David J (Beauty) Bancroft was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1971 along with Jacob Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joseph Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige and George Weiss. Bancroft was a shortstop with 16 seasons MLB experience playing with the Philadelphia Phillies (1915-1920), New York Giants (1920-1923, 1930), Boston Braves (1924-1927) and Brooklyn Robins (1928-1929). For his MLB career he hit .279/.355/.358 with 32 HR, 591 RBI, 1048 R, 145 SB in 1913 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1921 when he hit .318/.389/.441 with 6 HR, 67 RBI, 121 R, 17 SB in 153 games, 1922 when he hit .321/.397/.418 with 4 HR, 60 RBI, 117 R, 16 SB in 156 games and 1925 when he hit .319/.400/.426 with 2 HR, 49 RBI, 75 R, 7 SB in 128 games.
Bancroft won two World Series Championships with the Giants in 1921 and 1922.
He also served as manager for the Braves (1924-1927) with a 249-363 record.
Hall of Fame page
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