{"id":12799,"date":"2017-08-19T09:13:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T15:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=12799"},"modified":"2017-08-19T20:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T02:15:47","slug":"14-joe-crede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/14-joe-crede\/","title":{"rendered":"#14 – Joe Crede"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Joe Crede<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a014<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a03B<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a02000-2008<\/p>\n

Joe Crede joined the White Sox organization as their 5th round selection in the 1996 draft. \u00a0He earned a September call-up from Double A in 2000, and made his major league debut on September 12, replacing Herbert Perry and going 0-1 in the Tigers 10-3 victory at Comiskey Park. \u00a0Crede appeared in 7 games, making the most of his 14 at bats, and finished with a .357 average.<\/p>\n

Crede was sent to Charlotte for the 2001 season, again getting a cup of coffee with the big league club in September. \u00a0With the White Sox not heading to the post-season, Crede got a little more playing time, but was less successful than the year before. \u00a0He finished with a .220 average in 50 at bats over 17 games.<\/p>\n

2002 saw Crede return to Triple A, before being recalled to the White Sox for good in July.\u00a0 On August 12, he hit his first major league home run off of former teammate James Baldwin.\u00a0 “He was someone who always got on me for being a rookie in the clubhouse and on the bus last year,” Crede said.\u00a0 “Singing on the bus and stuff.\u00a0 Nothing very harmful, but it was a good way to get him back.”\u00a0 In 53 games, Crede finished with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs, and a .285 average.<\/p>\n

Crede established himself as the starting third baseman in 2003.\u00a0 He appeared in a career high 151 games and launched 19 home runs with 75 RBIs while posting a .261 average.\u00a0 He struggled in 2004, seeing his average drop to .239 while hitting 21 home runs with 69 RBIs.<\/p>\n

In 2005, Crede started to come in to his own.\u00a0 While he improved his average to .252 and hit 22 home runs with 62 RBIs, he started to come in to his own in the second half, culminating with a game winning, and possible season saving, home run in the 10th inning against the Indians on September 20, which pushed the White Sox to a 3.5 game lead and propelled them into the playoffs.\u00a0 Crede had a rough series in the ALDS against the Red Sox, getting only 1 hit in 9 at bats, but rebounded in the ALCS and World Series, hitting .368 and .294 respectively, with 2 home runs in each series.<\/p>\n

2006 was Joe Crede’s breakout season.\u00a0 He hit .283 with career highs in home runs, with 30, and RBIs, with 94.\u00a0 Following the season, he was awarded his first, and only, Silver Slugger award.<\/p>\n

Crede looked to continue his new found dominance at the hot corner in 2007, but a back injury limited him to 47 games and only 4 home runs.\u00a0 He returned with a bang in 2008, hitting a grand slam on opening day against the Twins.\u00a0 A good first half saw him earn his first All Star selection, but the back injury recurred and kept him out for most of the second half of the season, including the playoffs. \u00a0 Crede became a free agent at the end of the year and his White Sox career came to an end.<\/p>\n

Crede\u2019s\u00a0numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Batting<\/b><\/caption>\n
BA<\/span><\/th>\nAt Bats<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRBI<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nDoubles<\/span><\/th>\nTriples<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nSB<\/span><\/th>\nGIDP<\/span><\/th>\nErrors<\/span><\/th>\nGames<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0.256<\/span><\/td>\n394<\/span><\/td>\n55<\/span><\/td>\n101<\/span><\/td>\n81<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/span><\/td>\n48<\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/td>\n113<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.257<\/span><\/td>\n2768<\/span><\/td>\n350<\/span><\/td>\n712<\/span><\/td>\n422<\/span><\/td>\n170<\/span><\/td>\n403<\/span><\/td>\n143<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n125<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n79<\/span><\/td>\n798<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n