Les McCrabb

Lester William (Buster) McCrabb (November 4, 1914 – October 8, 2008) was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Wakefield, Pennsylvania. McCrabb was obtained by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Wilkes-Barre team (Eastern) as part of a minor league working agreement. He reached the majors in 1939 with the Athletics, spending four years for them. In his only full season, he went 9-13 for the last-place 1941 A's. After an eight-year absence, he returned with the club in 1950 for his last major league season.

In a five-season career, McCrabb posted a 10-15 record with 57 strikeouts and a 5.96 ERA in 210.0 innings, including 13 complete games, one shutout, and one save.

At the time of his death, aged 93, McCrabb was recognized as one of the oldest living MLB players. He died October 8, 2008, leaving his wife Gladys Sprout McCrabb. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Obituary of Lester W. Mccrabb | date= | publisher= | url =http://obits.lancasteronline.com/index.php?p=2208735 | work =Lancaster Online | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-11 | language = ]

ee also

*List of oldest living Major League Baseball players

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccrale01.shtml Baseball Reference]