P Joe Crooms #36
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
P JOE CROOMS #36 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 19 9-5 0 4.47 139.0 132 11 82 105 1.54 2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/18/1974 @ MEM Loss, 6-7 X 6.1 10 6 5 5 8
09/14/1974 @ KNX Loss, 4-10 X 7.0 10 7 7 5 9 Loss
09/10/1974 MTG Win, 2-1 X 8.0 4 1 1 6 3 Win
09/05/1974 KNX Win, 10-0 X 9.0 3 0 0 3 10 Win
08/31/1974 @ JAX Loss, 1-4 X 8.0 9 4 4 6 5 Loss
08/26/1974 BIR Win, 7-2 X 9.0 7 2 2 4 8 Win
08/22/1974 JAX Loss, 5-8 X 5.0 5 5 5 4 7
08/17/1974 NAS Loss, 5-7 X 6.1 6 6 6 5 6 Loss
08/12/1974 @ MEM Win, 9-4 X 9.0 10 4 4 1 2 Win
08/06/1974 MTG Win, 2-1 X 9.0 4 1 1 7 7 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/10/1946
Born in:Honolulu, HI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 6th Pick in Round 10
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 19 9 5 0 4.47 139.0 132 70 69 11 82 105 8 42.1 2 8 42.1
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.12 8.55 6.80 5.31 4.19 1.54 98 2.0 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 197 56 8 1 5 28 31 25 2 3 1 .284 .381 .411 .792      
vs. RHB 322 76 14 4 6 42 51 80 0 11 3 .236 .346 .360 .706      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 6 6 3 0 0 3.33 46.0 41 17 17 4 21 31  
June 1 1 0 1 0 19.64 3.2 7 8 8 1 4 1  
July 2 2 1 1 0 6.39 12.2 16 9 9 0 11 8  
August 6 6 3 2 0 4.27 46.1 41 22 22 4 27 35  
September 4 4 2 1 0 3.86 30.1 27 14 13 2 19 30  
Last Year 19 19 9 5 0 4.47 139.0 132 70 69 11 82 105  
2 Years Ago 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 5.1 9 8 8 3 6 1  
Career 20 20 9 6 0 4.80 144.1 141 78 77 14 88 106  
Home 9 9 6 1 0 2.84 69.2 49 22 22 5 38 58  
Road 10 10 3 4 0 6.10 69.1 83 48 47 6 44 47  
Grass 19 19 9 5 0 4.47 139.0 132 70 69 11 82 105  
Day 3 3 0 3 0 9.00 18.0 22 18 18 2 15 12  
Night 16 16 9 2 0 3.79 121.0 110 52 51 9 67 93  
As Starter 19 19 9 5 0 4.47 139.0 132 70 69 11 82 105  
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 9 4 5 0 3.78 66.2 56 28 28 4 39 71 4 44.4 1 6 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.50 7.56 9.58 5.26 3.44 1.42 88 1.3 .302        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 68 12 6 1 1 7 11 19 0 2 1 .176 .300 .338 .638      
vs. RHB 178 44 15 1 3 21 28 52 1 4 4 .247 .360 .393 .753      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 6 3 3 0 5 13  
June 4 4 2 2 0 4.45 30.1 29 15 15 3 19 30  
July 3 3 1 2 0 4.50 20.0 16 10 10 1 13 19  
August 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 8.1 5 0 0 0 2 9  
Last Year 9 9 4 5 0 3.78 66.2 56 28 28 4 39 71  
2 Years Ago 11 11 3 6 0 4.93 76.2 78 43 42 9 49 80  
Career 31 31 15 13 0 4.08 216.1 193 108 98 18 134 210  
Home 4 4 2 2 0 3.18 28.1 21 10 10 1 15 28  
Road 5 5 2 3 0 4.23 38.1 35 18 18 3 24 43  
Grass 9 9 4 5 0 3.78 66.2 56 28 28 4 39 71  
Night 9 9 4 5 0 3.78 66.2 56 28 28 4 39 71  
As Starter 9 9 4 5 0 3.78 66.2 56 28 28 4 39 71  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Pensacola - R 17 22 0 3 3 1 8.46 27.2 36 29 26 1 27 18 0 0 2.28 .357 5.61 0.1 65
1964 Everett - A 17 3 0 0 0 3 2.08 4.1 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0.23 .000 4.68 -0.1 166
1964 Mobile - A 17 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1964 Total - A 17 4 0 0 0 4 1.93 4.2 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 0.21 .000 4.57 -0.1 179
1964 Evansville - A 17 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.50 .667 0.00 0.1 999
1965 Pensacola - R 18 10 10 2 5 0 6.04 56.2 72 42 38 3 44 48 0 0 2.05 .383 4.63 1.2 88
1965 Everett - A 18 4 4 1 2 0 3.12 26.0 32 13 9 4 3 16 0 0 1.35 .315 4.49 0.0 115
1966 Pensacola - R 19 12 2 1 3 1 5.68 25.1 26 21 16 2 24 19 0 0 1.97 .296 6.04 0.0 96
1966 Everett - A 19 4 3 1 1 0 3.60 20.0 23 10 8 3 3 21 0 0 1.30 .339 3.63 0.2 97
1967 St. Cloud - R 20 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.1 6 1 0 0 5 9 0 0 1.50 .333 2.71 0.2 999
1967 Everett - A 20 2 2 0 1 0 3.97 11.1 7 6 5 0 15 15 0 0 1.94 .292 4.03 0.1 95
1967 Roanoke - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 7.04 7.2 9 6 6 1 5 7 0 0 1.83 .381 4.28 -0.0 41
1967 Total - A 20 3 3 0 2 0 5.21 19.0 16 12 11 1 20 22 0 0 1.89 .333 4.13 0.1 63
1967 Allentown - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 8.0 7 3 3 1 7 5 0 0 1.75 .261 5.73 -0.1 101
1967 Albany - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 2 2 1 0 5 6 0 0 1.00 .118 3.59 0.1 246
1967 Total - A 20 2 2 2 0 0 2.40 15.0 9 5 4 1 12 11 0 0 1.40 .200 4.73 -0.0 139
1968 Biloxi - R 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 1.000 0.00 0.1 999
1968 Roanoke - A 21 5 5 0 2 0 7.31 28.1 35 24 23 1 31 26 0 0 2.33 .391 4.75 -0.3 42
1968 Winston-Salem - A 21 1 1 0 1 0 2.45 7.1 5 2 2 1 2 6 0 0 0.95 .200 4.00 0.0 132
1968 Total - A 21 6 6 0 3 0 6.31 35.2 40 26 25 2 33 32 0 0 2.05 .355 4.60 -0.2 49
1968 Albany - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 8 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1.80 .533 0.93 0.3 37
1968 Providence - AA 21 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 5 3 2 0 4 4 0 0 1.80 .333 3.71 0.1 103
1969 Pensacola - R 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.80 .625 1.50 0.1 999
1969 Everett - A 22 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.75 .143 1.86 0.1 999
1969 Trenton - A 22 8 8 6 2 0 3.23 53.0 42 27 19 4 33 42 0 0 1.42 .262 4.18 0.2 109
1969 Lincoln - A 22 4 4 2 1 0 0.77 23.1 17 2 2 0 7 19 0 0 1.03 .266 1.81 0.8 387
1969 Total - A 22 12 12 8 3 0 2.48 76.1 59 29 21 4 40 61 0 0 1.30 .263 3.46 1.0 139
1969 Amarillo - AA 22 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.92 .083 3.90 0.1 999
1969 Harrisburg - AA 22 5 5 0 3 0 6.26 23.0 24 16 16 2 19 15 0 0 1.87 .314 4.87 0.0 63
1969 Total - AA 22 6 6 0 3 0 5.27 27.1 25 18 16 2 22 18 0 0 1.72 .280 4.72 0.1 74
1970 Lincoln - A 23 16 16 2 6 0 2.99 84.1 69 36 28 7 55 64 0 0 1.47 .261 4.62 0.0 118
1970 Amarillo - AA 23 23 1 5 1 2 4.04 35.2 31 17 16 0 27 30 0 0 1.63 .313 3.78 0.5 114
1971 Amarillo - AA 24 49 5 6 7 4 5.87 87.1 93 61 57 13 57 69 0 0 1.72 .314 5.95 -0.5 84
1971 Toledo - AAA 24 3 0 0 0 0 7.04 7.2 8 6 6 1 5 5 0 0 1.70 .292 5.18 -0.1 61
1972 Roanoke - A 25 3 1 1 0 1 3.00 12.0 8 4 4 0 3 11 1 0 0.92 .250 0.91 0.6 111
1972 Amarillo - AA 25 3 1 0 2 0 7.27 8.2 14 7 7 1 3 6 0 0 1.96 .433 4.48 0.1 66
1972 Toledo - AAA 25 12 0 3 0 1 5.40 23.1 23 15 14 1 15 12 0 0 1.63 .275 4.71 0.0 83
1973 Bakersfield - A 26 17 13 4 4 1 3.59 82.2 81 42 33 5 42 103 0 0 1.49 .352 3.10 2.4 121
1973 Allentown - A 26 11 11 3 6 0 4.93 76.2 78 43 42 9 49 80 2 1 1.66 .333 3.99 0.7 76
1973 Jackson - AA 26 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 5.1 9 8 8 3 6 1 0 0 2.81 .316 12.08 -0.3 28
1974 Allentown - A 27 9 9 4 5 0 3.78 66.2 56 28 28 4 39 71 4 1 1.42 .302 3.44 1.3 103
1974 Jackson - AA 27 19 19 9 5 0 4.47 139.0 132 70 69 11 82 105 8 2 1.54 .299 4.19 2.0 94
Total DIX 20 20 9 6 0 4.80 144.1 141 78 77 14 88 106 8 2 1.59 .300 4.48 86.6
Total EA 6 6 0 3 0 5.79 28.0 29 19 18 2 23 19 0 0 1.86 .318 4.66 67.4
Total HL 21 20 4 7 0 2.46 109.2 88 38 30 7 63 88 0 0 1.38 .266 3.93 141.9
Total UL 15 0 3 0 1 5.81 31.0 31 21 20 2 20 17 0 0 1.65 .279 4.82 76.2
Total MAL 31 31 15 13 0 4.08 216.1 193 108 98 18 134 210 6 2 1.51 .302 3.85 90.5
Total SEL 11 8 1 4 2 5.66 55.2 57 36 35 3 41 50 1 0 1.76 .333 3.75 54.4
Total COW 32 22 6 8 5 3.43 147.0 145 74 56 13 64 162 0 0 1.42 .328 3.51 116.6
Total LSA 76 8 11 10 6 5.29 136.0 139 87 80 14 90 108 0 0 1.68 .316 5.22 91.6
Total GSL 46 12 6 11 2 6.32 114.0 140 92 80 6 96 92 0 0 2.07 .364 5.05 85.4
Total UMVA 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.1 6 1 0 0 5 9 0 0 1.50 .333 2.71 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Evansville - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Mobile - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Everett - A P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Pensacola - R P 22 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 27.2 0.98 -0.3 1.045
1965 Everett - A P 4 4 1 2 0 4 1 .750 26.0 1.04 -0.7 1.062
1965 Pensacola - R P 10 10 2 10 1 13 1 .923 56.2 1.91 -0.4 .952
1966 Everett - A P 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 +0.2 .000
1966 Pensacola - R P 12 2 1 2 0 4 1 .750 25.1 1.07 -0.8 .522
1967 Albany - A P 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.4 .000
1967 Allentown - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.067
1967 Roanoke - A P 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 7.2 4.70 +0.0 1.050
1967 Everett - A P 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 -0.7 .518
1967 St. Cloud - R P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 +0.3 .000
1968 Providence - AA P 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.8 2.030
1968 Albany - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.4 2.110
1968 Winston-Salem - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.5 2.082
