Bobby Crosby

:"This article is for the baseball player. For the comic strip character, see Superosity."Infobox MLB player
name = Bobby Crosby


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team = Oakland Athletics
number = 7
position = Shortstop
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|1|12
birthplace = city-state|Lakewood|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 2
debutyear = 2003
debutteam = Oakland Athletics
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .239
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 55
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 234
teams =
*Oakland Athletics (by|2003–present)
awards =
*Rookie of the Year Award (by|2004)

Robert Edward Crosby (born January 12, 1980 in Lakewood, California) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who has played for the Oakland Athletics since mlby|2003. The son of former major league infielder Ed Crosby, he bats and throws right-handed.

Crosby attended La Quinta High School in Westminster, California alongside Texas Rangers catcher Gerald Laird and California State University, Long Beach with Seattle Mariners outfielder Jeremy Reed. In mlby|2004, he took over the Athletics' shortstop duties from 2002 American League Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada, who signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent.

Rookie of the Year

In 2004, his first full season, Crosby hit .239 with 22 home runs and 64 RBI. He also led American League rookies in hits (130), doubles (34) and walks (58), and was third among AL players with 4.17 pitches per plate appearance. These numbers earned Crosby Rookie of the Year honors, the sixth Athletics player to do so after Harry Byrd (mlby|1952), José Canseco (mlby|1986), Mark McGwire (mlby|1987), Walt Weiss (mlby|1988), and Ben Grieve (mlby|1998).

In addition to becoming the sixth Athletics player to be named Rookie of the Year, he was the second shortstop in a row to win the award (after Angel Berroa of the Kansas City Royals). He was also the eighth shortstop in 22 seasons to earn top rookie honors, the others being Cal Ripken, Jr. (mlby|1982), Ozzie Guillén (mlby|1985), Weiss (1988), Pat Listach (mlby|1992), Derek Jeter (mlby|1996), Nomar Garciaparra (mlby|1997), and Berroa (mlby|2003).

Crosby was just a vote shy of being a unanimous pick, despite his batting average being the lowest ever for a Rookie of the Year. He also struck out 141 times, fourth-most in the AL, and the team's most since Canseco had 152 in mlby|1991.

In mlby|2005, Crosby was followed as Rookie of the Year by Athletics' closer Huston Street.

tatistics

Personal

His younger brother, Blake Crosby, played college baseball at Brigham Young University and currently plays college baseball at Sacramento State. His older brother, Brian Crosby, is an artist for Walt Disney Imagineering.

ee also

*List of second generation MLB players

External links