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Jack Kramer
Full name John Henry Kramer Born January 5, 1918, New Orleans, Louisiana Died May 18, 1995, Metairie, Louisiana Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana First Game: April 25, 1939 ; Final Game: August 22, 1951 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190 Ejections: 1946 (3), 1947 (1), 1950 (1). Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1939 STL A Daily Splits 40 66 6 9 2 0 1 6 7 0 17 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 .136 .216 .212 0.0 1939 STL A
1940 STL A Daily Splits 16 20 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .050 .208 .100 0.0 1940 STL A
1941 STL A Daily Splits 29 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 0.0 1941 STL A
1943 STL A Daily Splits 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 0.0 1943 STL A
1944 STL A Daily Splits 33 85 6 14 2 0 2 6 8 0 21 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 .165 .245 .259 0.0 1944 STL A
1945 STL A Daily Splits 29 61 4 9 2 0 0 6 11 0 21 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 .148 .278 .180 0.0 1945 STL A
1946 STL A Daily Splits 31 59 7 8 1 0 0 3 6 0 25 0 8 0 3 0 0 1 .136 .215 .153 0.0 1946 STL A
1947 STL A Daily Splits 33 62 3 7 1 0 0 2 8 0 25 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 .113 .214 .129 0.0 1947 STL A
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 29 73 7 11 1 0 1 8 10 0 21 0 7 0 3 1 0 0 .151 .253 .205 0.0 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A Daily Splits 21 35 4 9 1 0 0 3 9 0 13 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 .257 .409 .286 0.0 1949 BOS A
1950 NY N Daily Splits 35 20 3 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .280 .250 0.0 1950 NY N
1951 NY N 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1951 NY N
1951 NY A Daily Splits 19 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 0.0 1951 NY A
1951 Total 23 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 0.0 1951 Total
Total NL ( 2 Years) 39 20 3 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .280 .250 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 283 481 40 70 12 0 4 37 71 0 157 1 38 1 0 14 9 0 1 .146 .256 .195 0.0 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 322 501 43 72 12 0 5 39 76 0 162 1 39 1 0 15 10 0 1 .144 .257 .198 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1944 STL A Daily Splits 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1944 STL A
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1946 AL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1939 STL A Daily Splits 40 31 10 2 5 0 211.2 269 998 18 150 137 127 5 68 23 9 3 0 50 7 23 18 9 16 5.83 5.68 -2.0 1939 STL A
1940 STL A Daily Splits 16 9 1 0 4 0 64.2 86 293 4 48 45 26 2 12 4 4 0 0 12 4 8 6 3 7 6.26 4.67 -1.4 1940 STL A
1941 STL A Daily Splits 29 3 0 0 14 2 59.1 69 284 5 48 34 40 6 20 5 1 0 0 14 3 5 9 4 3 5.16 5.00 -0.9 1941 STL A
1943 STL A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 11 46 0 8 8 8 0 4 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 - -0.1 1943 STL A
1944 STL A Daily Splits 33 31 18 1 2 0 257 233 1058 3 94 71 75 7 124 17 2 1 2 40 7 16 16 17 13 2.49 3.87 3.4 1944 STL A
1945 STL A Daily Splits 29 25 15 3 3 2 193 190 836 13 85 72 73 10 99 15 2 0 0 22 4 7 17 10 15 3.36 3.32 0.3 1945 STL A
1946 STL A Daily Splits 31 28 13 3 2 0 194.2 190 818 6 84 69 68 1 69 10 4 0 2 23 15 13 15 13 11 3.19 4.18 1.0 1946 STL A
1947 STL A Daily Splits 33 28 9 1 3 1 199.1 206 867 16 123 110 89 5 77 13 4 2 0 40 7 13 11 11 16 4.97 4.43 -2.8 1947 STL A
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 29 29 14 2 0 0 205 233 891 12 104 99 64 2 72 7 3 0 0 37 3 18 7 18 5 4.35 7.41 0.1 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A Daily Splits 21 18 7 2 2 1 111.2 126 496 8 70 64 49 2 24 5 2 1 1 23 2 12 5 6 8 5.16 5.72 -0.8 1949 BOS A
1950 NY N Daily Splits 35 9 1 0 13 1 86.2 91 390 6 46 34 39 3 27 9 1 2 0 15 6 9 13 3 6 3.53 4.56 0.3 1950 NY N
1951 NY N Daily Splits 4 1 0 0 2 0 4.2 11 26 0 8 8 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.43 12.00 -0.3 1951 NY N
1951 NY A Daily Splits 19 3 0 0 7 0 40.2 46 190 1 27 21 21 0 15 5 1 0 1 6 1 6 6 1 3 4.65 7.00 -0.6 1951 NY A
1951 Total 23 4 0 0 9 0 45.1 57 216 1 35 29 24 0 17 7 1 0 1 11 1 6 6 1 3 5.76 8.25 -0.9 1951 Total
Total NL ( 2 Years) 39 10 1 0 15 1 91.1 102 416 6 54 42 42 3 29 11 1 2 0 20 6 9 13 3 6 4.14 5.30 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 283 205 87 14 44 6 1546 1659 6777 86 841 730 640 40 584 104 34 8 6 271 53 122 110 92 97 4.25 4.96 -3.8 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 322 215 88 14 59 7 1637.1 1761 7193 92 895 772 682 43 613 115 35 10 6 291 59 131 123 95 103 4.24 4.97 -3.8 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1944 STL A Daily Splits 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 9 46 0 2 0 4 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 6.00 1944 STL A
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1946 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1939 STL A Daily Splits P 40 31 10 211.2 7 34 2 2 0 1 15 9 5 .953
1940 STL A Daily Splits P 16 9 1 64.2 2 15 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 .944
1941 STL A Daily Splits P 29 3 0 59.1 2 14 3 1 0 2 5 2 1 .842
1943 STL A Daily Splits P 3 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1944 STL A Daily Splits P 33 31 18 257 10 62 3 5 0 2 12 8 1 .960
1945 STL A Daily Splits P 29 25 15 193 10 39 1 4 0 0 4 8 0 .980
1946 STL A Daily Splits P 31 28 13 194.2 12 32 1 2 0 3 13 6 4 .978
1947 STL A Daily Splits P 33 28 9 199.1 7 38 2 3 0 0 5 5 2 .957
1948 BOS A Daily Splits P 29 29 14 205 5 26 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 .969
1949 BOS A Daily Splits P 21 18 7 111.2 3 19 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 1.000
1950 NY N Daily Splits P 35 9 1 86.2 10 14 0 2 0 1 3 3 0 1.000
1951 NY N Daily Splits P 4 1 0 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1951 NY A Daily Splits P 19 3 0 40.2 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .667
1951 Total P 23 4 0 45.1 4 4 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .727
Total (12 Years) Splits P 322 215 88 1637.1 73 298 17 23 0 10 70 54 13 .956
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1944 STL A Daily Splits P 2 1 1 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1946 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-18-1946 BOX STL A Red Jones Balls and strikes
6- 6-1946 BOX STL A Hal Weafer Call at 1B (Bumped umpire)
8-11-1946(1) BOX STL A Red Jones Balls and strikes
7- 6-1947(2) BOX STL A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
6- 4-1950 BOX NY N Frank Dascoli Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1936).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Vern Stephens to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Roy
Partee , Jim Wilson , Al Widmar , Eddie Pellagrini , Pete Layden , Joe Ostrowski and
$310000 (November 17, 1947 ).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Giants (March 26, 1950 ).
Released by New York Giants (May 19, 1951 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (May 28, 1951 ).
Released by New York Yankees (August 30, 1951 ).
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