| Bill Cronin | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born:December 26, 1902 West Newton, Massachusetts | |||
| Died: October 26, 1966 (aged 63) Newton, Massachusetts | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 4, 1928, for the Boston Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 21, 1931, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .230 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 27 | ||
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William Patrick Cronin (December 26, 1902 – October 26, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Although his career extended for 25 years (1923–46; 1949) he spent only two full seasons (1930–31) and parts of two others (1928–29) in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Braves. [1] He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 167 pounds (76 kg).
Professional baseball is played in leagues throughout the world. In these leagues and associated farm teams, baseball players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system.
In baseball, the field manager is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction. Managers are typically assisted by a staff of assistant coaches whose responsibilities are specialized. Field managers are typically not involved in off-field personnel decisions or long-term club planning, responsibilities that are instead held by a team's general manager.
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Nicknamed "Crungy", Cronin was born in the village of West Newton, Massachusetts, and attended Boston College. During his MLB service with the Braves, he collected 68 hits, including 15 doubles and two triples, in 126 games played. In 1930 and 1931, he served as the primary backup catcher to regular Al Spohrer. For most of the rest of that decade, Cronin toiled in the top-level Pacific Coast League. He became a player-manager in 1942, and skippered four minor league clubs over all or parts of four seasons.
West Newton is a village of the City of Newton, Massachusetts and is one of the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages. The postal ("Zip") code 02465 roughly matches the village limits.
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. The university's name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Dorchester. It is a member of the 568 Group and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America.
In baseball statistics, a hit, also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.
Cronin died in his home city of Newton at the age of 63.
Newton is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Boston and is bordered by Boston's Brighton and West Roxbury neighborhoods to the east and south, respectively, and by the suburb of Brookline to the east, the suburbs of Watertown and Waltham to the north, and Weston, Wellesley and Needham to the west. Rather than having a single city center, Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.
