1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords season
Template:Infobox baseball season yearly The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1935 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–26–3 (.656) record and won the NNL pennant.[1]
The team featured four players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: player/manager Oscar Charleston; center fielder Cool Papa Bell; catcher Josh Gibson; and third baseman Judy Johnson.[1]
The team's leading batters were:
- Second baseman Pat Patterson - .386 batting average with 23 extra-base hits and 41 RBIs
- Catcher Josh Gibson - .369 batting average with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs
- Center fielder Cool Papa Bell - .345 batting average and 12 stolen bases
- Left fielder Sam Bankhead - .338 batting average
The team's leading pitcher was Leroy Matlock who compiled an 8–0 record and 1.52 earned run average.[3]
References
- ^ a b "1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.