Bobby Crosby

Full Name: Robert Edward Crosby	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 6'3"/205	First Game: September 2, 2003
Birthdate: January 12, 1980	MLB Experience: 5 years
Birthplace: Lakewood, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Transactions
5 Trivia
6 Video Gallery
7 Picture Gallery
8 See Also
- 8.1 Recent Bobby Crosby ArmchairGM Stories
9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bobby Crosby (Robert Edward Crosby) was born on January 12, 1980 in Lakewood, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 2003 for the Oakland Athletics. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 22 home runs and 64 RBI. Crosby played for the Oakland Athletics for his entire 4 year career.

Most people believe that Bobby Crosby's best season was 2004, when he slugged 22 home runs and knocked in 64 runs.

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2003	OAK	A	11	12	1	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
2004	OAK	A	151	545	70	130	22	64	.239	.319	.426	34	1	58	141	9	5	7	0	20
2005	OAK	A	84	333	66	92	9	38	.276	.346	.456	25	4	35	54	1	1	0	0	10
2006	OAK	A	96	358	42	82	9	40	.229	.298	.338	12	0	36	76	0	2	8	1	11
2007	OAK	A	93	349	40	79	8	31	.226	.278	.341	16	0	23	62	2	0	10	1	11
Total			435	1597	219	383	48	173	.240	.310	.391	87	5	153	338	13	8	25	2	52

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
2003	OAK	A	SS	9	0	20	5	11	2	2	.889
2003	OAK	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	OAK	A	SS	151	151	1356	242	505	19	107	.975
2005	OAK	A	SS	84	84	743.1	117	251	7	60	.981
2006	OAK	A	SS	95	95	828	145	268	12	59	.972
2007	OAK	A	SS	92	92	813.2	131	282	14	61	.967
2007	OAK	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			SS	431	422	3761	640	1317	54	289	.973
Total			DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Anaheim Angels in the 34th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1998).
Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (25th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 2001 - signed July 3, 2001).

[edit] Trivia

Bobby Crosby became the 6th member of the Oakland Athletics to win the Rookie of the Year award.
- The others are Harry Byrd (1952), Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), Walt Weiss (1988), and Ben Grieve (1998).
Crosby is a Mormon.