Amos Cross
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Amos C. Cross
born Emile Kriz
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
- Debut April 22, 1885
- Final Game October 8, 1887
- Born February, 1860 in Milwaukee, WI USA
- Died July 16, 1888 in Cleveland, OH USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Amos Cross was the older brother of Lave Cross, with whom he split the Louisville Colonels catcher's spot, a feat accomplished by few brother combinations in baseball history.
Amos was long listed as having been born in what later became Czechoslovakia, but in fact, he was born in Milwaukee, WI soon after his parents emigrated to the United States. His brothers Lave and Frank Cross were also born there, while the family's oldest brother Joe, who was also a baseball player, was born in Chicago, IL. Amos died young, in 1888, before he was 30 years old. His brother Frank would come to the majors many years later, in 1901.
