John Crowley (baseball)

For other people named John Crowley, see John Crowley (disambiguation).

John Crowley
Catcher
Born: (1862-01-12)January 12, 1862 Lawrence, Massachusetts
Died: September 23, 1896(1896-09-23) (aged 34) Lawrence, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 1, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
September 10, 1884, for the Philadelphia Quakers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.244
Runs	26
Runs batted in	19
Teams
Philadelphia Quakers (1884)

John A. Crowley (January 12, 1862 – September 23, 1896) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player.

Formative years

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on January 12, 1862, Crowley became one of thirteen catchers used by Philadelphia Quakers pilot Harry Wright during the 1884 season. Crowley responded by leading the catching staff with forty-eight games, while hitting .244 (41-for-168) with twenty-six runs scored and nineteen runs batted in, including seven doubles and three triples without home runs.

Death

Crowley died at the age of thirty-four in his hometown of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

External links

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet