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b. February 16, 1947 · Baltimore Orioles 1969–1973, 1976–1982, Cincinnati Reds 1974–1975, Atlanta Braves 1976, Montreal Expos 1983

Crowley built a fifteen-season career around part-time work. He appeared in 865 games but totaled only 1,518 at bats, and his fielding record covers just 228 games. His best season came for Baltimore in 1980, when he hit .288 with 67 hits, 12 home runs and 50 runs batted in.

He finished with 379 hits, 62 doubles, 42 home runs, 229 runs batted in, 222 walks and a .250 average. Crowley played 141 games in the outfield and 87 at first base. He never reached 250 at bats in a season.

Baltimore brought Crowley up in 1969 and employed him through 1973. He spent two years with Cincinnati and one with Atlanta before returning to the Orioles for a second six-season stint. Crowley finished with Montreal in 1983. The 1989 Hall of Fame ballot gave him no votes.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	BAL	7	18	2	6	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	.333
1970	BAL	83	152	25	39	5	0	5	20	35	26	2	.257
1971	BAL	18	23	2	4	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	.174
1972	BAL	97	247	30	57	10	0	11	29	32	26	0	.231
1973	BAL	54	131	16	27	4	0	3	15	16	14	0	.206
1974	CIN	84	125	11	30	12	0	1	20	10	16	1	.240
1975	CIN	66	71	8	19	6	0	1	11	7	6	0	.268
1976	ATL/BAL	40	67	5	15	1	0	0	6	7	11	0	.224
1977	BAL	18	22	3	8	1	0	1	9	1	3	0	.364
1978	BAL	62	95	9	24	2	0	0	12	8	12	0	.253
1979	BAL	61	63	8	20	5	1	1	8	14	13	0	.317
1980	BAL	92	233	33	67	8	0	12	50	29	21	0	.288
1981	BAL	68	134	12	33	6	0	4	25	29	12	0	.246
1982	BAL	65	93	8	22	2	0	3	17	21	9	0	.237
1983	MON	50	44	2	8	0	0	0	3	9	4	0	.182
Career	—	865	1518	174	379	62	1	42	229	222	181	3	.250

On this day & linked events

1947

Born February 16, 1947

Staten Island, NY, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Terry Crowley

Terry Crowley made a major-league debut on September 4, 1969.

1983

Final major-league game: Terry Crowley

Terry Crowley played a final major-league game on October 2, 1983.

Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0