George Crowe

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: March 22, 1921 in Whiteland, IN us

Died: January 18, 2011 in Rancho Cordova, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Franklin Community HS (Franklin, IN)

School: University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)

Debut: 1947 (10,206th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: April 16, 1952 (Age 31-025d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 30, 1961 (Age 40-039d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1952 season)

Full Name: George Daniel Crowe

Nicknames: Big George

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

1878

516

.275

243

RBI

332

OBP

.337

SLG

.472

OPS

.809

OPS+

113

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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Summary of 86 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 14 tying, 23 go ahead

3 Tms
CIN	48
BSN/MLN	21
STL	12

Platoon
vs RHP	75
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	44
Away	37

Outs
0	28
2	27
1	26

8 Opps
CHC	15
STL	13
MLN	12
PIT	11
LAD/BRO	10
PHI	9
CIN	6
NYG	5

53 Pitchers
Lew Burdette	6
Vern Law	5
Murry Dickson	4
Warren Hacker	3
Tom Poholsky	3
Moe Drabowsky	3
Robin Roberts	3
Sam Jones	2
Ray Crone	2
Curt Barclay	2
Don Newcombe	2
Willard Schmidt	2
Larry Jackson	2
Ron Kline	2
Don Bessent	2
Bob Rush	1
George Piktuzis	1
Thornton Kipper	1
Rubén Gómez	1
Harvey Haddix	1
Ben Flowers	1
Frank Smith	1
Bob Buhl	1
Bob Miller	1
Don McMahon	1
Ed Roebuck	1
Gene Conley	1
Jim Brosnan	1
Bob Purkey	1
Glen Hobbie	1
Carl Erskine	1
Orlando Peña	1
Eddie O'Brien	1
Don Drysdale	1
Jack Sanford	1
Bud Podbielan	1
Don Cardwell	1
Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
Windy McCall	1
Bob Friend	1
Jim Hearn	1
Jim Hughes	1
Bob Mabe	1
Phil Clark	1
Herm Wehmeier	1
Roger Craig	1
Red Swanson	1
Bubba Church	1
Dave Hillman	1
Art Fowler	1
Woody Main	1
Taylor Phillips	1
Paul Minner	1

10 Parks
Crosley Fld (CIN)	35
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	17
County Stad (MIL)	7
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	6
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Polo Grounds (NYC)	2
Braves Fld (BOS)	2
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
LA Coliseum (LOS)	1

Where Hit
9	53
89	7
8	6
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	69
2·HR gms	6

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	42
1--	18
-2-	8
12-	7
1-3	3
--3	2
123	1

