Claude Crocker

Claude Arthur Crocker

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
• School University of North Carolina
• Debut August 1, 1944
• Final Game September 30, 1945
• Born July 20, 1924 in Caroleen, NC USA
• Died December 19, 2002 in Clinton, SC USA

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Biographical Information

"Oh, what a prospect!" - Branch Rickey

Pitcher Claude Crocker attended UNC with Clyde King. He dealt in two games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 and one game in 1945 with a 6.75 ERA in 5 1/3 innings. In his lone at bat, August 6, 1944, against Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves, he struck a single, finishing his career a 1.000 hitter. According to the Sporting News of July 18, 1946, he joined the Navy on April 11, 1946. After his playing days, he coached at Presbyterian College; their baseball team now plays at Crocker Field.

Related Sites

• Claude Crocker at the SABR Bio Project