Bill Craver

Bill Craver
Craver in 1866
Middle infielder / Catcher
Born: June 1844 (1844-06)
Troy, New York, U.S.
Died: June 17, 1901(1901-06-17) (aged 56–57)
Troy, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 9, 1871, for the Troy Haymakers
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1877, for the Louisville Grays
MLB statistics
Batting average.290
Home runs2
Runs batted in228
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Troy Haymakers (1866–1870)
Chicago White Stockings (1870)
  League player
Troy Haymakers (1871)
Baltimore Canaries (1872–1873)
Philadelphia White Stockings (1874)
Philadelphia Centennials (1875)
Philadelphia Athletics (1875)
New York Mutuals (1876)
Louisville Grays (1877)
  League manager
Troy Haymakers (1871)
Baltimore Canaries (1872)
Philadelphia Centennials (1875)
New York Mutuals (1876)

William H. Craver (June 1844 – June 17, 1901) was an American Major League Baseball player from Troy, New York who played mainly as a middle infielder, but did play many games at catcher as well during his seven-year career. He played for seven different teams, in two leagues.[1] He was later expelled from the Major Leagues in the infamous Louisville gambling scandal in 1877.[2]

  1. ^ "Bill Craver's Stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
  2. ^ "1877: The Spectre of Gambling". by David Pietrusza. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2008.