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.[2] This approach led him to draw many walks (also, "bases on balls", or BB), in fact, he held the record for walks by rookie second basemen as well, when he walked 96 times for the Columbus Solons of the American Association in 1890. He held this record until Jim Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers walked 100 times in 1953.[3] Despite hitting just .213 in 1892, he walked a league-leading 136 times put his on-base percentage (OBP) at .400, good for fifth in National League. He also became the Major League single-season record holder in that category, a title he held until Jimmy Sheckard walked 147 times in 1911.[4] That total remained the St Louis Browns/Cardinals single-season franchise record until 1998, when Mark McGwire walked 162 times.[5] The next season, while batting just .237, Crooks' league-leading 121 BB put his OBP at .408.[6] Crooks' career walk rate of 17.6% was the highest among all major leaguers between 1871 and the advent of the live-ball era in 1920.[7]
In addition to playing for Columbus, Crooks also had stints with the Washington Senators, Louisville Colonels, and the St. Louis Browns on two occasions. During his first tenure, he was named as their player-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 the National League standings.[8]
Jack died at the age of 52 in St. Louis, Missouri and was interred at Valhalla Cemetery.[9]
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jack, crooks, john, charles, crooks, november, 1865, february, 1918, american, major, league, baseball, infielder, born, paul, minnesota, played, mainly, second, baseman, spend, some, time, playing, third, base, four, teams, during, eight, seasons, ranging, fr. John Charles Crooks November 9 1865 February 2 1918 was an American Major League Baseball infielder born in St Paul Minnesota He played mainly as a second baseman but did spend some time playing third base for four teams during his eight seasons ranging from 1889 to 1898 1 Crooks also amassed a career on base percentage of 386 despite a Batting average of just 240 due to large part to the high walks totals he compiled Jack CrooksJack Crooks photographed by C M Bell Studio in 1894Second baseman ManagerBorn 1865 11 09 November 9 1865Saint Paul Minnesota U S Died February 2 1918 1918 02 02 aged 52 St Louis Missouri U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 26 1889 for the Columbus SolonsLast MLB appearanceAugust 3 1898 for the St Louis BrownsMLB statisticsBatting average 240Home runs21Runs batted in313TeamsAs playerColumbus Solons 1889 1891 St Louis Browns 1892 1893 Washington Senators 1895 1896 Louisville Grays 1896 St Louis Browns 1898 As managerSt Louis Browns 1892 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 2 This approach led him to draw many walks also bases on balls or BB in fact he held the record for walks by rookie second basemen as well when he walked 96 times for the Columbus Solons of the American Association in 1890 He held this record until Jim Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers walked 100 times in 1953 3 Despite hitting just 213 in 1892 he walked a league leading 136 times put his on base percentage OBP at 400 good for fifth in National League He also became the Major League single season record holder in that category a title he held until Jimmy Sheckard walked 147 times in 1911 4 That total remained the St Louis Browns Cardinals single season franchise record until 1998 when Mark McGwire walked 162 times 5 The next season while batting just 237 Crooks league leading 121 BB put his OBP at 408 6 Crooks career walk rate of 17 6 was the highest among all major leaguers between 1871 and the advent of the live ball era in 1920 7 In addition to playing for Columbus Crooks also had stints with the Washington Senators Louisville Colonels and the St Louis Browns on two occasions During his first tenure he was named as their player 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 the National League standings 8 Jack died at the age of 52 in St Louis Missouri and was interred at Valhalla Cemetery 9 See also editList of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball player managers List of St Louis Cardinals team recordsReferences edit Baseball Reference career statistics Management By Baseball David Nemec Dave Zeman 2004 The Baseball Rookies Encyclopedia Brassey s ISBN 1 57488 670 3 Compendium of Baseball Statistics Archived from the original on 2007 08 13 Retrieved 2007 02 24 St Louis Cardinals top 10 batting leaders Baseball Reference com Retrieved November 11 2013 Jack Crooks statistics and history Baseball Reference com Major League Leaderboards 1920 Batters Dashboard FanGraphs Baseball FanGraphs Retrieved 4 July 2022 Baseball Reference manager statistics Baseball Almanac player pageExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Crooks amp oldid 1160607942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
