Tommy McCraw
1963–1975 · bats L / throws L · California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,469G
.246AVG
.309OBP
.362SLG
More career statistics
972H
75HR
404RBI
143SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,956 | 3,957 |
| Batting · Doubles | 150 | 149 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 544 | 545 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,396 | 4,397 |
| Batting · RBI | 404 | 403 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,469 | 4,396 | 3,956 | 484 | 972 | 150 | 42 | 75 | 404 | 332 | 544 | 143 | 68 | 40 | 26 | 1,431 | .246 | .309 | .362 | .671 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1967-05-17 to 1967-05-30
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1967-05-24 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1974-04-29 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1967-05-24 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 739 | 2177 | 481 | 28 | 194 | 163 | 246 | .246 | .296 | .348 |
| Away | 730 | 2220 | 491 | 47 | 209 | 169 | 299 | .245 | .297 | .374 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 130 | 404 | 102 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 39 | .282 | .344 | .420 |
| May | 236 | 717 | 161 | 15 | 74 | 48 | 86 | .244 | .291 | .368 |
| June | 297 | 973 | 200 | 18 | 86 | 86 | 132 | .233 | .294 | .358 |
| July | 262 | 788 | 158 | 9 | 70 | 52 | 107 | .223 | .266 | .313 |
| August | 267 | 748 | 163 | 10 | 64 | 57 | 87 | .244 | .294 | .345 |
| September | 262 | 714 | 171 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 89 | .264 | .308 | .370 |
| October | 15 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | .340 | .377 | .700 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 160 | 511 | 99 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 60 | .214 | .272 | .314 |
| baltimore-orioles | 150 | 423 | 93 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 53 | .238 | .284 | .354 |
| new-york-yankees | 140 | 386 | 83 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 45 | .236 | .285 | .370 |
| boston-red-sox | 138 | 413 | 108 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 47 | .288 | .337 | .405 |
| detroit-tigers | 137 | 391 | 83 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 51 | .231 | .269 | .359 |
| cleveland-guardians | 136 | 463 | 110 | 7 | 47 | 33 | 58 | .269 | .309 | .372 |
| california-angels | 111 | 320 | 62 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 37 | .216 | .272 | .321 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 100 | 307 | 68 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 36 | .253 | .303 | .368 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Chicago White Sox | 102 | 280 | 71 | 6 | 33 | 15 | .254 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 368 | 96 | 6 | 36 | 15 | .261 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 133 | 273 | 65 | 5 | 21 | 12 | .238 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 389 | 89 | 5 | 48 | 20 | .229 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 453 | 107 | 11 | 45 | 24 | .236 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 477 | 112 | 9 | 44 | 20 | .235 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago White Sox | 94 | 241 | 62 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago White Sox | 129 | 332 | 73 | 6 | 31 | 12 | .220 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 122 | 207 | 44 | 7 | 25 | 3 | .213 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Cleveland Guardians | 129 | 391 | 101 | 7 | 33 | 12 | .258 | – | – |
| 1973 |  California Angels | 99 | 264 | 70 | 3 | 24 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1974 | California Angels, Cleveland Guardians | 101 | 231 | 68 | 6 | 34 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1975 | Cleveland Guardians | 23 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .275 | – | – |