Ed Crosby
[edit] Biography
Ed Crosby (Edward Carlton Crosby) was born on May 26, 1949 in Long Beach, California. He made his Major League debut on July 12, 1970 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .217 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Crosby played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 38
| 95
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .253
| .308
| .316
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 101
| 276
| 27
| 60
| 0
| 19
| .217
| .269
| .257
| 9
| 1
| 18
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 22
| 39
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .128
| .209
| .231
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 36
| 51
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .216
| .333
| .275
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 58
| 90
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .178
| .282
| .256
| 3
| 2
| 11
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 86
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 6
| .209
| .258
| .244
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 61
| 128
| 12
| 30
| 0
| 7
| .234
| .305
| .258
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 197
| 461
| 44
| 100
| 0
| 31
| .217
| .280
| .269
| 16
| 4
| 36
| 48
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 12
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 100
| 216
| 23
| 49
| 0
| 13
| .227
| .288
| .255
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 26
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 297
| 677
| 67
| 149
| 0
| 44
| .220
| .282
| .264
| 22
| 4
| 55
| 74
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| SS
| 36
| 20
| 216.2
| 37
| 87
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1970
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 8
| 85
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| SS
| 43
| 30
| 258
| 51
| 86
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 38
| 30
| 289.1
| 68
| 92
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 30
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 5
| 42
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 29
| 11
| 140
| 21
| 60
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 5
| 56
| 9
| 20
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1973
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 36
| 15
| 170
| 27
| 69
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 18
| 12
| 125.1
| 4
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 13
| 3
| 49.2
| 9
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 30
| 22
| 208.2
| 40
| 72
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 19
| 11
| 113
| 25
| 49
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 4
| 47
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 53
| 24
| 272.1
| 22
| 51
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 71
| 48
| 478.1
| 107
| 170
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 158
| 90
| 903
| 164
| 338
| 19
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 27th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1967).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 27, 1968).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (February 1, 1969).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Gene Dusen to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ed Sprague and a player to be named later (July 27, 1973); St. Louis Cardinals received Roe Skidmore (September 30, 1973).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from Cincinnati Reds in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 3, 1973).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals (March 29, 1974).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Luis Alvarado to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jack Heidemann (June 1, 1974).
- Granted free agency (December 10, 1976).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 31, 1977).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (March 28, 1977).
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