Hughie Critz

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Full Name: Hugh Melville Critz	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/147	First Game: May 31, 1924
Birthdate: September 17, 1900	Final Game: September 27, 1935
Birthplace: Starkville, Mississippi	MLB Experience: 12 years
Died: January 10, 1980
Deathplace: Greenwood, Mississippi
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
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7 See Also
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Hughie Critz (Hugh Melville Critz) was born on September 17, 1900 in Starkville, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on May 31, 1924 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1924, his rookie year, he hit .322 with 3 home runs and 35 RBI. Critz played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants over the course of his 12 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Hughie Critz's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1926, when he knocked in 79 runs. However, others believe that it was 1928, when he hit for a .296 average and knocked in 52 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1924	CIN	N	102	413	67	133	3	35	.322	.352	.448	15	14	19	18	0	11	19	0	0
1925	CIN	N	144	541	74	150	2	51	.277	.321	.344	14	8	34	17	1	21	13	0	0
1926	CIN	N	155	607	96	164	3	79	.270	.316	.371	24	14	39	25	2	24	7	0	0
1927	CIN	N	113	396	50	110	4	49	.278	.306	.374	10	8	16	18	0	17	7	0	0
1928	CIN	N	153	641	95	190	5	52	.296	.335	.387	21	11	37	24	0	20	18	0	0
1929	CIN	N	107	425	55	105	1	50	.247	.292	.336	17	9	27	21	0	22	9	0	0
1930	NY	N	124	558	93	148	4	50	.265	.296	.357	17	11	24	26	0	10	7	0	0
1930	CIN	N	28	104	15	24	0	11	.231	.273	.298	3	2	6	6	0	5	1	0	0
1930	TOT	N	152	662	108	172	4	61	.260	.292	.347	20	13	30	32	0	15	8	0	0
1931	NY	N	66	238	33	69	4	17	.290	.313	.387	7	2	8	17	0	3	4	0	0
1932	NY	N	151	659	90	182	2	50	.276	.313	.355	32	7	34	27	1	6	3	0	0
1933	NY	N	133	558	68	137	2	33	.246	.279	.306	18	5	23	24	3	21	4	0	11
1934	NY	N	137	571	77	138	6	40	.242	.269	.306	17	1	19	24	2	22	3	0	12
1935	NY	N	65	219	19	41	2	14	.187	.198	.242	0	3	3	10	0	5	2	0	4
Total			1478	5930	832	1591	38	531	.268	.303	.352	195	95	289	257	9	187	97	0	27

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1924	CIN	N	2B	96	0	0	229	357	27	58	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1924	CIN	N	SS	1	0	0	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.833
1925	CIN	N	2B	144	0	0	340	542	27	96	0	0	0	0	0	.970
1926	CIN	N	2B	155	0	0	357	588	18	107	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1927	CIN	N	2B	113	0	0	239	388	20	69	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1928	CIN	N	2B	153	0	0	333	497	25	124	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1929	CIN	N	2B	106	0	0	210	395	16	72	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1929	CIN	N	SS	1	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1930	NY	N	2B	124	0	0	346	413	22	88	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1930	CIN	N	2B	28	0	0	52	97	2	17	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1930	TOT	N	2B	152	0	0	398	510	24	105	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1931	NY	N	2B	54	0	0	139	164	5	27	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1932	NY	N	2B	151	0	0	392	471	23	94	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1933	NY	N	2B	133	0	0	316	541	16	87	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1934	NY	N	2B	137	0	0	353	510	19	90	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1935	NY	N	2B	59	0	0	140	175	11	31	0	0	0	0	0	.966
Total			2B	1453	0	0	3446	5138	231	960	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			SS	2	0	0	5	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.857

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Minneapolis (American Association) to Cincinnati Reds (May 29, 1924).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants in exchange for Larry Benton (May 21, 1930).

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