Doc Cramer
Roger Maxwell Cramer

Bats Left
Throws Right
Height 6'2
Weight 185

Born July 22, 1905
Beach Haven, NJ
Died September 9, 1990
Manahawkin, NJ

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1932 26 HAR  136  481  120  22   1   6   45   35                     9   6  .249  .244  .337  .366  162 
 1933 27 HAR   58  102   35   5   4   0   10   18    3    1   1   0   0   0  .343  .286  .471  .411   48 
 1934 28 HAR  142  547  176  18   5   4   70   54   23   21   3   0   1   1  .322  .292  .395  .429  216 
 1935 29 HAR  152  658  196  31   3   1   77   54   33   47   2   1   2   4  .298  .282  .359  .411  236 
 1936 30 HAR   93  392  105  18   0   0   39   32   23    6   3   0   2   1  .268  .286  .314  .410  123 

 1937 31 HAR   45  152   40   3   1   0   21   10   10    6   1   0   3   0  .263  .266  .296  .414   45 
 1939 33 STL  154  695  232  37   3   9  110   74   20   15   0   2   2   3  .334  .277  .435  .412  302 
 1940 34 STL  154  587  162  19   6  10   64   64   30   32   1   1   3   3  .276  .266  .380  .414  223 
 1941 35 STL  154  532  147  16   1   5   58   70   29   30   4   0   9   1  .276  .268  .338  .403  180 
 1942 36 STL  154  597  168  23   3   1   66   54   28   33   4   0   3   7  .281  .265  .335  .394  200 

 1943 37 STL  152  621  169  23   0   4   53   66   30   25   3   1   2   0  .272  .262  .329  .403  204 
 1944 38 STL   94   97   24   1   2   0   10   14    8    5   0   0   0   1  .247  .266  .299  .402   29 
 1945 39 STL  152  584  152  12   9   8   61   94   30   20   1   1   3   3  .260  .268  .353  .383  206 
 1946 40 STL  147  546  145  22   4   2   47   53   32   37   0   3   8   4  .266  .268  .332  .395  181 
 1947 41 STL    9    9    3   0   0   0    2    3    0    1   0   0   0   0  .333  .281  .333  .422    3 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons  1796 6600 1874 250  42  50  733  695  299  279  23   9  47  34  .284  .271  .357  .402 2358
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  566  161  21   4   4   63   60   26   24   2   1   4   3  .284  ----  .357  ----  202
 Career High  154  695  232  37   9  10  110   94   32   47   4   3   9   7  .334  ----  .435  ----  302
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Yrs.  HAR  626 2332  672  97  14  11  262  203   92   81  10   1  17  12  .288  .276  .356  .405  830 
 9 Yrs.  STL 1170 4268 1202 153  28  39  471  492  207  198  13   8  30  22  .282  .268  .358  .401 1528 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1933 HAR NDA   L    1    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000    0
 1937 HAR MIL   W    1    0    0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000    0
 1939 STL HAR   L    6   24    7   2   0   0    4    2    0    1   0   0   0   0  .292  .375    9
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               1-2   8   25    7   2   0   0    4    3    0    1   0   0   0   0  .280  .360    9
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Batting Average
1939-.335-5

Hits
1935-196-10
1939-232-2

Runs
1939-110-6

At Bats
1935-658-5
1939-695-1




Transactions

January 1, 1929: Drafted 3rd round (18th overall) by Harlem.
December 19, 1937: Traded to St Louis with Bill Dickey for Bill Nicholson.


Biography
An outfielder who played from 1929 to 1948, Mr. Cramer had a .296 career batting average. He was a standout defensive player with the Philadelphia Athletics, the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. In 1940, he led the American League in hits with 200 while playing for the Red Sox.

Mr. Cramer tied a major league record by going 6 for 6 in a nine-inning game; he is the only American Leaguer to have done it twice. He was selected to five All-Star teams.



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