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Gene Crumling

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Gene Crumling
Catcher
Born: (1922-04-05)April 5, 1922
Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 11, 2012(2012-02-11) (aged 89)
Yorkana, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1945
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1945
MLB statistics
Games played6
At bats12
Hits1
RBI1
Batting average.083
Teams

Eugene Leon Crumling (April 5, 1922 – February 11, 2012) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1945 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 180 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Crumling was one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the majors during World War II. He joined the Cardinals late in the 1945 season, as part of a catching tandem that included Ken O'Dea, Del Rice and Walker Cooper. He posted a .083 batting average in six games.[2]

He also played for eight Minor league teams from 1941 through 1952, hitting a .236 average in 895 games.[3]

Besides this, he managed for three seasons in the Interstate League (1948, 1951) and the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (1952).[3]

Crumling died in Yorkana, Pennsylvania, at the age of 89.[4]

Sources

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  1. ^ Retrosheet – Gene Crumling profile
  2. ^ Baseball Reference – major league entry
  3. ^ a b "Baseball Reference – minor league statistics".
  4. ^ Baseball Almanac – Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2012