Dave Bancroft
David James Bancroft
Born: April 20, 1891
Sioux City, IA USA
Deceased: 1972
Superior, WI USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1915-1930
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Minor League Statistics
Dave Bancroft compiled a career batting average of .279 with 32 home runs and 591 RBI in his 1913-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins. He began playing during the 1915 season and last took the field during the 1930 campaign. Bancroft was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 665 | 563 | 85 | 143 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 77 | 62 | .254 | .346 | .330 | .676 | 186 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 571 | 477 | 53 | 101 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 74 | 57 | .212 | .323 | .252 | .574 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 127 | 540 | 478 | 56 | 116 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 42 | .243 | .307 | .335 | .641 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 561 | 499 | 69 | 132 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 36 | .265 | .338 | .319 | .656 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 375 | 335 | 45 | 91 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 30 | .272 | .333 | .352 | .686 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 185 | 171 | 23 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | .298 | .337 | .363 | .700 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | New York Giants | 108 | 488 | 442 | 79 | 132 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 32 | .299 | .349 | .396 | .745 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | 153 | 698 | 606 | 121 | 193 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 67 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 23 | .318 | .389 | .441 | .830 | 267 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | 156 | 745 | 651 | 117 | 209 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 16 | 11 | 79 | 27 | .321 | .397 | .418 | .815 | 272 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | 107 | 513 | 444 | 80 | 135 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 23 | .304 | .391 | .399 | .789 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Boston Braves | 79 | 362 | 319 | 49 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 24 | .279 | .356 | .339 | .694 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Boston Braves | 128 | 560 | 479 | 75 | 153 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 22 | .319 | .400 | .426 | .826 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Boston Braves | 127 | 541 | 453 | 70 | 141 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 29 | .311 | .399 | .384 | .783 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | Boston Braves | 111 | 427 | 375 | 44 | 91 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 36 | .243 | .322 | .307 | .629 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 149 | 591 | 515 | 47 | 127 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 20 | .247 | .326 | .303 | .629 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | 104 | 403 | 358 | 35 | 99 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 11 | .277 | .331 | .332 | .663 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | New York Giants | 10 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .059 | .158 | .118 | .276 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1913 | 8244 | 7182 | 1048 | 2004 | 320 | 77 | 32 | 591 | 145 | 75 | 827 | 487 | .279 | .355 | .358 | .714 | 2574 | 0 | 23 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 336 | 492 | 64 | 60 | .928 | 5.412 | |
| 1916 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 510 | 60 | 64 | .933 | 5.887 | |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .850 | 5.667 | |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 120 | 0 | 0.0 | 274 | 439 | 49 | 56 | .936 | 5.942 | |
| 1918 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 371 | 457 | 64 | 57 | .928 | 6.624 | |
| 1919 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 242 | 306 | 28 | 43 | .951 | 6.227 | |
| 1920 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 106 | 153 | 5 | 28 | .981 | 6.167 | |
| 1920 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 256 | 445 | 40 | 67 | .946 | 6.491 | |
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 396 | 546 | 39 | 105 | .960 | 6.157 | |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 405 | 579 | 62 | 93 | .941 | 6.308 | |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 35 | 3 | 8 | .958 | 6.273 | |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 246 | 381 | 43 | 54 | .936 | 6.531 | |
| 1924 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 79 | 0 | 0.0 | 186 | 259 | 18 | 57 | .961 | 5.633 | |
| 1925 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 459 | 44 | 81 | .945 | 6.072 | |
| 1926 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 1926 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 317 | 398 | 33 | 75 | .956 | 5.813 | |
| 1927 | NL | Boston Braves | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1927 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 329 | 39 | 66 | .939 | 5.808 | |
| 1928 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | SS | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 350 | 484 | 46 | 66 | .948 | 5.597 | |
| 1929 | NL | Brooklyn Robins | SS | 102 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 309 | 25 | 45 | .955 | 5.225 | |
| 1930 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 3.500 | |
| Totals | 1892 | 0 | 0.0 | 4673 | 6604 | 666 | 1027 | .944 | 5.960 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .294 | .368 | .294 | .663 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 8 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .152 | .171 | .182 | .353 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 | .286 | .211 | .496 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .120 | .083 | .203 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 101 | 93 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | .172 | .220 | .183 | .403 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 43.7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .958 | 4.740 | 4.600 |
| 1921 | NL | New York Giants | WS | SS | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 4.183 | 4.125 |
| 1922 | NL | New York Giants | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 5.087 | 5.200 |
| 1923 | NL | New York Giants | WS | SS | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.943 | 5.833 |
| Totals | 24 | 24 | 213.7 | 49 | 68 | 3 | 11 | .975 | 4.928 | 4.875 |
Awards
1915 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1921 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1923 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1926 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
