Batting average .208 Role Baseball player Name Sam Crane | Runs batted in 30 Home runs 0 | |
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Died November 12, 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Samuel Byrem Crane (September 13, 1894 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – November 12, 1955 in Philadelphia), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1914 to 1922.
Crane was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend in the spring of 1930 and sentenced to 18–36 years in prison. His former manager Connie Mack eventually arranged for his parole in 1944.
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