Vintage Giants Baseball

by David Letts

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Vintage Giants Baseball

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David Letts

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Photograph - Vintage Baseball Card

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James Otis Crandall was a right-handed pitcher and second baseman. He was the first player to be consistently used as a relief pitcher. He played for the New York Giants.

He was given the nickname Doc by Damon Runyon who said Crandall was "the physician of the pitching emergency". He played from 1908 to 1918, debuting with the New York Giants. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1913, but played just two games with them before being sold back to the Giants.

He also played for the St. Louis Terriers in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915, the St. Louis Browns in 1916, and for the Boston Braves in 1918.

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February 5th, 2015

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