1968 Roanoke - A P 5 5 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 28.1 0.95 -0.3 1.041
1968 Biloxi - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1969 Harrisburg - AA P 5 5 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 +0.6 1.344
1969 Amarillo - AA P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 -0.2 1.033
1969 Lincoln - A P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 23.1 1.16 +0.4 1.047
1969 Trenton - A P 8 8 3 4 0 8 1 .875 53.0 1.19 +0.2 1.069
1969 Everett - A P 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 0.0 .000
1969 Pensacola - R P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 0.0 .000
1970 Amarillo - AA P 23 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 35.2 0.76 +2.3 1.055
1970 Lincoln - A P 16 16 1 12 0 14 1 .929 84.1 1.39 +0.7 1.042
1971 Toledo - AAA P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 0.0 .000
1971 Amarillo - AA P 49 5 1 8 3 9 0 1.000 87.1 0.93 +2.1 1.186
1972 Toledo - AAA P 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 23.1 0.77 -0.2 .000
1972 Amarillo - AA P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.1 .000
1972 Roanoke - A P 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.1 1.042
1973 Jackson - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 +0.3 .000
1973 Allentown - A P 11 11 4 8 3 13 1 .923 76.2 1.41 +0.2 1.160
1973 Bakersfield - A P 17 13 8 8 1 17 1 .941 82.2 1.74 -1.1 1.139
1974 Jackson - AA P 19 19 7 20 2 27 0 1.000 139.0 1.75 -0.9 1.223
1974 Allentown - A P 9 9 5 5 0 12 2 .833 66.2 1.35 +0.6 .899
TOTAL P 262 127 54 102 12 165 9 .945 989.1 1.42 +4.9 1.104
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 1; Control: 1.
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of high school (Honolulu; Honolulu, HI) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 10, Pick 6, 186th overall pick).
06/18/1964 Released by the Montreal organization.
06/26/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
07/05/1964 Released by the Montreal organization.
07/08/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
07/12/1964 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
03/29/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Washington Eagles development complex.
06/21/1967 Released by the Washington organization.
06/27/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
07/11/1967 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/21/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
07/26/1967 Released by the New York organization.
08/15/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
06/20/1968 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
07/08/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
07/12/1968 Released by the New York organization.
07/22/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/28/1968 Released by the San Francisco organization.
08/04/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
08/12/1968 Released by the New York organization.
08/25/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
08/29/1968 Released by the Detroit organization.
09/08/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
09/12/1968 Released by the Montreal organization.
09/20/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
09/24/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
10/02/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
08/04/1969 Released by the Washington organization.
08/19/1969 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
09/01/1969 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
05/10/1970 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Minneapolis organization.
06/18/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/16/1971 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Toledo Tornados!
07/21/1972 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
11/04/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
05/13/1973 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/04/1973 Wins the 1973 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
05/01/1974 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/22/1974 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Utica Unions with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/05/1974 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Knoxville Knights with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
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