Jake Crawford
Encyclopedia
Rufus "Jake" Crawford was a Major League Baseball
outfielder
who played in 7 games for the St. Louis Browns
in .
Crawford signed the Browns in and made his major league debut on September 7, 1952. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers
on October 27, 1952.
Crawford was a member of the U.S. Air Force and after his baseball
career, he worked for the Fort Worth Police Department
. He died on October 21, 2008.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
who played in 7 games for the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
in .
Crawford signed the Browns in and made his major league debut on September 7, 1952. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
on October 27, 1952.
Crawford was a member of the U.S. Air Force and after his baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
career, he worked for the Fort Worth Police Department
Fort Worth Police Department
The Fort Worth Police Department is a police department of Fort Worth, Texas, United States.-Organization:Prior to January 5, 2008, the police department had 12 Neighborhood Policing Districts and 5 Patrol Divisions and Investigative Sections...
. He died on October 21, 2008.