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Dave Bancroft   |   Major Leaguer   1915-1930

Full Name:  David James Bancroft
Born:  April 20,1891  in  Sioux City, Iowa
Death:  October 9,1972
Height:    Weight:  160  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  

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Transactions:   [Jun 8,1920] - Traded by Phillies to Giants for Bill Hubbell, Art Fletcher and Cash.  [Nov 12,1923] - Traded by Giants with Bill Cunningham and Casey Stengel to Braves for Joe Oeschger and Billy Southworth.  [Oct 14,1927] - Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers.  [Oct 14,1927] - Released by Braves.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1915PhiladelphNL24PhiMLB ss 15356385143182730152777622 23   .254*.348.330*678--
1916PhiladelphNL25PhiMLB ss 1424775310110033315 74574 16   .212*.322.252*574--
1917PhiladelphNL26PhiMLB ss 1274785611622544314 44420 18   .243*.311.335*646--
1918PhiladelphNL27PhiMLB ss 1254996913219402611 54361 7   .265*.341.319*660--
1919PhiladelphNL28PhiMLB ss 9233545911370258 31300 9   .272*.338.352*690--
1920NY GiantsNL29NygMLB ss 108442791322970317533321 12   .299*.352.396*748--
 PhiladelphNL29PhiMLB ss 4217123517205179121 4   .298*.338.363*701--
1921NY GiantsNL30NygMLB ss 1536061211932615667171066234 22   .318*.389.441*830--
1922NY GiantsNL31NygMLB ss 156651117209415460161179273 12   .321*.398.418*816--
1923NY GiantsNL32NygMLB ss 107444801353331318762231 6   .304*.393.399*792--
1924BostonNL33BbrMLB ss 7931949891112214437241 5   .279*.358.339*697--
1925BostonNL34BbrMLB ss 128479751532982497464220 17   .319*.403.426*829--
1926BostonNL35BbrMLB ss 127453701411861443 64292 22   .311*.400.384*784--
1927BostonNL36BbrMLB ss 11137544911341315 43361 8   .243*.325.307*632--
1928BrooklynMLB37BrkMLB ss 149515471271950517 59202 15   .247*.329.303*632--
1929BrooklynMLB38BrkMLB ss 10435835991131447 29110 16   .277*.335.332*667--
1930NY GiantsNL39NygMLB ss 10170110000 210 0   .059*.166.118*284--
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)1913718210482004320773259114582748723212 .279.358-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1915PhiladelphNL24PhiWs517250001002200000 .294.368.294662--
1921NY GiantsNL30NygWs833351003001500000 .152.176.182358--
1922NY GiantsNL31NygWs519440002002100000 .211.286.211497--
1923NY GiantsNL32NygWs624120001101200000 .083.120.083203--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)2493101610071061000000 .172.222.183405--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1915PhiladelphNL24PhiMLBSS1533364926489260---.928--
 
1916PhiladelphNL25PhiMLBSS1423265106089664---.933--
 
1917PhiladelphNL26PhiMLB2B31163202---.850--
1917PhiladelphNL26PhiMLBSS1202744394976256---.936--
1917PhiladelphNL26PhiMLBOF240040---1.000--
 
1918PhiladelphNL27PhiMLBSS1253714576489257---.928--
 
1919PhiladelphNL28PhiMLBSS882423062857643---.951--
 
1920NY GiantsNL29NygMLBSS1082564454074167---.946--
1920PhiladelphNL29PhiMLBSS42106153526428---.981--
 
1921NY GiantsNL30NygMLBSS15339654639981105---.960--
 
1922NY GiantsNL31NygMLBSS15640557962104693---.941--
 
1923NY GiantsNL32NygMLB2B1134353728---.958--
1923NY GiantsNL32NygMLBSS962463814367054---.936--
 
1924BostonNL33BbrMLBSS791862591846357---.961--
 
1925BostonNL34BbrMLBSS1253004594480381---.945--
 
1926BostonNL35BbrMLB3B212030---1.000--
1926BostonNL35BbrMLBSS1233173983374875---.956--
 
1927BostonNL36BbrMLB3B100000--------
1927BostonNL36BbrMLBSS1042753293964366---.939--
 
1928BrooklynMLB37BrkMLBSS1493504844688066---.948--
 
1929BrooklynMLB38BrkMLBSS1022243092555845---.955--
 
1930NY GiantsNL39NygMLBSS813151290---.966--
 


 Awards
[1925] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6)  [1926] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9)  [1937] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 1.49%)  [1938] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.76%)  [1939] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.36%)  [1948] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 3.31%)  [1950] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (9 votes - 5.36%)  [1951] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (9 votes - 3.98%)  [1952] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (11 votes - 4.7%)  [1953] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (10 votes - 3.79%)  [1954] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (10 votes - 3.97%)  [1955] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (19 votes - 7.57%)  [1956] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (15 votes - 7.77%)  [1958] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (43 votes - 16.17%)  [1960] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (30 votes - 11.15%)  [1971] - Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee as Player
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion New York Giants in 1921 and 1922.
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