Herb Crompton
Appearance
Herb Crompton | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Taylor Ridge, Illinois | November 7, 1911|
Died: August 5, 1963 Moline, Illinois | (aged 51)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1937, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 12, 1945, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .196 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 12 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Herbert Bryan "Workhorse" Crompton (November 7, 1911 – August 5, 1963) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Crompton played for the Washington Senators in 1937 and the New York Yankees in 1945, an eight-year difference between his two seasons during which he worked on the coaching staff of minor league teams. He played in two games for Washington, having 1 hit in 3 at-bats. For the Yankees, he played in 36 games, having 19 hits for 99 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed.
Crompton was born in Taylor Ridge, Illinois, and died in Moline, Illinois.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
Categories:
- New York Yankees players
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Rock Island County, Illinois
- Minor league baseball managers
- Fargo-Moorhead Twins players
- Zanesville Greys players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
- Greenville Spinners players
- Trenton Senators players
- Savannah Indians players
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- Shreveport Sports players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charleston Rebels players
- Burlington Bees (Carolina League) players
- Drummondville Cubs players
- 1911 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from Rock Island County, Illinois
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball catcher, 1910s birth stubs