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Bancroft Career Highlights From Early Baseball Era
Bancroft was a regular shortstop for multiple clubs in the 1910s and early 1920s. He played 168 games for the Fortland club in the Pacific Coast league, batted .218, and later joined the Phillies as their regular shortstop, contributing to a NL pennant in 1915. He also played for the Giants and Braves, participating in four World Series across his career.
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