Willie Crawford
[edit] Biography
Willie Crawford (Willie Murphy Crawford) was born on September 7, 1946 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. Crawford played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Willie Crawford's best season was 1973, when he hit for a .295 average and knocked in 66 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 10
| 16
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .313
| .353
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 52
| 27
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .148
| .207
| .148
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 61
| 175
| 25
| 44
| 4
| 14
| .251
| .335
| .400
| 12
| 1
| 20
| 64
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 129
| 389
| 64
| 96
| 11
| 41
| .247
| .331
| .401
| 17
| 5
| 49
| 85
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 109
| 299
| 48
| 70
| 8
| 40
| .234
| .313
| .381
| 8
| 6
| 33
| 88
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 5
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 114
| 342
| 64
| 96
| 9
| 40
| .281
| .334
| .442
| 16
| 6
| 28
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 6
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 96
| 243
| 28
| 61
| 8
| 27
| .251
| .349
| .403
| 7
| 3
| 35
| 55
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 8
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 145
| 457
| 75
| 135
| 14
| 66
| .295
| .396
| .453
| 26
| 2
| 78
| 91
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 12
| 6
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 139
| 468
| 73
| 138
| 11
| 61
| .295
| .376
| .432
| 23
| 4
| 64
| 88
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 9
| 9
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 124
| 373
| 46
| 98
| 9
| 46
| .263
| .345
| .386
| 15
| 2
| 49
| 43
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 2
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| 120
| 392
| 49
| 119
| 9
| 50
| .304
| .360
| .441
| 17
| 5
| 37
| 53
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 10
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| 59
| 136
| 7
| 25
| 1
| 16
| .184
| .277
| .272
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 114
| 14
| 29
| 2
| 18
| .254
| .341
| .333
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 101
| 250
| 21
| 54
| 3
| 34
| .216
| .307
| .300
| 10
| 1
| 34
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1151
| 3299
| 500
| 896
| 85
| 403
| .272
| .352
| .413
| 145
| 34
| 413
| 644
| 9
| 20
| 47
| 51
| 52
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 59
| 136
| 7
| 25
| 1
| 16
| .184
| .277
| .272
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1210
| 3435
| 507
| 921
| 86
| 419
| .268
| .349
| .408
| 152
| 35
| 431
| 664
| 9
| 22
| 47
| 55
| 57
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| LA
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| OF
| 8
| 3
| 40.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| LF
| 45
| 38
| 341
| 73
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| OF
| 48
| 41
| 370
| 78
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| OF
| 113
| 97
| 868.2
| 177
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| CF
| 22
| 22
| 188
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| LF
| 56
| 45
| 399.1
| 73
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| RF
| 38
| 30
| 281.1
| 67
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| LF
| 35
| 29
| 242.2
| 51
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| OF
| 94
| 75
| 697.2
| 160
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| CF
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| RF
| 64
| 45
| 437
| 102
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| LF
| 62
| 54
| 476.2
| 82
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| RF
| 35
| 28
| 251.2
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| OF
| 96
| 84
| 753.1
| 146
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 25
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| OF
| 74
| 63
| 576
| 111
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| LF
| 52
| 48
| 410
| 73
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| RF
| 27
| 15
| 166
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| OF
| 138
| 129
| 1197.2
| 250
| 13
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 33
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| RF
| 128
| 118
| 1086
| 232
| 12
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| LF
| 10
| 8
| 78.2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 12.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| OF
| 133
| 125
| 1113.2
| 225
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| RF
| 132
| 123
| 1101.1
| 218
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| LF
| 26
| 15
| 159
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| OF
| 113
| 98
| 880.1
| 201
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| RF
| 92
| 83
| 721.1
| 168
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| OF
| 107
| 100
| 872.2
| 209
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1976
| STL
| N
| RF
| 105
| 99
| 861.2
| 207
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 22
| 21
| 167.1
| 41
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 20
| 19
| 153.1
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 30
| 28
| 229.2
| 49
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 30
| 28
| 229.2
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| LF
| 32
| 30
| 243.2
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| OF
| 52
| 49
| 397
| 88
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 654
| 568
| 5146.2
| 1138
| 33
| 25
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 323
| 268
| 2365.1
| 448
| 19
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 41
| 31
| 286.1
| 71
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 981
| 867
| 7798.1
| 1659
| 54
| 44
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (1964).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ted Sizemore (March 2, 1976).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Vic Harris and John Curtis to San Francisco Giants in exchange for John D'Acquisto, Mike Caldwell and Dave Rader (October 20, 1976).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Rob Sperring to Houston Astros in exchange for Rob Andrews and cash (March 26, 1977).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Denny Walling and cash (June 15, 1977).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1977).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 3, 1978).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 30, 1978).
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