Sam Crawford Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1957

Born: April 18, 1880

1896-97: Star High School Athlete

Debut: September 10, 1899 (Reds)

1901: Set MLB record with 12 inside-the-park homers

1901: Led NL in HR (16)

1902: Jumped to Tigers

1908: Led AL in HR (7)

1907-09: Tigers win Pennant each season

1916-7: Lost starting job

1918-21: Played in Pacific Coast League

1924-29: Coach USC Baseball

1935-38: Umpire in PCL

1946: An article in The Sporting News reignited the Cobb-Crawford rivalry

1957: Elected to Hall of Fame

1968: Died

1999: Nominee for All Century Team

Accomplishments:

All Time Triples leader (309)

.309 Average

97 HR

1525 RBI

1391 Runs

2961 Hits

458 doubles

309 triples

760 walks-579 strikeouts

.814 OPS

4328 total bases

100+ runs: 3x

Led league 102 runs (1907)

217 hits (1911)

30+ doubles: 8x

Led league (35 doubles): 1909

Led league in triples: 6x

10+ triples: 17x

15+ triples: 13x

20+ triples: 4x

Led league in HR: 2x

Led league in RBI: 3x

100+ RBI: 6x

20+ steals: 9x

30+ steals: 3x

42 steals (1912)

Hit .300+: 10x

.378 (1911)

.438 OBP (1911)

.500 slugging: 2x

Led league in TB: 2x

Postseason: .243, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .621 OPS (3 World Series)