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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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