1938 Pittsburgh Crawfords Roster (40-man)

1937 Season 1939 Season

Record: 28-26-1, Finished 4th in Negro National League II

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Sam Bankhead	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 18, 1910	7	32		32		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	28	1	29			0.2	All-Star
Pepper Bassett	27	us US	B	R	6' 3"	225	Aug 5, 1910	4	20		20		0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Gene Benson	24	us US	L	L	5' 9"	180	Oct 2, 1913	3	25		25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	17	25			-0.7
Marion Cain	24	us US		R	5' 10"	180	Feb 14, 1914	2	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Roland Calhoun	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	176	Feb 18, 1913	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Mickey Casey	33	us US		R	5' 7"	200	May 5, 1905	6	6		6		0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Oscar Charleston HOF	41	us US	L	L	5' 8"	185	Oct 14, 1896	15	1		1														0.0
Buster Clarkson	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Mar 13, 1915	1st	22		22		0	0	0	0	16	5	1	0	0	1			0.4
Alex Crumbley	29	us US	L	R			1909	2	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-0.1
Roosevelt Davis	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	168	Nov 19, 1904	15	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
George Giles	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	180	May 2, 1909	10	14		14		0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Napoleon Hairston	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	208	Aug 22, 1912	1st	37		37		0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	37			-0.2
Bill Harvey	30	us US	L	L	5' 8"	175	Mar 23, 1908	6	17		17		11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2			0.9
Fats Jenkins	40	us US	L	R	5' 7"	165	Jan 10, 1898	10	9		9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9			-0.2
Charlie King	25	us US			6' 3"	170	Nov 9, 1912	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Leroy Matlock	31	us US	L	L	5' 9"	175	Mar 12, 1907	10	10		10		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			-0.2
Purnell Mincy	22	us US	L	L	6' 4"	195	Feb 14, 1916	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Barney Morris	28	us US	L	R	5' 11"	170	Jun 3, 1910	4	10		10		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.9
Henry Richardson	20	us US			6' 0"	185	Aug 26, 1917	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Leon Ruffin	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	169	Feb 11, 1912	4	22		22		0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Clyde Smith			R	R	5' 7"	205	Unknown	1st	4		4		0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Theolic Smith	25	us US	B	R	5' 11"	170	May 19, 1913	3	14		14		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.6
Johnny Taylor	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Feb 4, 1916	3	11		11		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.8	All-Star
Fuzzy Walton	25	us US	R		5' 8"	172	Nov 15, 1912	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			-0.1
Johnny Washington	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jan 9, 1916	3	24		24		0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Chester Williams	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	180	May 25, 1906	9	39		39		0	0	0	3	3	32	0	0	0	0			1.1
Harry Williams	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jun 5, 1905	7	37		37		0	1	0	36	0	1	0	0	0	0			1.8
Dan Wilson	22	us US	B	R	6' 1"	155	Sep 15, 1915	3	34		34		0	0	0	1	20	0	1	3	10	14			0.3
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR