1907
Born August 20, 1907
Wilmington, DE, USA
Bill Crouch Notable
b. August 20, 1907 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1939, Philadelphia Phillies 1941, St. Louis Cardinals 1941, 1945
Bill Crouch played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945.
He went 8 and 5 with a 3.47 earned run average, pitching 155 innings in 50 games. He struck out 55. Across 50 games he batted .073, with 3 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in Wilmington, DE, USA on August 20, 1907, and died on December 26, 1980. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | BRO | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .133 |
| 1941 | PHI/STL | 38 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .042 |
| 1945 | STL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 50 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .073 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | BRO | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 38.1 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2.58 |
| 1941 | PHI/STL | 3 | 5 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 104.0 | 110 | 44 | 31 | 41 | 3.81 |
| 1945 | STL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 8 | 5 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 155.2 | 159 | 60 | 52 | 55 | 3.47 |
On this day & linked events
1980
Died December 26, 1980
Image: Public domain