1899
Born January 11, 1899
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
General Crowder Notable
b. January 11, 1899 · Washington Senators 1926–1927, 1930–1934, St. Louis Browns 1927–1930, Detroit Tigers 1934–1936
General Crowder played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1926 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1936.
He went 167 and 115 with a 4.12 earned run average, pitching 2,344.3 innings in 402 games. He struck out 799, completed 150 of his 292 starts and threw 16 shutouts. Across 403 games he batted .194, with 164 hits and 66 runs. He finished with 18 doubles.
He led the league in wins two times between 1932 and 1933, topping out at 26. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1929, with 4.
He was an All-Star in 1933.
He was born in Winston-Salem, NC, USA on January 11, 1899, and died on April 3, 1972. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1933 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 3 | 1928, 1932, 1933 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1933 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | WSH | 19 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .237 |
| 1927 | SLB/WSH | 36 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1928 | SLB | 41 | 80 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .188 |
| 1929 | SLB | 40 | 96 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .188 |
| 1930 | SLB/WSH | 40 | 101 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .168 |
| 1931 | WSH | 44 | 88 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .216 |
| 1932 | WSH | 51 | 122 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .221 |
| 1933 | WSH | 52 | 102 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .186 |
| 1934 | DET/WSH | 38 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .177 |
| 1935 | DET | 33 | 93 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .183 |
| 1936 | DET | 9 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .150 |
| Career | — | 403 | 847 | 66 | 164 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 77 | 0 | .194 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | WSH | 7 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 100.0 | 97 | 44 | 60 | 26 | 3.96 |
| 1927 | SLB/WSH | 7 | 12 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 141.0 | 129 | 75 | 84 | 52 | 4.79 |
| 1928 | SLB | 21 | 5 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 244.0 | 238 | 100 | 91 | 99 | 3.69 |
| 1929 | SLB | 17 | 15 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 266.2 | 272 | 116 | 93 | 79 | 3.92 |
| 1930 | SLB/WSH | 18 | 16 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 279.2 | 276 | 121 | 96 | 107 | 3.89 |
| 1931 | WSH | 18 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 234.1 | 255 | 101 | 72 | 85 | 3.88 |
| 1932 | WSH | 26 | 13 | 50 | 39 | 1 | 327.0 | 319 | 121 | 77 | 103 | 3.33 |
| 1933 | WSH | 24 | 15 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 299.1 | 311 | 132 | 81 | 110 | 3.97 |
| 1934 | DET/WSH | 9 | 11 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 167.1 | 223 | 107 | 58 | 69 | 5.75 |
| 1935 | DET | 16 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 241.0 | 269 | 114 | 67 | 59 | 4.26 |
| 1936 | DET | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 44.0 | 64 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 8.39 |
| Career | — | 167 | 115 | 402 | 292 | 22 | 2344.1 | 2453 | 1072 | 800 | 799 | 4.12 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Died April 3, 1972
1926
Major-league debut: General Crowder
General Crowder made a major-league debut on July 24, 1926.
1936
Final major-league game: General Crowder
General Crowder played a final major-league game on June 22, 1936.
Image: Goudey, public domain