1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords season
Negro National League (1933–1948)|Negro National League team season
| 1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Negro National League | |||
| Ballpark | Greenlee Field | |||
| City | Pittsburgh | |||
| Record | 51–36–2 (.584) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Managers | Oscar Charleston | |||
| ||||
The 1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1933 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–36–2 (.584) record and won the NNL pennant.[1]
The team featured seven players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, including player/manager Oscar Charleston; center fielder Cool Papa Bell; catcher Josh Gibson; third baseman Judy Johnson; and pitcher Satchel Paige.[1]
The team's leading batters were:
- Catcher Josh Gibson - .395 batting average with 18 home runs and 74 RBIs
- Right fielder Ted Page - .356 batting average
- First baseman Oscar Charleston - .335 batting average, 615 slugging percentage, and 66 RBIs
- Center fielder Cool Papa Bell - .302 batting average and 16 stolen bases
The team's leading pitchers were Leroy Matlock (10–6, 3.03 ERA) and Sam Streeter (10–4, 2.25 ERA).[3]
References
- v
- t
- e
Pittsburgh Crawfords
- Operated 1931–1940
- Also know as Toledo Crawfords and Indianapolis Crawfords
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Toledo, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana
- Pittsburgh: Greenlee Field
Toledo: Swayne Field
Indianapolis: Victory Field
- Negro National League (II)
- Negro American League
- Negro National League: 1933
- 1935
- 1936
Seasons (10) | |
|---|---|
| 1930s | |
| 1940s |
|
Category
