James Frederick Crawford (born September 29, 1950) is a former

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. Crawford pitched in all or part of five seasons in

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between 1973 and 1978. He appeared in 181 games, all but 14 in relief.

High school

Jim attended

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in Tucson, Arizona. He was originally drafted right out go high school in the 14th round (324th overall) of the 1969 June Baseball draft by the

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but did not sign and chose to pitch at Arizona State University. After his four years there, he was drafted in the 14th round (321st overall) of the 1972 June Baseball draft by the Houston Astros.

Major-league career

Crawford was traded along with Milt May and Dave Roberts from the Astros to the Detroit Tigers for

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, Terry Humphrey,

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and

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on December 6, 1975."Sports News Briefs," ''United Press International'' (UPI), Saturday, December 6, 1975.
Retrieved June 6, 2020

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