Roger Craig
Roger Craig
Full name: Roger Lee Craig
Born: February 17, 1930, Durham, North Carolina
First Game: July 17, 1955; Final Game: July 4, 1966
Managed First Game: April 7, 1978 ; Managed Final Game: October 4, 1992
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 185
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Roger Craig
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record 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 Team
1955 BRO N 21 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 .077 .111 .077 0.0 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N 35 61 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 33 0 5 1 0 0 0 .016 .103 .016 0.0 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N 32 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 .138 .167 .138 0.0 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 0.0 1958 LA N
1959 LA N 29 52 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 28 0 4 0 0 0 0 .058 .075 .058 0.0 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 21 36 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 16 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 .056 .150 .056 0.0 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 40 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .233 .185 0.0 1961 LA N
1962 NY N Daily Splits 42 76 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 33 1 4 0 0 6 1 0 0 .053 .111 .053 0.0 1962 NY N
1963 NY N Daily Splits 46 69 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 39 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .087 .149 .087 0.0 1963 NY N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 39 48 4 10 1 0 0 3 5 0 24 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .208 .283 .229 0.0 1964 STL N
1965 CIN N Daily Splits 40 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 0.0 1965 CIN N
1966 PHI N Daily Splits 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1966 PHI N
Total Splits 368 448 15 38 2 0 0 12 31 0 219 1 28 1 0i 9i 6 0 2 .085 .146 .089 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 Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record 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
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1956 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1959 LA N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1964 STL N
Total Splits 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 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 Year Team
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1955 BRO N 21 10 3 0 4 2 90.2 81 388 8 37 28 43 6 48 1 2 3 1 0 5 3 2.78 0.6 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N 35 32 8 2 2 1 199 169 840 25 90 82 87 5 109 9 8 7 4 1 12 11 3.71 -0.1 1956 BRO N
1957 BRO N 32 13 1 0 8 0 111.1 102 465 18 58 57 47 5 69 4 2 2 2 0 6 9 4.61 -0.4 1957 BRO N
1958 LA N 9 2 1 0 1 0 32 30 136 3 20 16 12 1 16 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 4.50 -0.3 1958 LA N
1959 LA N 29 17 7 4 3 0 152.2 122 612 13 49 35 45 3 76 2 1 2 1 0 11 5 2.06 2.6 1959 LA N
1960 LA N Daily Splits 21 15 6 1 3 0 115.2 99 478 8 48 42 43 4 69 1 1 0 3 1 13 4 7 6 8 3 3.27 0.5 1960 LA N
1961 LA N Daily Splits 40 14 2 0 7 2 112.2 130 513 22 87 77 52 7 63 3 3 7 4 1 21 2 13 10 5 6 6.15 -2.0 1961 LA N
1962 NY N Daily Splits 42 33 13 0 8 3 233.1 261 998 35 133 117 70 3 118 8 6 7 7 2 32 9 26 16 10 24 4.51 -1.1 1962 NY N
1963 NY N Daily Splits 46 31 14 0 9 2 236 249 1014 28 117 99 58 2 108 10 8 4 6 6 27 9 16 23 5 22 3.78 -0.9 1963 NY N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 39 19 3 0 12 5 166 180 706 16 76 60 35 4 84 12 4 2 4 0 34 6 17 15 7 9 3.25 1.1 1964 STL N
1965 CIN N Daily Splits 40 0 0 0 17 3 64.1 74 292 6 33 26 25 7 30 5 3 5 3 0 9 0 7 8 1 4 3.64 -0.1 1965 CIN N
1966 PHI N Daily Splits 14 0 0 0 5 1 22.2 31 103 4 15 14 5 1 13 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 2 1 5.56 -0.6 1966 PHI N
Total Splits 368 186 58 7 79 19 1536.1 1528 6545 186 763 653 522 48 803 56 40 42 35 12 141i 30i 89i 80i 74 98 3.83 -0.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1955 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 28 1 2 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3.00 1955 BRO N
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 29 3 8 8 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 12.00 1956 BRO N
1959 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 15 46 2 9 9 5 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8.68 1959 LA N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 19 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1964 STL N
Total Splits 7 4 0 0 1 0 26.1 31 122 6 19 19 16 2 25 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 2 2 2 6.49 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1955 BRO N P 21 6 11 1 1 .944
1956 BRO N P 35 10 22 0 1 1.000
1957 BRO N P 32 11 19 0 4 1.000
1958 LA N P 9 0 3 1 0 .750
1959 LA N P 29 19 18 1 2 .974
1960 LA N Daily P 21 15 6 115.2 10 16 0 2 0 0 5 1 2 1.000
1961 LA N Daily P 40 14 2 112.2 5 15 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 .952
1962 NY N Daily P 42 33 13 233.1 23 54 4 4 0 1 7 12 11 .951
1963 NY N Daily P 46 31 14 236 18 60 8 4 0 0 7 7 3 .907
1964 STL N Daily P 39 19 3 166 13 37 1 2 0 1 3 5 3 .980
1965 CIN N Daily P 40 0 0 64.1 2 13 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 .938
1966 PHI N Daily P 14 0 0 22.2 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1.000
Total P 368 112i 38i 950.2i 120 274 18 21 0i 4i 27i 33i 21i .956
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1955 BRO N Daily P 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BRO N Daily P 2 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 LA N Daily P 2 2 0 9.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1964 STL N Daily P 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Total P 7 4 0 26.1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1978 SD N 162 84 78 .519 591 598 4
1979 SD N 161 68 93 .422 603 681 5
1985 SF N 18 6 12 .333 70 98 9-18 6 6
1986 SF N 162 83 79 .512 698 618 3
1987 SF N 162 90 72 .556 783 669 1
1988 SF N 162 83 79 .512 670 626 4
1989 SF N 162 92 70 .568 699 600 1
1990 SF N 162 85 77 .525 719 710 3
1991 SF N 162 75 87 .463 649 697 4
1992 SF N 162 72 90 .444 574 647 5
Total 1475 738 737 .500 6056 5944
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1987 SF N 7 3 4 .429 23 23
1989 SF N 5 4 1 .800 30 22
Total 12 7 5 .583 53 45
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1989 SF N 4 0 4 .000 14 32
All-Star Game Managerial Record All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1990 NL 1 0 1 .000 0 2
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1950).
Selected by New York Mets from Los Angeles Dodgers in the expansion draft (October
10, 1961 ).
Traded by New York Mets to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for George Altman and
Bill Wakefield (November 4, 1963 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Charlie James to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for
Bob Purkey (December 14, 1964 ).
Released by Cincinnati Reds (April 11, 1966 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (April 11, 1966 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (July 23, 1966 ).
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