Sam Crawford (pitcher)
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Samuel Crawford (April 15, 1892 – date of death unknown) was an American pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.
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Born: (1892-04-15)April 15, 1892 Dallas, Texas | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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Born in Dallas, Texas, he played in the pre-Negro leagues for the Chicago American Giants off and on from 1914 to 1917, and became a pitcher and eventually manager of the Kansas City Monarchs[3] and J. L. Wilkinson's barnstorming farm-league team All Nations in 1923.[4] He was known for combining a strong fastball with a knuckleball.[6]
Crawford left Wilkinson's teams in February 1924 to manage the Birmingham Black Barons.[7]