- Terry Crowley
Infobox MLB retired
name=Terry Crowley
width=156
position=Utility player
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1947|2|16Staten Island, New York
deathdate=
debutdate=September 4
debutyear=by|1969
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1983
finalteam=Montreal Expos
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.250
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=379
stat3label=Home runs
stat3value=42
teams=
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1969-by|1973, by|1976-by|1982)
highlights=
*World Series champion (1970, 1975)Terrence Michael Crowley (born
February 16 ,1947 inStaten Island, New York ) is the current hitting coach of theBaltimore Orioles , aMajor League Baseball team.Player career
Crowley played for the Orioles from 1969-1973 and 1976-1982. He was a backup player that could play any position besides catcher. When the designated hitter rule was implemented, he was the first Oriole to fulfill this role. However, he was best known during his playing career for being a
pinch hitter . His 108 career pinch-hits is still the 12th-most all-time.Former Orioles manager
Earl Weaver once said Crowley was "lucky he's in fucking baseball" on his radio show, "Manager's Corner." [cite web |url=http://108mag.typepad.com/the_southpaw/Weaver_Mgr_Corner2.mp3 |title=Managers Corner |accessdate=2008-01-31 |format= |work= ]Peers
Other players noted for their pinch-hitting ability who went on to be hitting coaches are
Gerald Perry (thePittsburgh Pirates ' hitting coach until 2005) andDave Magadan (the current hitting coach for theBoston Red Sox ).Personal Notes
Crowley attended
Long Island University , Brooklyn Campus, before being drafted by the Orioles in 1966.ee also
*
Montreal Expos all-time roster
*Baltimore Orioles all-time roster
*1970 World Series
*1975 World Series ources
* [http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/reference/pinch_hitter Pinch Hitter records]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crowlte01.shtml Statistics at Baseball Reference]
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