the American League's all-star shortstop seven times and its MVP in 1930 when he hit .346 with 126 RBI. The jovial, square-jawed Irishman possessed the determination and toughness to become a wizard with the glove and a powerhouse at bat. He topped the .300 mark eight times and also enjoyed eight 100-RBI seasons. At age 27, Cronin won the 1933 pennant as a rookie manager with Washington before being traded to the Red Sox. He later served two terms as American League president.

Quote
"Oh my yes, Joe is the best there is in the clutch. With a man on third and one out, I'd rather have Cronin hitting for me than anybody I've ever seen."
   — Connie Mack

Did You Know... that on June 17, 1943, Joe Cronin connected for two pinch-hit home runs, one in each game of a doubleheader, becoming the first of only two players to ever accomplish the feat?


Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG SLG
1926 PIT NL 38 83 9 22 2 2 0 11 6 15 0 .265 .337
1927 PIT NL 12 22 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 .227 .273
1928 WAS AL 63 227 23 55 10 4 0 25 22 27 4 .242 .322
1929 WAS AL 145 494 72 139 29 8 8 61 85 37 5 .281 .421
1930 WAS AL 154 587 127 203 41 9 13 126 72 36 17 .346 .513
1931 WAS AL 156 611 103 187 44 13 12 126 81 52 10 .306 .480
1932 WAS AL 143 557 95 177 43 18 6 116 66 45 7 .318 .492
1933 WAS AL 152 602 89 186 45 11 5 118 87 49 5 .309 .445
1934 WAS AL 127 504 68 143 30 9 7 101 53 28 8 .284 .421
1935 BOS AL 144 556 70 164 37 14 9 95 63 40 3 .295 .460
1936 BOS AL 81 295 36 83 22 4 2 43 32 21 1 .281 .403
1937 BOS AL 148 570 102 175 40 4 18 110 84 73 5 .307 .486
1938 BOS AL 143 530 98 172 51 5 17 94 91 60 7 .325 .536
1939 BOS AL 143 520 97 160 33 3 19 107 87 48 6 .308 .492
1940 BOS AL 149 548 104 156 35 6 24 111 83 65 7 .285 .502
1941 BOS AL 143 518 98 161 38 8 16 95 82 55 1 .311 .508
1942 BOS AL 45 79 7 24 3 0 4 24 15 21 0 .304 .494
1943 BOS AL 59 77 8 24 4 0 5 29 11 4 0 .312 .558
1944 BOS AL 76 191 24 46 7 0 5 28 34 19 1 .241 .356
1945 BOS AL 3 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 .375 .375
      2124 7579 1233 2285 515 118 170 1424 1059 700 87 .301 .468
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG SLG