Where does Dave Bancroft rank among baseball greats?
Dave Bancroft ranks #26 among the Top 50 all-time at SS. Rankings ⇒ Dave Bancroft Teammates Frank Snyder Bill Terry Larry Doyle Frankie Frisch Travis Jackson Babe Herman Hack Wilson Mel Ott Carl Hubbell Pete Alexander Eppa Rixey Art Nehf Dazzy Vance George Mogridge John McGraw Best Season: 1921 In 1921 he batted .318 in 153 games, scoring 121 runs, collecting 193 hits, 15 triples, and 67 RBI. He slugged a career-best .441 and walked 66 times while striking out just 23. He was brilliant in the field, leading NL shortstops in putouts, assists, double plays, and fielding. Where He Played Bancroft played more games at shortstop than any other player from 1915-1930. As a Manager Being manager of the Boston Braves is a job very few men get excited about. Bancroft assumed that role after his trade from the Giants in 1923. His hard-nosed style rubbed more than a few Braves players the wrong way, or maybe it was the players who were lazy, either way Bancroft had some personality clashes as Brav
