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The Pittsburgh Crawfords, popularly known as the Craws, were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The team, previously known as the Crawford Colored Giants, [1] was named after the Crawford Bath House, a recreation center in the Crawford neighborhood of Pittsburgh's Hill District.
These are Pittsburgh Crawfords players who appeared in at least one game for the Crawfords while they were based either in Pittsburgh from 1931 to 1938, Toledo in 1939, or Indianapolis in 1940. On-going research continuously discovers unreported or misreported games (and the affected players), while some games and players may be lost forever.
This list of Pittsburgh Crawfords seasons compiles games played by the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Seasons in which the Crawfords were league members (or an associate team ), only games that counted in official league standings are included.
With the near-collapse of the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Josh Gibson returned to the Grays in 1937, combining with slugger Buck Leonard to power the Grays. From 1937 to 1948, the Grays went on an unprecedented run of success in Negro league baseball.
Major League Baseball updates its all-time statistics to include Negro League stars like ... One veteran of the rival Pittsburgh Crawfords said Leonard hit a ball so hard and far it cleared the ...
The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1935 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–26–3 (.656) record and ...
His first experience playing baseball for an organized team came at age 16 when he played third base for an amateur team sponsored by Gimbels department store where he found work as an elevator operator. Shortly thereafter, he was recruited by the Pittsburgh Crawfords, which in 1928 were still a semi-professional team.
The 1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1933 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–36–2 (.584) record and won the NNL pennant. The team compiled a 51–36–2 (.584) record and won the NNL pennant.