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Steve Crawford

Steve Crawford Notable

b. April 29, 1958 · Boston Red Sox 1980–1982, 1984–1987, Kansas City Royals 1989–1991

Steve Crawford divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Boston Red Sox from 1980, then the Kansas City Royals through 1991.

He went 30 and 23 with a 4.17 earned run average, pitching 562.7 innings in 277 games. He struck out 320.

He was born in Pryor, OK, USA on April 29, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1980	BOS	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1981	BOS	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1982	BOS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1984	BOS	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1985	BOS	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1986	BOS	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1987	BOS	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1989	KCR	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1990	KCR	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1991	KCR	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	277	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1980	BOS	2	0	6	4	0	32.1	41	13	8	10	3.62
1981	BOS	0	5	14	11	0	57.2	69	32	18	29	4.99
1982	BOS	1	0	5	0	0	9.0	14	2	0	2	2.00
1984	BOS	5	0	35	0	1	62.0	69	23	21	21	3.34
1985	BOS	6	5	44	1	12	91.0	103	38	28	58	3.76
1986	BOS	0	2	40	0	4	57.1	69	25	19	32	3.92
1987	BOS	5	4	29	0	0	72.2	91	43	32	43	5.33
1989	KCR	3	1	25	0	0	54.0	48	17	19	33	2.83
1990	KCR	5	4	46	0	1	80.0	79	37	23	54	4.16
1991	KCR	3	2	33	0	1	46.2	60	31	18	38	5.98
Career	—	30	23	277	16	19	562.2	643	261	186	320	4.17

On this day & linked events

1958

Born April 29, 1958

Pryor, OK, USA

1980

Major-league debut: Steve Crawford

Steve Crawford made a major-league debut on September 2, 1980.

1991

Final major-league game: Steve Crawford

Steve Crawford played a final major-league game on October 5, 1991.

Image: Boston Red Sox Photo Cards Series I & II, public domain