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Bill Cronin

1902 – 1966

Major League Baseball catcher

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Lived 1902 – 1966 (aged 63). Bill Cronin was an American baseball player.

William Patrick Cronin (December 26, 1902 – October 26, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Braves between 1928 and 1931. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and .

Biography Nicknamed "Crungy", Cronin was born in the village of West Newton, Massachusetts, and played college baseball for Boston College. In 1923 and 1924, he played summer baseball for Falmouth of the Cape Cod Baseball League, batting .420 in 1923.

Cronin made his major league debut with the Braves in 1928. Over parts of four seasons with Boston, he collected 68 hits, including 15 doubles and two triples, in 126 games played. In and , he served as the primary backup catcher to regular Al Spohrer. For most of the rest of that decade, Cronin toiled in the top-level Pacific Coast League. He became a player-manager in 1942, and skippered four minor league clubs over all or parts of four seasons.

Cronin died in his home city of Newton at the age of 63.

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Who was Bill Cronin?

Major League Baseball catcher

When was Bill Cronin born?

Bill Cronin was born on 26 December 1902 in West Newton.

When did Bill Cronin die?

Bill Cronin died on 26 October 1966 in Newton.

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Bill Cronin was a baseball player.

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Bill Cronin was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Cronin

· Wikidata: Q4908616

· DBpedia: Bill Cronin (baseball)

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