132 RBI
RISP	21
0 on	42
1 on	28
2 on	10
3 on	1
Any on	39

Inning
1	7
2	11
3	8
4	10
5	7
6	6
7	13
8	10
9	8
Extra	1

1-3	26
4-6	23
7-end	32

RelScore
+4..	6
+2	6
+1	8
Tied	17
-1	11
-2	16
-3	7
-4..	10

Ahead	20
Tied	17
Behind	44

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	67
PH	14

OrderPos
4th	32
5th	17
6th	14
9th	10
8th	3
3rd	2
7th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	24
Medium Lev	34
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1952-05-14	BSN		PIT	Woody Main	behind 2-3	b 10	0	---	1	8	PH	0.444	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1952-06-02	BSN	@	CIN	Bubba Church	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	6	3	0.123	88%		Home Run; W. Cooper Scores
3	3	3	1	1952-06-03	BSN	@	STL	Willard Schmidt	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	---	1	6	3	0.062	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1952-06-18 (1)	BSN		CIN	Herm Wehmeier	behind 1-3	b 2	0	---	1	6	3	0.109	43%		Home Run
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1953-06-07 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	Thornton Kipper	behind 1-2	t 7	1	-2-	2	9	PH	0.313	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Dittmer Scores
6	6	2	1	1953-09-26	MLN	@	CIN	Frank Smith	behind 6-10	t 9	1	---	1	9	3	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1955-05-21	MLN		CHC	Warren Hacker	behind 0-2	b 9	1	---	1	9	PH	0.066	11%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	2	1	1955-05-28	MLN	@	CHC	Warren Hacker	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	3	0.114	36%		Home Run
9	9	3	1	1955-05-29	MLN	@	CHC	Bob Rush	behind 3-6	t 5	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.163	31%		Home Run; C. Tanner Scores
10	10	4	1	1955-05-30 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	Bud Podbielan	ahead 1-0	t 1	0	12-	3	4	3	0.150	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Tanner Scores/unER; H. Aaron Scores
11	11	5	1	1955-06-06	MLN	@	PHI	Murry Dickson	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	1--	2	6	3	0.166	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Thomson Scores
12	12	6	1	1955-07-31	MLN		NYG	Jim Hearn	behind 2-7	b 8	2	---	1	6	3	0.010	2%		Home Run
13	13	7	1	1955-08-14	MLN	@	CHC	Warren Hacker	behind 2-3	t 7	0	---	1	6	3	0.194	50%		Home Run
14	14	8	1	1955-08-20	MLN		CHC	Sam Jones	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.130	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	9	1	1955-08-30	MLN	@	BRO	Don Bessent	behind 4-8	t 9	1	1--	2	6	3	0.022	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Logan Scores
16	16	10	1	1955-08-31	MLN	@	BRO	Carl Erskine	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	3	0.106	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
17	17	11	2	1955-08-31	MLN	@	BRO	Don Bessent	ahead 6-1	t 5	2	1--	2	6	3	0.046	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); H. Aaron Scores
18	18	12	1	1955-09-14	MLN		NYG	Windy McCall	ahead 3-1	b 7	2	1--	2	5	3	0.088	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Aaron Scores
19	19	13	1	1955-09-23	MLN	@	STL	Tom Poholsky	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	5	3	0.113	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	14	2	1955-09-23	MLN	@	STL	Tom Poholsky	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---	1	5	3	0.094	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	15	1	1955-09-25	MLN	@	STL	Ben Flowers	behind 1-3	t 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.105	35%		Home Run
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1956-04-28	CIN		CHC	Paul Minner	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	3	0.246	79%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Temple Scores; R. Jablonski Scores
23	23	2	2	1956-04-28	CIN		CHC	George Piktuzis	ahead 7-1	b 7	2	--3	2	5	3	0.005	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Robinson Scores
24	24	3	1	1956-05-02	CIN		BRO	Jim Hughes	ahead 6-2	b 3	0	---	1	5	3	0.038	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	4	1	1956-05-13 (2)	CIN		MLN	Ray Crone	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.107	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	5	1	1956-07-01 (1)	CIN	@	STL	Larry Jackson	behind 7-9	t 7	2	1--	2	9	PH	0.297	43%		Home Run (CF-RF); R. McMillan Scores
27	27	6	1	1956-08-04	CIN	@	PHI	Robin Roberts	behind 5-10	t 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.025	5%		Home Run
28	28	7	1	1956-09-01	CIN		CHC	Sam Jones	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.107	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	8	1	1956-09-13	CIN	@	PIT	Ron Kline	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	1	7	PH	0.124	29%		Home Run
30	30	9	1	1956-09-19 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	Harvey Haddix	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	2	6	3	0.190	69%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Schult Scores
31	31	10	1	1956-09-22	CIN		STL	Murry Dickson	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	1-3	3	6	3	0.213	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Robinson Scores; W. Post Scores
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1957-04-20	CIN	@	MLN	Ray Crone	behind 2-5	t 8	1	---	1	3	3	0.047	9%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	2	1	1957-04-23	CIN	@	STL	Murry Dickson	behind 2-3	t 6	1	---	1	5	3	0.167	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	3	1	1957-04-27	CIN		MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.102	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	4	1	1957-05-08	CIN	@	BRO	Don Newcombe	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.158	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Robinson Scores
36	36	5	2	1957-05-08	CIN	@	BRO	Don Newcombe	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	3	0.110	71%		Home Run (CF-RF)
37	37	6	1	1957-05-18	CIN		NYG	Rubén Gómez	behind 2-4	b 7	1	---	1	5	3	0.135	31%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	7	1	1957-05-26	CIN		STL	Murry Dickson	behind 0-2	b 3	2	12-	3	5	3	0.314	63%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Bell Scores; F. Robinson Scores
39	39	8	1	1957-05-30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	Vinegar Bend Mizell	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	3	0.131	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	9	1	1957-06-02 (1)	CIN		CHC	Moe Drabowsky	behind 0-4	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.072	25%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	10	1	1957-06-09 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	Ed Roebuck	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.102	60%		Home Run (Deep CF)
