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Full name Delmar Wesley Crandall
Born March 5, 1930, Ontario, California
Died May 5, 2021, Mission Viejo, California
Buried at Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, California
First Game: June 17, 1949; Final Game: September 25, 1966
Managed First Game: May 30, 1972; Managed Final Game: August 31, 1984
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 180
Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1981)
Named catcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1958 and 1960)
Named catcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1962)
Won NL Gold Glove as catcher (1958 to 1960 and 1962)
Ejections as player: 1949 (1), 1950 (1), 1956 (1), 1958 (1), 1960 (1). Total: 5
Ejections as manager: 1972 (1), 1974 (3), 1975 (2), 1983 (1), 1984 (2). Total: 9
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       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 1949 BOS N 1950 BOS N 1953 MIL N 1954 MIL N 1955 MIL N 1956 MIL N 1957 MIL N 1958 MIL N 1959 MIL N 1960 MIL N 1961 MIL N 1962 MIL N 1963 MIL N 1964 SF N 1965 PIT N 1966 CLE A Total NL (15 Years) 1523 4918 575 1251 177 18 175 649 410 115 468 21 68 42 1 97 159 26 31 .254 .312 .404 Total AL ( 1 Year ) 50 108 10 25 2 0 4 8 14 5 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .231 .320 .361 Total (16 Years) Splits 1573 5026 585 1276 179 18 179 657 Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Daily Splits 67 228 21 60 10 1 4 34 9 3 18 0 2 0 5 8 2 1 .263 .291 .368 0.3 1949 BOS N Daily Splits 79 255 21 56 11 0 4 37 13 3 24 0 6 0 7 6 0 2 .220 .257 .310 -1.6 1950 BOS N Daily Splits 116 382 55 104 13 1 15 51 33 6 47 0 5 0 4 13 2 1 .272 .330 .429 1.8 1953 MIL N Daily Splits 138 463 60 112 18 2 21 64 40 13 56 3 6 2 0 7 14 0 3 .242 .305 .425 1.1 1954 MIL N Daily Splits 133 440 61 104 15 2 26 62 40 11 56 2 6 6 0 8 12 2 1 .236 .299 .457 0.6 1955 MIL N Daily Splits 112 311 37 74 14 2 16 48 35 15 30 1 6 5 0 5 5 1 2 .238 .313 .450 1.6 1956 MIL N Daily Splits 118 383 45 97 11 2 15 46 30 9 38 1 4 2 0 6 13 1 2 .253 .308 .410 -0.6 1957 MIL N Daily Splits 131 427 50 116 23 1 18 63 48 18 38 4 2 4 0 10 14 4 1 .272 .348 .457 2.8 1958 MIL N Daily Splits 150 518 65 133 19 2 21 72 46 8 48 3 9 5 1 11 24 5 1 .257 .318 .423 1.9 1959 MIL N Daily Splits 142 537 81 158 14 1 19 77 34 6 36 4 9 12 0 15 15 4 6 .294 .334 .430 1.0 1960 MIL N Daily Splits 15 30 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .226 .300 -0.3 1961 MIL N Daily Splits 107 350 35 104 12 3 8 45 27 2 24 2 6 3 0 11 16 3 4 .297 .348 .417 1.1 1962 MIL N Daily Splits 86 259 18 52 4 0 3 28 18 5 22 0 3 2 0 6 10 1 4 .201 .251 .251 -2.2 1963 MIL N Daily Splits 69 195 12 45 8 1 3 11 22 9 21 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 3 .231 .309 .328 0.3 1964 SF N Daily Splits 60 140 11 30 2 0 2 10 14 7 10 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 .214 .288 .271 -0.2 1965 PIT N Daily Splits 50 108 10 25 2 0 4 8 14 5 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .231 .320 .361 0.9 1966 CLE A 7.6 Total NL 0.9 Total AL 424 120 477 21 68 42 1 98 162 26 31 .254 .312 .404 8.5 Total SLG BFW Year Team

          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 1957 MIL N Daily Splits 6 19 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .250 .368 1957 MIL N 1958 MIL N Daily Splits 7 25 4 6 0 0 1 3 3 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .310 .360 1958 MIL N Total ( 2 Years) Splits 13 44 5 10 0 0 2 4 4 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .286 .364 Total 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

         All-Star Game 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 1955 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1955 NL 1958 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1958 NL 1959 NL Daily Splits 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 1959 NL 1960 NL Daily Splits 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1960 NL 1962 NL Daily Splits 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1962 NL Total ( 5 Years) Splits 8 20 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .350 Total 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

