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Estel Crabtree

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b. August 19, 1903 · Cincinnati Reds 1929, 1931–1932, 1943–1944, St. Louis Cardinals 1933, 1941–1942

Crabtree's largest season came with Cincinnati in 1931. He played 117 games, collected 119 hits, scored 70 runs and hit four home runs while batting .269. The games, hits, runs and home runs were career highs.

Eight seasons gave him 396 hits, 53 doubles, 25 triples, 142 runs batted in and a .281 average across 489 games. He played 337 games in the outfield and only nine at other positions. His career was spread across sixteen calendar years.

Cincinnati brought Crabtree up in 1929 and used him through 1932. He joined St. Louis in 1933, returned in 1941 and 1942, then finished with Cincinnati in 1943 and 1944. He received Most Valuable Player votes after playing 77 games in 1941. His five home runs and .341 average that year were career highs. He died in 1967, at sixty-three.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1929 CIN 1100 000 0000 .000
1931 CIN 11744370119 12124 3723333 .269
1932 CIN 10840238110 1492 3523262 .274
1933 STL 233469 300 3231 .265
1941 STL 771672757 635 2826241 .341
1942 STL 10913 200 2130 .333
1943 CIN 952542570 1202 2625171 .276
1944 CIN 5898728 410 111330 .286
Career 4891408174396 532513 1421131098 .281

On this day & linked events

1903

Born August 19, 1903

Crabtree, OH, USA

1967

Died January 4, 1967

1929

Major-league debut: Estel Crabtree

Estel Crabtree made a major-league debut on April 18, 1929.

1944

Final major-league game: Estel Crabtree

Estel Crabtree played a final major-league game on October 1, 1944.

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