Hocking County Ohio
Estel Crabtree
Notable Natives and Residents
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Hocking County Ohio Estel Crabtree Notable Natives and Residents |
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Estel Crayton Crabtree (August 19, 1903 - January 4, 1967) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1929, 1931-32, and 1943-44) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1933 and 1941-42). His playing career was unusual in that he went eight years between major league appearances. An everyday outfielder with the Reds in 1931-32, Crabtree was lost in the St. Louis farm system after 1933. He came back up in 1941 as a 4-F wartime player, having lost a kidney due to an outfield collision. He was a native of Crabtree, Ohio.
Crabtree made his major league debut on April 18, 1929 as
a pinch-hitter in a 3-1 loss to the Cardinals at Crosley Field. Though his
most regular playing time came in 1931 and 1932, his best season was 1941,
when he returned to the big leagues at age 37. He finished 32nd in voting
for National League MVP for playing in 77 games and having 167 at bats, 27
runs, 57 hits, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs, 28 RBI, 1 stolen base,
26 walks, .341 batting average, .439 on base percentage, .503 slugging
percentage, 84 total bases and 2 sacrifice hits. On
July 19, 1957, the Red Wings honored Estel Crabtree at Red Wing
Stadium. Former New York Giants pitching great Carl Hubbell (left)
was on hand, as was baseball's all-time batting average leader, Ty Cobb
(center).
Crabtree died Jan 4, 1967 in Logan, Ohio at the age of 63 and is buried in nearby Nelsonville. Source - Wikapedia |
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