Dave Bancroft

Full Name: David James Bancroft	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/160	First Game: April 14, 1915
Birthdate: April 20, 1891	Final Game: May 31, 1930
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa	MLB Experience: 16 years
Died: October 9, 1972
Deathplace: Superior, Wisconsin
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971

Biography

Dave Bancroft (David James Bancroft) was born on April 20, 1891 in Sioux City, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1915 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 7 home runs and 30 RBI. Bancroft played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins over the course of his 16 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Dave Bancroft's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1922, when he hit for a .321 average and knocked in 60 runs. However, others believe that it was 1921, when he hit for a .318 average and knocked in 67 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1915	PHI	N	153	563	85	143	7	30	.254	.346	.330	18	2	77	62	2	23	15	0
1916	PHI	N	142	477	53	101	3	33	.212	.323	.252	10	0	74	57	4	16	15	0
1917	PHI	N	127	478	56	116	4	43	.243	.307	.335	22	5	44	42	0	18	14	0
1918	PHI	N	125	499	69	132	0	26	.265	.338	.319	19	4	54	36	1	7	11	0
1919	PHI	N	92	335	45	91	0	25	.272	.333	.352	13	7	31	30	0	9	8	0
1920	PHI	N	42	171	23	51	0	5	.298	.337	.363	7	2	9	12	1	4	1	0
1920	NY	N	108	442	79	132	0	31	.299	.349	.396	29	7	33	32	1	12	7	0
1920	TOT	N	150	613	102	183	0	36	.299	.346	.387	36	9	42	44	2	16	8	0
1921	NY	N	153	606	121	193	6	67	.318	.389	.441	26	15	66	23	4	22	17	0
1922	NY	N	156	651	117	209	4	60	.321	.397	.418	41	5	79	27	3	12	16	5
1923	NY	N	107	444	80	135	1	31	.304	.391	.399	33	3	62	23	1	6	8	0
1924	BOS	N	79	319	49	89	2	21	.279	.356	.339	11	1	37	24	1	5	4	0
1925	BOS	N	128	479	75	153	2	49	.319	.400	.426	29	8	64	22	0	17	7	0
1926	BOS	N	127	453	70	141	1	44	.311	.399	.384	18	6	64	29	2	22	3	0
1927	BOS	N	111	375	44	91	1	31	.243	.322	.307	13	4	43	36	1	8	5	0
1928	BRO	N	149	515	47	127	0	51	.247	.326	.303	19	5	59	20	2	15	7	0
1929	BRO	N	104	358	35	99	1	44	.277	.331	.332	11	3	29	11	0	16	7	0
1930	NY	N	10	17	0	1	0	0	.059	.158	.118	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Total			1913	7182	1048	2004	32	591	.279	.355	.358	320	77	827	487	23	212	145	5

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1915	PHI	N	SS	153	0	0	336	492	64	60	0	.928
1916	PHI	N	SS	142	0	0	326	510	60	64	0	.933
1917	PHI	N	OF	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
1917	PHI	N	SS	120	0	0	274	439	49	56	0	.936
1917	PHI	N	2B	3	0	0	11	6	3	2	0	.850
1918	PHI	N	SS	125	0	0	371	457	64	57	0	.928
1919	PHI	N	SS	88	0	0	242	306	28	43	0	.951
1920	PHI	N	SS	42	0	0	106	153	5	28	0	.981
1920	NY	N	SS	108	0	0	256	445	40	67	0	.946
1920	TOT	N	SS	150	0	0	362	598	45	95	0	.955
1921	NY	N	SS	153	153	0	396	546	39	105	0	.960
1922	NY	N	SS	156	156	1196.1	405	579	62	93	1	.941
1923	NY	N	SS	96	0	0	246	381	43	54	0	.936
1923	NY	N	2B	11	0	0	34	35	3	8	0	.958
1924	BOS	N	SS	79	0	0	186	259	18	57	0	.961
1925	BOS	N	SS	125	0	0	300	459	44	81	0	.945
1926	BOS	N	3B	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1926	BOS	N	SS	123	0	0	317	398	33	75	0	.956
1927	BOS	N	SS	104	0	0	275	329	39	66	0	.939
1927	BOS	N	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1928	BRO	N	SS	149	0	0	350	484	46	66	0	.948
1929	BRO	N	SS	102	0	0	224	309	25	45	0	.955
1930	NY	N	SS	8	0	0	13	15	1	0	0	.966
Total			OF	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	14	0	0	45	41	6	10	0	.935
Total			SS	1873	309	1196.1	4623	6561	660	1017	1	.944
Total			3B	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.000

Transactions

Sold by Portland (PCL) to Philadelphia Phillies for $5000 (1915).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Giants in exchange for Art Fletcher, Bill Hubbell and cash (June 8, 1920).
Traded by New York Giants with Casey Stengel and Bill Cunningham to Boston Braves in exchange for Billy Southworth and Joe Oeschger (November 12, 1923).
Released by Boston Braves (October 14, 1927).
Signed by Brooklyn Robins (October 14, 1927).
Released by Brooklyn Robins (October 10, 1929).
Signed by New York Giants (November 4, 1929).

Trivia

World Series Champion in 1921 and 1922

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