Birdie Cree
William Franklin Cree
Born: October 23, 1882
Khedive, PA USA
Deceased: 1942
Sunbury, PA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 150
College: Pennsylvania State University, California University of Pennsylvania
Career: 1908-1915
Minor League Statistics
Birdie Cree compiled a career batting average of .292 with 11 home runs and 332 RBI in his 743-game career with the New York Highlanders and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1908 season and last took the field during the 1915 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | 21 | 88 | 78 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .269 | .345 | .321 | .665 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 104 | 395 | 343 | 48 | 90 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 31 | .262 | .338 | .315 | .653 | 108 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | New York Highlanders | 134 | 527 | 467 | 58 | 134 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 73 | 28 | 0 | 40 | 48 | .287 | .353 | .422 | .775 | 197 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | New York Highlanders | 137 | 588 | 520 | 90 | 181 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 88 | 48 | 0 | 56 | 0 | .348 | .415 | .513 | .928 | 267 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | New York Highlanders | 50 | 216 | 190 | 25 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .332 | .409 | .453 | .862 | 86 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | AL | New York Yankees | 145 | 605 | 534 | 51 | 145 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 22 | 0 | 50 | 51 | .272 | .338 | .346 | .685 | 185 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | New York Yankees | 77 | 320 | 275 | 45 | 85 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 24 | .309 | .389 | .411 | .800 | 113 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | New York Yankees | 74 | 243 | 196 | 23 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 22 | .214 | .353 | .276 | .628 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 742 | 2982 | 2603 | 345 | 761 | 117 | 62 | 11 | 332 | 132 | 17 | 269 | 188 | .292 | .368 | .398 | .766 | 1035 | 0 | 43 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | New York Highlanders | OF | 21 | 21 | 176.0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.994 | 1.857 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | OF | 79 | 78 | 690.0 | 121 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .949 | 1.696 | 1.646 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 6 | 5 | 46.0 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .933 | 5.478 | 4.667 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 2B | 4 | 3 | 33.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.545 | 3.250 |
| 1909 | AL | New York Highlanders | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1910 | AL | New York Highlanders | OF | 134 | 128 | 1144.0 | 202 | 11 | 10 | 3 | .955 | 1.676 | 1.590 |
| 1911 | AL | New York Highlanders | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | |
| 1911 | AL | New York Highlanders | OF | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 19 | 10 | 2 | .964 | 2.000 | |
| 1911 | AL | New York Highlanders | SS | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .833 | 5.000 | |
| 1912 | AL | New York Highlanders | OF | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .948 | 2.560 | |
| 1913 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 239 | 17 | 3 | 5 | .988 | 1.778 | |
| 1914 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 190 | 10 | 5 | 4 | .976 | 2.632 | |
| 1915 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 97 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .945 | 1.943 | |
| Totals | 706 | 235 | 2091.0 | 1272 | 123 | 55 | 23 | .962 | 6.004 | 1.976 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
