Bob Crane

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Bob Crane
Robert Lee Crane
Bat/Throw: R/R
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 190
Born: 1932-11-13 at Flint, MI (US)
Died: 2010-7-3 at Novi, MI (US)
Interred: Sunset Hills Cemetery in Flint, MI (US)
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Bob Crane was a professional player.

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Profile

Personal

  • Graduated from Flint Central High School in 1951 and played baseball and basketball.
  • Resided in Flint, Michigan in 1953.
  • Self-reported his nationality as French-Indian.
  • Pitching a one-hitter against Ventura in 1952 was his biggest thrill..

Achievements

  • In 1949 he won the Ki-Ki Cuyler Award as the most valuable player in the Michigan-American Legion Tourney.

Contract signing

  • Was signed to his first contract by Tony Lucadello of the Chicago Cubs.

Outside of baseball

  • Worked in an auto factory during the off-season.

Source

  • 1951 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).
  • 1953 California League Gold Book (Fifth Edition).



Profile

Personal

Pre-professional career

  • Played American Legion ball in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949.

Source

  • 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.


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