Doc Cramer

Doc Cramer Stats & Facts

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Doc Cramer Position: CenterfielderBats: Left  •  Throws: Right6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)Born: July 22, 1905 in Beach Haven, NJ usDied: September 9, 1990 in Manahawkin, NJBuried: Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Run, NJHigh School: Atlantic City HS (Atlantic City, NJ)Debut: September 18, 1929 (6,963rd in major league history)vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: May 12, 1948vs. WSH 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Roger Maxwell CramerNicknames: FlitView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player…

Kirby Puckett 6 hits in 1991

Kirby Puckett strokes 6 hits second time in his career

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  VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia May 23, 1991 Kirby Puckett strokes five singles and a triple in the Twins’ 10-6 loss in 11 innings to Texas at the Metrodome. The game marks the second time the outfielder collects six hits in a game, making him the fourth post-1900 major leaguer, along with Doc Cramer,…

Hal Newhouser

Detroit’s Hal Newhouser shuts out the A’s, 4 – 0, for his 20th win of the year. Hank Greenberg has his 15-game hitting streak stopped, but Roy Cullenbine and Doc Cramer add home runs.

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Detroit’s Hal Newhouser shuts out the A’s, 4 – 0, for his 20th win of the year. Hank Greenberg has his 15-game hitting streak stopped, but Roy Cullenbine and Doc Cramer add home runs.

Jimmie Foxx
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Jimmie Foxx hits grand slams on consecutive days joins elite group

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On May 21, 1940, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, future Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox hits a grand slam home run for the second consecutive day. Foxx’s grand slam proves decisive, as the Red Sox defeat the Detroit Tigers, 11-8. Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr and Doc Cramer also homer for…

Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx rounds third base after hitting his 27th home run of the season. His seventh inning blast would give the Red Sox 4-0 lead over the second place Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. Boston pitcher Emerson Dickman would go the distance for the three-hit shutout and striking out three while only walking one batter to improve his seasonal record to 5-2. Cleveland pitcher Johnny Allen would take only his second loss of the season as he entered the game with a 12-1 record and 27-2 going back to last year (15-1), unfortunately Allen would have a rough go at it in August going 0-6 with a 8.12 ERA, he would finish the season with a 14-8 record.
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Red Sox take home opener 8-4 vs defending Champ’s (NY Yankees) 1938 – Full Radio Broadcast

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    April 18, 1938 The Red Sox open the 1938 season at Fenway Park vs the New York Yankees. The defending world champions started their ace Red Ruffing against Rookie Jim Bagby. The Yankees were up early 4-2, Bill Dickey and Centerfielder  Myril Hoag had done most of the damage. However, the Sox would…

Jimmie Foxx

As the second part of the December 10 deal for Jimmie Foxx, the Boston Red Sox get Doc Cramer and Eric McNair from the Philadelphia Athletics for Hank Johnson, Al Niemiec, and $75,000

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1936 – As the second part of the December 10 deal for Jimmie Foxx, the Boston Red Sox get Doc Cramer and Eric McNair from the Philadelphia Athletics for Hank Johnson, Al Niemiec, and $75,000. Even with the free spending, and the presence of 20-game winners Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove, Boston will finish 6th in 1936. However, in six-plus seasons with the Sox, Foxx will hit 222 home runs, bats .300 five times, and be an All-Star six times.

Doc Cramer of the A’s collects six hits in consecutive times at bats in the same game

Doc Cramer of the A’s collects six hits in consecutive times at bats in the same game

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page On June 20, 1932 – Doc Cramer of the A’s collects six hits in consecutive times at bat in a nine-inning game. Cramer will do this again in 1935, the only American League player to repeat the feat. Mule Haas adds a grand slam for the A’s‚ while Jimmie…

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St Louis Cardinals deny Philadelphia A’s 3rd straight title

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1931 – In the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics rally for two runs and have two runners on base with two outs in the 9th inning when Cardinals reliever Bill Hallahan gets the final out for the 4 – 2 win in Game 7. The Athletics are denied their third consecutive World Championship.