Shag Crawford
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Henry Charles Crawford
- Height 6' 1", Weight 172 lb.
- Throws: Right
- Born: August 30, 1916 in Philadelphia, PA USA
- Died: July 12, 2007 in Glen Mills, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
The patriarch of the Crawford family, umpire Shag Crawford worked 3082 National League games between 1956 and 1975. He was also responsible for duties in two NLCS (1971, 1974), three World Series (1961, 1963, 1969), and three All Star Games (1962 1st Game, 1962 2nd Game, 1966). His son, Jerry became an NL umpire in 1976. Another son, Joe, is an NBA referee.
Some obituaries said that Shag was a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system but no Baseball Registers reported such service and no Henry Crawford or Shag Crawford is listed in Pat Doyle's database.
He began his career as an umpire in the Canadian-American League in 1950. He then moved up to the Eastern League (1950-1953) and the American Association (1954-1955).
