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Ed Crosby
Edward Carlton Crosby

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 12, 1970
  vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 12, 1976
Born May 26, 1949 in Long Beach, CA

Father of Bobby Crosby

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 21 STL NL  38   95    9   24   4  1   0    6   0  0   7   5  .253  .308  .316   66   30   1   1   0   1   1
 1972 23 STL NL 101  276   27   60   9  1   0   19   1  1  18  27  .217  .269  .257   51   71   3   1   1   2  10
 1973 24 TOT NL  58   90    8   16   3  2   0    6   0  1  11  16  .178  .282  .256   52   23   0   0   2   2   1
         STL NL  22   39    4    5   2  1   0    1   0  0   4   4  .128  .209  .231   22    9   0   0   1   0   0
         CIN NL  36   51    4   11   1  1   0    5   0  1   7  12  .216  .333  .275   75   14   0   0   1   2   1
 1974 25 CLE AL  37   86   11   18   3  0   0    6   0  1   6  12  .209  .258  .244   46   21   2   1   0   0   1
 1975 26 CLE AL  61  128   12   30   3  0   0    7   0  4  13  14  .234  .305  .258   62   33   4   0   0   0   4
 1976 27 CLE AL   2    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  197    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      297  677   67  149  22  4   0   44   1  7  55  74  .220  .282  .264   55  179  10   3   3   5  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        369   37   81  12  2   0   24   1  4  30  40  .220  .282  .264   55   98   5   2   2   3   9
 Career High    101  276   27   60   9  2   0   19   1  4  18  27  .217  .269  .257   51   71   4   1   2   2  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 21 STL NL  105   74   10   3.6   106| .253  .270| .308  .344| .316  .413| .624  .757|  66  .389  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1972 23 STL NL  300  231   18   2.1    91| .217  .255| .269  .323| .257  .377| .526  .701|  51  .231 -17.7  -1.9  50%
 1973 24 TOT NL  103   76    7   2.5    94| .178  .259| .282  .328| .256  .385| .538  .713|  52  .270  -5.7  -0.5   0%
         STL NL   43   34    2   1.6    97| .128  .263| .209  .332| .231  .390| .440  .722|  22  .140  -4.3  -0.4   0%
         CIN NL   60   42    5   3.2    92| .216  .257| .333  .325| .275  .382| .608  .706|  75  .370  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1974 25 CLE AL   95   73    6   2.2    88| .209  .257| .258  .322| .244  .370| .502  .691|  46  .242  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1975 26 CLE AL  145  110    9   2.2    92| .234  .257| .305  .327| .258  .377| .563  .704|  62  .226  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1976 27 CLE AL    2    1    1  27.1    84| .500  .254| .500  .318| .500  .358|1.000  .675| 197  .971   0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       750  565   51   2.4    93| .220  .259| .282  .327| .264  .382| .546  .710|  55  .267 -40.0  -4.1  12%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 21 STL NL SS 35 37 87 6 15 .954 .965 3.54 4.23 5.15 5.05 20 216.7 3B 3 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.57 13.50 2.93 0 4.0 2B 2 4 1 1 1 .833 .980 2.50 4.65 5.62 5.29 1 8.0 1972 23 STL NL SS 43 51 86 3 20 .979 .967 3.19 4.48 4.78 5.04 30 258.0 2B 38 68 92 6 21 .964 .978 4.21 4.88 4.98 5.36 30 289.3 3B 14 11 19 1 1 .968 .946 2.14 2.55 3.18 2.87 8 85.0 1973 24 TOT NL SS 36 27 69 5 10 .950 .961 2.67 4.31 5.08 4.93 15 170.0 TOT NL 2B 10 9 20 3 4 .906 .980 2.90 4.92 4.66 5.53 5 56.0 STL NL SS 7 6 9 1 2 .938 .962 2.14 4.31 4.50 4.92 4 30.0 2B 5 5 16 2 2 .913 .981 4.20 4.92 4.50 5.53 