After a strong 1936, Cronin was injured for half of the 1936 year, but he was in full strength for the next five seasons. In that time, he would always have at least 155 Hits, 16 Home Runs, 94 RBIs, and four of those seasons would see him bat over .300. For a Shortstop in the 1930s and early 40s, that is very good! Cronin's play declined after that, and he ceased playing in 1945, and he was released later.
As a member of the Red Sox, Cronin was a five-time All-Star and would have 1,168 Hits, 119 Home Runs, and a Slash Line of .300/.394/.484.
The Red Sox would retire Cronin’s #4 in 1984, 28 years after he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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