Lum Croxton Explained

Lum Croxton
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:February 1885
Birth Place:Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Argenta, Arkansas, U.S.
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1908
Debutteam:Cuban Giants
Finalyear:1909
Finalteam:Cuban Giants
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Columbus Croxton (February 1885 – April 22, 1916) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1900s.

A native of Mississippi, Croxton played for the Cuban Giants in 1908 and 1909. In 12 recorded games, he posted 11 hits in 36 plate appearances with a 2.79 ERA in 67.2 innings on the mound.[1] [2] [3]

The small Iowa town of Grundy Center, Iowa secured Croxton as a pitcher to help finish out the 1910 season. [4]

Croxton died in Argenta, Arkansas in 1916 at age 31.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lum Croxton . seamheads.com . April 15, 2021.
  2. Web site: Lum Croxton . baseball-reference.com . April 15, 2021.
  3. Web site: Lum Croxton . arkbaseball.com . April 15, 2021.
  4. http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/pdfa/003663.pdf "Grundy Center Notes" Evening Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, Saturday, July 16, 1910, Page 3, Column 5