Martin Joseph Crue Jr. (September 14, 1919 – July 14, 1994) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
| Martin Crue | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 14, 1919 Mobile, Alabama | |
| Died: July 14, 1994 (aged 74) Miami, Florida | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1942, for the New York Cubans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1948, for the New York Cubans | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Mobile, Alabama, Crue made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the New York Cubans.[1] In 1945, he played for the New York Black Yankees, but returned to the Cubans from 1946 to 1948, playing on their 1947 Negro World Series championship team.[2] Following his Negro leagues career, Crue played for the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League in 1950.[3] He died in Miami, Florida in 1994 at age 74.
References
edit- ^ "Martin Crue". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "1947 New York Cubans". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Crue". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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