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Dave Bancroft
Dave Bancroft
Shortstop
Born: April 20, 1891
Died: October 9, 1972 (aged 81)
Batted: Both Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1915
for the Philadelphia Phillies
Final game
May 31, 1930
for the New York Giants
Career statistics
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Hits     2004
Runs batted in     591
Teams

As Player

As Manager
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series Champion: 1921, 1922
  • National League pennant: 1915, 1923
  • 5 seasons with a . In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie starting this year the World Series was In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games 300+ batting average
  • 3 seasons with 100+ runs scored
  • Managerial record: 249-363
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected     1971
Election Method     Veteran's Committee

David James "Beauty" Bancroft (April 20, 1891 - October 9, 1972) was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bancroft was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Sioux City (ˌsuːˈsɪti is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. He broke into the major leagues in 1915 with the Philadelphia Phillies. Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Awards and honors The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Bancroft played shortstop for the Phillies until 1920 when he was traded to the New York Giants. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Champions World Series: Cleveland Indians over Brooklyn Robins (5-2 Awards and honors The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. He played for the Giants until 1924, when he was traded to the Boston Braves. Champions World Series: Washington Senators over New York Giants (4-3 First Negro League World Series: Kansas Bancroft was a player-manager for the Braves for three seasons from 1925 until 1927. Champions World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators (4-3 Negro League World Series: Hilldale Headline Event of the Year Murderers' Row lead New York Yankees to World Series victory He then when he went to play for the Brooklyn Robins in 1928 and 1929. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions World Series: New York Yankees over St Louis Cardinals Awards and honors League Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Chicago Cubs (4-1 Awards and honors He ended his career in 1930 back with the Giants. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors

Bancroft was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 by the Veterans' Committee. However, with a . 279 career batting average and never getting more than seven home runs or 67 RBIs in a season, he is one of the Hall's most controversial inductees. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Many attribute his election to the presence of his teammate Frankie Frisch on the Veterans' Committee. Francis "Frankie" Frisch ( September 9, 1898 — March 12, 1973) nicknamed the Fordham Flash, or The Old Flash Most players with similar statistics to Bancroft do not have much of a chance of being elected to the Hall of Fame, though Bancroft's numbers compare favorably to other (admittedly also controversial) middle infielder Hall members such as Phil Rizzuto and Bill Mazeroski. Philip Francis Rizzuto ( September 25 1917 &ndash August 13 2007) nicknamed "The Scooter" was an American Shortstop William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire

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