- Jack Crooks
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Crooks
position=Second baseman /Manager
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=November 9 1865
city-state|St. Paul|Minnesota
deathdate= death date and age|1918|2|2|1865|11|9
city-state|St. Louis|Missouri
debutdate=September 26
debutyear= by|1889
debutteam=Columbus Solons
finaldate=August 3
finalyear= by|1898
finalteam= St. Louis Browns
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.240
stat2label=Runs scored
stat2value=536
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=313
teams=As Player
*Columbus Solons (by|1889–by|1891)
* St. Louis Browns (by|1892–by|1893), (by|1898)
* Washington Senators (by|1895–by|1896)
*Louisville Grays (by|1896)As Manager
* St. Louis Browns (by|1892)
highlights=
* Led theNational League inBase on balls in 1892 and 1893.John Charles "Jack" Crooks (
November 9 1865 –February 2 1918 ) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball infielder born inSt. Paul, Minnesota . He played mainly as a second base, but did spend some time playing third base for four different teams during his eight seasons ranging from by|1889 to by|1898. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crookja01.shtml Baseball-Reference career statistics] ]Crooks was well known in his era as an extremely patient hitter, often fouling off many pitches until he got one that he could hit. [ [http://cmdr-scott.blogspot.com/2004/06/jason-schmidt-why-ptolomy-could.html Management By Baseball] ] This approach led him to draw many walks, in fact, he held the record for walks by
rookie second basemen as well, when he walked 96 times for theColumbus Solons of the American Association in 1890. He held this record untilJim Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers walked 100 times in 1953. [cite book|title=The Baseball Rookies Encyclopedia|author=David Nemec, Dave Zeman|year=2004|publisher=Brassey's|isbn=1574886703|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5gm9KgshyAAC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=%22jack+crooks%22+baseball&source=web&ots=w4ulCANvnO&sig=wtuxiMy8KJntA2TYN4Oe3jdiZZQ] And, when he walked a league-leading 136 times in 1892, he became the single season record holder in that category, a title he held untilJimmy Sheckard walked 147 times in 1911. [ [http://venus.lunarpages.com/~double2/History/mvpint2.html Compendium of Baseball Statistics] ] In addition to playing for Columbus, he also had stints with the Washington Senators,Louisville Colonels , and the St. Louis Browns on two different occasions. During his first tenor, he was named as theirplayer-manager , in 1892 on an interim basis twice that season. His short managerial career produced a record of 27 wins and 33 losses, with the team finishing a distant 11th place in theNational League standings. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/crookja01.shtml Baseball-Reference manager statistics] ]Jack died at the age of 52 in
St. Louis, Missouri and was interred at Valhalla Cemetery. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=crookja01 Baseball Almanac player page] ]References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=c/crookja01
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16719981 Find A Grave profile]Persondata
NAME = Crooks, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Crooks, John Charles
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, Manager
DATE OF BIRTH = November 9, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH = St. Paul, Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH = February 2, 1918
PLACE OF DEATH = St. Louis, Missouri
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