Robert Anthony Cremins (February 15, 1906 – March 27, 2004) was a
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
in
Major League Baseball
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who played briefly for the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
during the
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
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season. Listed at , 178 lb., Cremins batted and threw left-handed. He was born in
Pelham Manor, New York
Pelham Manor is an affluent village located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 5,752. It is located in the town of Pelham.
History
The Bolton Priory, Edgewood House, and Pelhamdale are ...
.
In four
relief
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appearances, Cremins posted a 5.04
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...
without a decision in 5 ⅓
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one innin ...
. According to ''Baseball Almanac'', Cremins faced
Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...
once and retired him on a
grounder to
first base
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. His career ended in 1928 due to an arm injury.
Following his baseball career, Cremins served in the military during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. After that, he worked as town supervisor and tax receiver for Pelham.
Cremins died in his homeland of Pelham at the age of 98. At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest surviving person having been a baseball player;
Ray Cunningham
Raymond Lee Cunningham (January 17, 1905 – July 30, 2005) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931 and 1932. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Mesquite, Texas, Cunningh ...
is No. 1.
Fact
*Nicknamed "Lefty" or "Crooked Arm"
References
External links
Baseball Almanac
Boston Red Sox players
Major League Baseball pitchers
United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
1906 births
2004 deaths
People from Pelham Manor, New York
Baseball players from Westchester County, New York
United States Army Air Forces officers
Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players
Akron Tyrites players
Springfield Ponies players
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