5 42.0 3B 4 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.25 2.50 1.12 2.93 0 8.0 CIN NL SS 29 21 60 4 8 .953 .961 2.79 4.31 5.21 4.93 11 140.0 2B 5 4 4 1 2 .889 .976 1.60 4.92 5.14 5.53 0 14.0 1974 25 CLE AL 3B 18 4 21 2 3 .926 .954 1.39 2.77 1.80 3.12 12 125.3 SS 13 9 24 2 1 .943 .965 2.54 4.24 5.98 4.98 3 49.7 2B 3 1 8 1 1 .900 .978 3.00 4.57 6.75 5.40 1 12.0 1975 26 CLE AL SS 30 40 72 3 12 .974 .959 3.73 4.09 4.83 4.85 22 208.7 2B 19 25 49 3 5 .961 .975 3.89 4.73 5.89 5.40 11 113.0 3B 13 4 5 1 1 .900 .957 0.69 2.81 1.72 3.16 4 47.0 1976 27 CLE AL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 6.00 3.00 0 3.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 21 STL NL 2B 2 4 1 1 1 .833 .980 2.50 4.65 5.62 5.29 1 8.0 1972 23 STL NL 2B 38 68 92 6 21 .964 .978 4.21 4.88 4.98 5.36 30 289.3 1973 24 TOT NL 2B 10 9 20 3 4 .906 .980 2.90 4.92 4.66 5.53 5 56.0 STL NL 2B 5 5 16 2 2 .913 .981 4.20 4.92 4.50 5.53 5 42.0 CIN NL 2B 5 4 4 1 2 .889 .976 1.60 4.92 5.14 5.53 0 14.0 1974 25 CLE AL 2B 3 1 8 1 1 .900 .978 3.00 4.57 6.75 5.40 1 12.0 1975 26 CLE AL 2B 19 25 49 3 5 .961 .975 3.89 4.73 5.89 5.40 11 113.0 1970 21 STL NL 3B 3 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 2.57 13.50 2.93 0 4.0 1972 23 STL NL 3B 14 11 19 1 1 .968 .946 2.14 2.55 3.18 2.87 8 85.0 1973 24 STL NL 3B 4 0 1 1 0 .500 .909 0.25 2.50 1.12 2.93 0 8.0 1974 25 CLE AL 3B 18 4 21 2 3 .926 .954 1.39 2.77 1.80 3.12 12 125.3 1975 26 CLE AL 3B 13 4 5 1 1 .900 .957 0.69 2.81 1.72 3.16 4 47.0 1976 27 CLE AL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 6.00 3.00 0 3.0 1976 27 CLE AL DH 1 1970 21 STL NL SS 35 37 87 6 15 .954 .965 3.54 4.23 5.15 5.05 20 216.7 1972 23 STL NL SS 43 51 86 3 20 .979 .967 3.19 4.48 4.78 5.04 30 258.0 1973 24 TOT NL SS 36 27 69 5 10 .950 .961 2.67 4.31 5.08 4.93 15 170.0 STL NL SS 7 6 9 1 2 .938 .962 2.14 4.31 4.50 4.92 4 30.0 CIN NL SS 29 21 60 4 8 .953 .961 2.79 4.31 5.21 4.93 11 140.0 1974 25 CLE AL SS 13 9 24 2 1 .943 .965 2.54 4.24 5.98 4.98 3 49.7 1975 26 CLE AL SS 30 40 72 3 12 .974 .959 3.73 4.09 4.83 4.85 22 208.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 157 164 338 19 58 .964 .963 3.20 4.29 5.00 4.98 90 903.0 2B* 72 107 170 14 32 .952 .977 3.85 4.83 5.21 5.39 48 478.3 3B* 53 22 51 5 6 .936 .951 1.38 2.69 2.41 3.04 24 272.3 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 282 293 559 38 96 .957 .967 3.02 4.13 4.64 4.77 162 1654
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1973   NLCS  CIN NYM     L   3   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the California Angels in the 27th round of the 1967 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 27, 1968: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the 1968 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

February 1, 1969: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

July 27, 1973: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Gene Dusen (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Ed Sprague. The Cincinnati Reds sent Roe Skidmore (September 30, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

December 3, 1973: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1973 rule 5 draft.

March 29, 1974: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.

June 1, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Luis Alvarado to the Cleveland Indians for Jack Heidemann.

December 10, 1976: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

March 28, 1977: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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