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Tim Crews

1961 – 1993

American baseball player

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Lived 1961 – 1993 (aged 31). Tim Crews was an American baseball player.

Stanley Timothy Crews (April 3, 1961 – March 23, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers from to . Crews was part of the Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series. At the end of the 1992 season, he became a free agent and signed with the Cleveland Indians on January 22, 1993.

On March 23, 1993, during spring training, Crews and his Indians teammate Steve Olin were killed in a one-boat accident on Crews' property on Little Lake Nellie in Clermont, Florida. Another teammate, Bob Ojeda, suffered serious head injuries and spent most of the season recovering. An investigation later found that Crews had driven the boat too fast into an unlighted dock and was impaired by a blood alcohol level of 0.14.

Crews and Olin were the first active MLB players to die since Thurman Munson in . In their memory, the Cleveland Indians wore a patch on their jerseys bearing both players' uniform numbers during the 1993 season. The Dodgers, Crews' former team, also wore a patch bearing his uniform number during the 1993 season.

In 281 major league appearances, almost all in relief, Crews compiled a record of 11–13 with a 3.44 earned run average in 423.2 innings. He recorded 15 saves.

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C. Leon King High School, Valencia College
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Stanley Timothy Crews

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Tim Crews?

American baseball player (1961–1993)

When was Tim Crews born?

Tim Crews was born on 3 April 1961 in Tampa, Florida.

When did Tim Crews die?

Tim Crews died on 23 March 1993 in Clermont, Florida.

What was Tim Crews's occupation?

Tim Crews was a baseball player.

What nationality was Tim Crews?

Tim Crews was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tim Crews

· Wikidata: Q3528617

· DBpedia: Tim Crews

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