1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords season

1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords
League	Negro National League
Ballpark	Greenlee Field
City	Pittsburgh
Record	51–26–3 (.656)
League place	1st
Managers	Oscar Charleston
Seasons

The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1935 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–26–3 (.656) record and won the NNL pennant.^[1]

The team featured four players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: player/manager Oscar Charleston; center fielder Cool Papa Bell; catcher Josh Gibson; and third baseman Judy Johnson.^[1]

The team's leading batters were:

• Second baseman Pat Patterson - .386 batting average with 23 extra-base hits and 41 RBIs
• Catcher Josh Gibson - .369 batting average with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs
• Center fielder Cool Papa Bell - .345 batting average and 12 stolen bases
• Left fielder Sam Bankhead - .338 batting average

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The team's leading pitcher was Leroy Matlock who compiled an 8–0 record and 1.52 earned run average.^[3]

References

1. "1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
2. "1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Pitching". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
3. "1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.