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1949 BOS N Daily Splits C 63 59 55 523.1 287 39 6 5 0 2 16 25 0 .982 1950 BOS N Daily Splits C 75 62 58 590 311 41 12 7 0 3 19 13 3 .967 1950 BOS N 1B 1 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1953 MIL N Daily Splits C 108 106 96 927 566 62 9 13 0 6 29 28 2 .986 1954 MIL N Daily Splits C 136 133 113 1166.1 665 79 8 11 0 6 30 29 8 .989 1955 MIL N Daily Splits C 131 124 120 1123 611 67 10 8 0 7 29 36 4 .985 1956 MIL N Daily Splits C 109 87 81 822.2 448 44 2 9 0 3 14 15 2 .996 1957 MIL N Daily Splits C 102 92 85 845.2 414 59 6 11 0 4 37 23 3 .987 1957 MIL N RF 9 8 5 66 12 0 1 0 0 .923 1957 MIL N OF 9 9 5 70 13 0 1 0 0 .929 1 0 9 1957 MIL N 1B 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1957 MIL N LF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 1958 MIL N Daily Splits C 124 120 116 1076.1 659 64 7 6 0 3 31 29 5 .990 1959 MIL N Daily Splits C 146 142 139 1271.2 783 71 5 15 0 2 29 32 5 .994 1960 MIL N Daily Splits C 141 139 135 1247.2 764 70 10 9 1 11 33 26 6 .988 1961 MIL N Daily Splits C 5 5 4 43.1 17 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000 1962 MIL N Daily Splits C 90 88 81 778.1 460 54 3 7 0 5 25 21 4 .994 1962 MIL N 1B 5 3 1 26 28 1 0 2 0 1.000 1963 MIL N Daily Splits C 75 67 58 609.2 413 38 4 2 0 4 31 21 0 .991 1963 MIL N 1B 7 6 4 46 46 5 0 7 0 1.000 1964 SF N Daily Splits C 65 57 48 510 402 30 3 7 0 1 21 12 1 .993 1965 PIT N Daily Splits C 60 40 24 391.2 248 23 1 4 0 3 10 13 0 .996 1966 CLE A Daily Splits C 49 39 16 328.2 304 15 3 2 0 0 16 8 1 .991 Total (16 Years) Splits C 1479 1360 1229 12255.1 7352 759 89 116 1 60 372 332 44 .989 Total ( 4 Years) 1B 14 9 5 81 84 7 0 9 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) OF 9 9 5 70 13 0 1 0 0 .929 1 0 9 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 9 8 5 66 12 0 1 0 0 .923 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1957 MIL N Daily Splits C 6 5 5 46 21 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 1958 MIL N Daily Splits C 7 7 7 63 43 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1.000 Total ( 2 Years) Splits C 13 12 12 109 64 9 0 4 0 0 1 4 1 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1955 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1958 NL Daily Splits C 1 1 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1959 NL Daily Splits C 2 2 1 14 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 1960 NL Daily Splits C 2 2 0 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1962 NL Daily Splits C 2 2 1 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 5 Years) Splits C 8 8 3 49 38 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

                       Managerial Record

Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1972 MIL A 124 54 70 .435 417 481 5-30 6 6 1973 MIL A 162 74 88 .457 708 731 5 1974 MIL A 162 76 86 .469 647 660 5 1975 MIL A 161 67 94 .416 668 792 9-27 5 5 1983 SEA A 89 34 55 .382 345 418 6-25 7 7 1984 SEA A 135 59 76 .437 558 658 8-31 7 5 Total ( 6 Years) 833 364 469 .437 3343 3740 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1977 CAL A First base 4- 6 10- 2 Total ( 1 Year )

Ejection Information

As player: Date Team Umpire Reason 8-27-1949 BOX BOS N Jocko Conlan Balls and strikes 7-23-1950 BOX BOS N Bill Stewart Bench jockeying 5-27-1956 BOX MIL N Stan Landes Called third strike 8- 9-1958 BOX MIL N Tony Venzon Interference non-call 9-12-1960 BOX MIL N Ken Burkhart Balls and strikes

As manager: Date Team Umpire Reason 7-29-1972 BOX MIL A Jim Odom Check swing 6-14-1974 BOX MIL A Bill Kunkel Call at 2B 7-14-1974(2) BOX MIL A Art Frantz Call at HP 9-13-1974 BOX MIL A Larry Napp Call at 3B 5-14-1975 BOX MIL A Bill Kunkel Disputing HBP 5-26-1975 BOX MIL A Russ Goetz Called third strike 8- 7-1983 BOX SEA A Durwood Merrill Call at 2B 6-24-1984 BOX SEA A Tim Welke Balls and strikes 8- 3-1984(2) BOX SEA A Greg Kosc Call at 1B

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1948).

Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Bob Shaw and Bob Hendley to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, Billy Hoeft and a player to be named later (December 3, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964).

Traded by San Francisco Giants to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Priddy and Bob Burda (February 11, 1965).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 30, 1965).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (November 30, 1965).

Released by Cleveland Indians (October 14, 1966).

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