Alvin Crowder

Alvin Floyd Crowder (January 11, 1899 – April 3, 1972), nicknamed General, was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played eleven seasons with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from 1926 to 1936.

Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Crowder won 20 games in three different seasons, including a 26-13 record in 1932, the most wins in the American League. The following season, he won 24 games, again the most in the AL, and pitched in the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

During the 1934 season, the Tigers selected Crowder off waivers, joining the team and winning five games down the stretch. In the 1934 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, he lost Game 1 to Dizzy Dean. He pitched in three World Series consecutively, altogether posting a record of 1-2 with 3.81 ERA in 26 innings pitched.

In his career, Crowder had a 167-115 record with a 4.12 ERA.