Les McCrabb

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: November 4, 1914 in Wakefield, PA us

Died: October 8, 2008 in Lancaster, PA

Buried: Quarryville Cemetery, Quarryville, PA

Debut: September 7, 1939 (Age 24-307d, 8,702nd in major league history)
vs. WSH 6.2 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1950 (Age 35-181d)
vs. DET 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Lester William McCrabb

Nicknames: Buster

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.8

ERA

5.96

210.0

WHIP

1.586

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1939	24	PHA-min	A	12	11	.522	2.97	28	23					215.0	207	94	71		66									1.270	8.7		2.8			WPT EL
1939	24	PHA	AL	1	2	.333	4.04	5	4	1	2	0	0	35.2	42	20	16	4	10	0	11	1	0	0	160	117	4.36	1.458	10.6	1.0	2.5	2.8	1.10
1940	25	PHA-min	AA	9	11	.450	4.58	35	22					175.0	207	108	89		53									1.486	10.6		2.7			TTO IL
1940	25	PHA	AL	0	0		6.94	4	0	3	0	0	0	11.2	19	13	9	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	58	66	4.76	1.800	14.7	1.5	1.5	3.1	2.00
1941	26	PHA	AL	9	13	.409	5.49	26	23	3	11	1	2	157.1	188	105	96	16	49	6	40	3	0	2	708	76	4.14	1.506	10.8	0.9	2.8	2.3	0.82
1942	27	BRO-min	AA	8	11	.421	3.28	37	19		7	2		148.0	157	75	54		46		49	1	0	1				1.372	9.5		2.8	3.0	1.07	MTL IL
1942	27	PHA	AL	0	0		31.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	14	14	14	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	13	10.82	4.000	31.5	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.00

1944	29	PHA-min	B	11	3	.786	4.60	18			10	0		131.0	169	76	67		25		63	1	0	4				1.481	11.6		1.7	4.3	2.52	LNC ISLG
1945	30	PHA-min	B,AA	15	4	.789	2.87	26	10		17	0		179.0	172	70	57		49		95	6	0	1				1.235	8.6		2.5	4.8	1.94	LNC,TTO ISLG,IL
1946	31	CHC-PHA-min	AA,AAA	9	12	.429	3.42	29	16	4	9	1		108.0	128	54	41		25		22	3	1	1				1.417	10.7		2.1	1.8	0.88	TUL,TTO TL,IL
1947	32	PHA-min	B	10	11	.476	5.45	24			17	0		190.0	267	130	115		59		74	7	0	5				1.716	12.6		2.8	3.5	1.25	LNC ISLG
1948	33	BRO-min	B	1	5	.167		9			2	0		38.0	61	39			14		20	2	0	0				1.974	14.4		3.3	4.7	1.43	LNC ISLG
1950	35	PHA	AL	0	0		27.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	7	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	11	21	-0.42	5.250	47.3	0.0	0.0	13.5
5 Yrs				10	15	.400	5.96	38	27	8	13	1	2	210.0	270	156	139	24	63	6	57	6	0	4	966	72	4.31	1.586	11.6	1.0	2.7	2.4	0.90
162 Game Avg.				10	16	.400	5.96	40	28	8	14	1	2	220	282	163	145	25	66	6	60	6	0	4	1011	72	4.31	1.586	11.6	1.0	2.7	2.4	0.90

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