Terry Crowley

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This article is about the baseball player named Terry Crowley. For others, see Terry Crowley (disambiguation).

Terry Crowley (born February 16, 1947 in Staten Island, New York) is the current hitting coach of the Baltimore Orioles, a Major League Baseball team.

Contents 1 Player Career 2 Peers 3 Personal Notes 4 Sources

[edit] Player Career

Crowley was once a player for the Orioles. Crowley played between 1969 and 1983; for every season except 1974 (Cincinnati Reds), 1975 (Reds), part of 1976 (Atlanta Braves), and 1983 (Montreal Expos), Crowley was an Oriole. He was a backup first baseman/outfielder/designated hitter. In fact, when 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.

[edit] Peers

Other players noted for their pinch-hitting ability who went on to be hitting coaches are Gerald Perry (the Pittsburgh Pirates' hitting coach until 2005) and Dave Magadan (the current hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox).

[edit] Personal Notes

He attended Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, before being drafted by the Orioles in 1966.

[edit] Sources

• Pinch Hitter records
• Statistics at Baseball Reference