Samuel Byrem Crane (September 13, 1894 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – November 12, 1955 in Philadelphia), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1914 to 1922.

Sam Crane
Shortstop
Born: (1894-09-13)September 13, 1894 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Died: November 12, 1955(1955-11-12) (aged 61) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 2, 1914, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
April 23, 1922, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.208
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	30
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1914–1916) Washington Senators (1917) Cincinnati Reds (1920–1921) Brooklyn Robins (1922)

Crane was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Della Lyter and her boyfriend John Oren in the spring of 1930 and sentenced to 18–36 years in prison. His former manager Connie Mack eventually arranged for his parole in 1944.