Buck Crouse Stats

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.

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"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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Birth Name:   Clyde Ellsworth Crouse
Nickname:   Buck or Bucky
Born On:   01-06-1897  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Anderson, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-23-1983 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Muncie, Indiana
Cemetery:   Elm Ridge Memorial Park, Muncie, Indiana
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   158
First Game:   08-01-1923 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-28-1930
Draft:   Not Applicable

Buck Crouse

Buck Crouse Pitching Stats

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Buck Crouse

Buck Crouse Hitting Stats

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
8 Years 470 1,306 128 342 54 6 8 0 160 114 - 68 37 - 10 - .262 .326 .331

Buck Crouse

Buck Crouse Fielding Stats

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
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

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Buck Crouse Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
8 Years 14 10 .583 30 0 n/a 163.3 19.2 8.2 - - -

Buck Crouse

Buck Crouse Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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