42	42	11	1	1957-06-22	CIN		PIT	Vern Law	behind 1-2	b 7	1	---	1	4	3	0.235	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	12	1	1957-06-23 (1)	CIN		PIT	Red Swanson	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1-3	3	4	3	0.181	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Hoak Scores; G. Bell Scores
44	44	13	1	1957-06-23 (2)	CIN		PIT	Ron Kline	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	---	1	4	3	0.079	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	14	1	1957-06-28	CIN		PHI	Don Cardwell	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1-3	3	4	3	0.265	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Temple Scores; G. Bell Scores
46	46	15	1	1957-06-30 (1)	CIN		PHI	Bob Miller	ahead 4-0	b 5	0	1--	2	4	3	0.038	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Bell Scores
47	47	16	1	1957-07-03	CIN		MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 0-2	b 4	1	-2-	2	4	3	0.202	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Bell Scores
48	48	17	1	1957-07-04	CIN		MLN	Taylor Phillips	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.184	71%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); G. Bell Scores
49	49	18	2	1957-07-04	CIN		MLN	Gene Conley	behind 4-6	b 7	1	1--	2	4	3	0.324	55%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Bell Scores
50	50	19	1	1957-07-17	CIN	@	NYG	Curt Barclay	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.108	50%		Home Run
51	51	20	2	1957-07-17	CIN	@	NYG	Curt Barclay	tied 1-1	t 3	1	12-	3	4	3	0.247	79%		Home Run; G. Bell Scores; F. Robinson Scores
52	52	21	1	1957-07-19	CIN	@	PHI	Jack Sanford	behind 0-1	t 3	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.221	58%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Bell Scores
53	53	22	1	1957-07-21 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	Robin Roberts	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	-2-	2	4	3	0.133	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Robinson Scores
54	54	23	1	1957-07-23	CIN		PIT	Vern Law	behind 1-2	b 9	2	---	1	4	3	0.488	54%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	24	1	1957-08-08	CIN	@	MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 1-3	t 8	1	---	1	4	3	0.098	19%		Home Run (Deep CF)
56	56	25	1	1957-08-09 (1)	CIN		CHC	Jim Brosnan	behind 0-3	b 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.165	41%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Robinson Scores
57	57	26	1	1957-08-10	CIN		CHC	Tom Poholsky	ahead 6-2	b 7	0	---	1	4	3	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	27	1	1957-08-13	CIN		MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 2-4	b 5	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.252	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Grammas Scores
59	59	28	1	1957-08-14	CIN		MLN	Bob Buhl	behind 2-5	b 8	0	---	1	4	3	0.079	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
60	60	29	1	1957-09-02 (1)	CIN		STL	Willard Schmidt	ahead 5-3	b 5	1	---	1	4	3	0.077	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
61	61	30	1	1957-09-06	CIN	@	STL	Larry Jackson	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---	1	4	3	0.097	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	31	1	1957-09-17	CIN		PIT	Eddie O'Brien	ahead 6-2	b 6	2	---	1	4	3	0.026	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1958-04-25	CIN		PIT	Vern Law	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.104	66%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
64	64	2	1	1958-05-02	CIN	@	STL	Phil Clark	ahead 4-3	t 9	0	12-	3	4	3	0.091	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); V. Pinson Scores; F. Robinson Scores
65	65	3	1	1958-05-15	CIN	@	PIT	Bob Friend	behind 3-4	t 8	2	-2-	2	4	3	0.506	72%		Home Run; J. Temple Scores
66	66	4	1	1958-05-18	CIN		MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 1-3	b 3	2	12-	3	4	3	0.310	63%		Home Run; D. Fondy Scores; F. Robinson Scores
67	67	5	1	1958-06-22 (2)	CIN		CHC	Moe Drabowsky	behind 3-5	b 8	1	1--	2	4	3	0.384	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Bell Scores/unER
68	68	6	1	1958-07-18 (2)	CIN		STL	Bob Mabe	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.134	53%		Home Run
69	69	7	1	1958-07-23	CIN		CHC	Dave Hillman	behind 0-2	b 5	2	1--	2	4	3	0.261	52%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); B. Thurman Scores/unER; G. Crowe Scores/unER
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
70	70	1	1	1959-04-25	STL		LAD	Art Fowler	tied 5-5	b 8	0	---	1	6	3	0.256	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
71	71	2	1	1959-05-07	STL		CHC	Moe Drabowsky	behind 0-3	b 6	2	12-	3	9	PH	0.358	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Smith Scores; A. Grammas Scores
72	72	3	1	1959-05-15	STL		PHI	Robin Roberts	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	3	0.101	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
73	73	4	1	1959-07-26	STL	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-7	t 6	1	1--	2	5	3	0.022	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); B. White Scores
74	74	5	1	1959-08-02 (2)	STL	@	MLN	Lew Burdette	behind 0-4	t 4	1	1--	2	6	3	0.118	23%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Cunningham Scores
75	75	6	1	1959-08-04	STL		PIT	Vern Law	behind 1-6	b 7	0	1--	2	8	PH	0.070	13%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Flood Scores
76	76	7	1	1959-08-13	STL		LAD	Roger Craig	behind 2-7	b 9	0	123	4	9	PH	0.117	21%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); A. Grammas Scores; C. Flood Scores; J. Cunningham Scores
77	77	8	1	1959-08-22	STL	@	CIN	Orlando Peña	behind 3-11	t 9	1	---	1	1	PH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1960	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
78	78	1	1	1960-05-25	STL		MLN	Don McMahon	tied 3-3	b 9	2	1--	2	8	PH	0.435	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); B. Nieman Scores
79	79	2	1	1960-07-16	STL		CHC	Glen Hobbie	behind 0-1	b 8	2	1--	2	9	PH	0.610	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Flood Scores
80	80	3	1	1960-07-26	STL		PIT	Vern Law	behind 2-5	b 7	2	--3	2	9	PH	0.174	28%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Grammas Scores
81	81	4	1	1960-09-01	STL	@	CIN	Bob Purkey	behind 3-6	t 8	0	---	1	9	PH	0.063	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)

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