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George Crowe

Birthdate:

3/22/1921

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 212 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Whiteland, IN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

First Baseman Left handed – NY Black Yankees 1947; New York Cubans and minors leagues 1948-51; Boston/Milw Braves 1952-53, 1955; Cinc Reds 1956-58; St L Cardinals 1959-61 A well-regarded clutch power-hitter, big George Crowe busted many a baseball bats during his tenure in the Negro leagues and major leagues. The 6 ft 2 inch, 210 pound first baseman stared his baseball career playing for the New York Black Yankees in 1947 and after a couple of season in the minors debuted with the old Boston Braves Baseball Club. George Crowe was traded to the Cincinnati Redlegs on April 9 1956 for right-handed pitcher Corky Valentine and outfielder Bob Hazle. George Crowe put together his best season that same year, 1956, when in 133 games he lined 20 doubles, 31 home runs, scored 71 times, and had 92 RBIs. And, went 5-for-5 in a game against his old Braves teammates. George Crowe career stats: .270 BA, 70 Ds, 12 Ts, 81 Hrs, 159 Walks, 246 Ks in 1727 at bats. Baseball Historian

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
9 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1952	BSN (NL)	73	217	25	56	13	1	4	20	18	25	0	1	0	5	0	0	.258	.329	SLG
1953	MLN (NL)	47	42	6	12	2	0	2	6	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.333	SLG
1955	MLN (NL)	104	303	41	85	12	4	15	55	45	44	1	0	8	1	4	1	.281	.374	SLG
1956	CIN (NL)	77	144	22	36	2	1	10	23	11	28	0	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.312	SLG
1957	CIN (NL)	133	494	71	134	20	1	31	92	32	62	1	1	3	1	0	5	.271	.314	SLG
1958	CIN (NL)	111	345	31	95	12	5	7	61	41	51	1	0	3	0	1	5	.275	.348	SLG
1959	STL (NL)	77	103	14	31	6	0	8	29	5	12	0	0	2	0	0	1	.301	.330	SLG
1960	STL (NL)	73	72	5	17	3	0	4	13	5	16	0	0	1	0	0	2	.236	.278	SLG
1961	STL (NL)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	SLG
9 years		702	1727	215	467	70	12	81	299	159	246	3	2	18	10	5	14	.270	.333	.SLG

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