Jim Crawford Baseball player

James Frederick Crawford (born September 29, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former professional baseball pitcher. Crawford pitched in all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1973 and 1978. He appeared in 181 games, all but 14 in relief.On April 10, 1973, Crawford batted for the first time in his major league career. Forced to bat for himself in the 12th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers' George Culver, he hit a game-winning double. To date, Crawford is the most recent player to hit a game-winning extra-base hit in extra innings in his first major league plate appearance.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 29, 1950
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois

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Baseball player

Career startApril 06, 1973
Career endJuly 27, 1978
batting sideLeft
former teams
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
position
Pitcher
teams
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
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