[2] Before his baseball career, Craver had served in the military during the Civil War with the 13th Heavy Artillery Regiment out of New York.

The Unions gained the nickname of Haymakers in August of that year after a visit to the Capitoline Grounds and the Elysian Fields.

[4] In 1871, Craver joined the Troy Haymakers, who entered the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in the league's first season.

He played in just 13 games for them when, together with George Bechtel, he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics to replace injured players Dave Eggler and Wes Fisler in exchange for $1,500.

[5] The National Association folded following the 1875 season, and Craver joined the 1876 New York Mutuals, a team that he also managed.

Craver was banned even though it was not proven that he participated in throwing any games, but there were reports of his gambling and insubordination in his past, along with his refusal to cooperate with this investigation.

[6] He began to receive military disability on July 1, 1892, as a result of time as a soldier, which would continue on to his widow, Catherine C.

[3] Craver died at the age of 57 of heart disease[6] in his hometown of Troy, and is interred at Oakwood Cemetery.