Buck Crouse was born on Wednesday, January 6, 1897, in Anderson, Indiana. Crouse was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 1, 1923, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buck Crouse baseball stats page.
"Moe (Berg), I don't care how many of them college degrees you got. They ain't learned you to hit that curveball no better than me." - White Sox Catcher Buck Crouse in The Way Baseball Works (Dan Gutman & Tim McCarver, Simon & Schuster Publishing, 06/05/1996, Page 162)
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Buck CrouseBuck Crouse Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Buck CrouseBuck Crouse Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1923 | 26 | White Sox | 23 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | .257 | .297 | .357 |
| 1924 | 27 | White Sox | 94 | 305 | 30 | 79 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 23 | - | 12 | 13 | - | 4 | - | .259 | .319 | .308 |
| 1925 | 28 | White Sox | 54 | 131 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | .351 | .410 | .450 |
| 1926 | 29 | White Sox | 49 | 135 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | - | 7 | 7 | - | 0 | - | .237 | .309 | .281 |
| 1927 | 30 | White Sox | 85 | 222 | 22 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | - | 10 | 11 | - | 1 | - | .239 | .307 | .288 |
| 1928 | 31 | White Sox | 78 | 218 | 17 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - | 14 | 1 | - | 1 | - | .252 | .315 | .321 |
| 1929 | 32 | White Sox | 45 | 107 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | .271 | .316 | .393 |
| 1930 | 33 | White Sox | 42 | 118 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | - | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .254 | .348 | .339 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 470 | 1,306 | 128 | 342 | 54 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 160 | 114 | - | 68 | 37 | - | 10 | - | .262 | .326 | .331 | ||
Buck CrouseBuck Crouse Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1923 White Sox | C | 22 | 19 | 411 | 88 | 4.0 | 84 | 66 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 | 5.52 |
| 1924 White Sox | C | 90 | 82 | 1,928 | 418 | 4.6 | 395 | 298 | 97 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .945 | 5.53 |
| 1925 White Sox | C | 48 | 34 | 489 | 147 | 3.1 | 140 | 104 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 7.73 |
| 1926 White Sox | C | 45 | 38 | 762 | 201 | 4.5 | 198 | 164 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 7.02 |
| 1927 White Sox | C | 81 | 64 | 1,423 | 289 | 3.6 | 281 | 202 | 79 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .972 | 5.33 |
| 1928 White Sox | C | 76 | 64 | 1,414 | 268 | 3.5 | 257 | 196 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .959 | 4.91 |
| 1929 White Sox | C | 40 | 27 | 601 | 143 | 3.6 | 140 | 111 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .979 | 6.29 |
| 1930 White Sox | C | 38 | 29 | 713 | 190 | 5.0 | 186 | 155 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .979 | 7.04 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 440 | 357 | 7,741 | 1,744 | 4.0 | 1,681 | 1,296 | 385 | 63 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .964 | 5.86 | |
| 8 Years | 440 | 357 | 7,741 | 1,744 | 4.0 | 1,681 | 1,296 | 385 | 63 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .964 | 5.86 | |
Buck CrouseBuck Crouse Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1923 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 70.0 | 17.5 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1924 White Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 305.0 | 25.4 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1925 White Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 65.5 | 32.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1926 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.3 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1927 White Sox | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.2 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
| 1928 White Sox | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 109.0 | 15.6 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
| 1929 White Sox | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 53.5 | 15.3 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1930 White Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 14 | 10 | .583 | 30 | 0 | n/a | 163.3 | 19.2 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Buck CrouseBuck Crouse Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1923 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $1,950.00 | n/a | - |
| 1924 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1925 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $3,300.00 | n/a | - |
| 1926 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1927 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1928 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1929 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1930 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
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