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Bill Crowley
Outfielder
Born: April 8, 1857(1857-04-08)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: July 14, 1891 (aged 34)
Gloucester, New Jersey
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
April 26, 1875 for the Philadelphia White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
October 10, 1885 for the Buffalo Bisons
Career statistics
Batting average     .263
Hits     540
Runs batted in     225
Teams

William Michael "Bill" Crowley (April 18, 1857 – July 14, 1891) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as an outfielder from 1875 to 1885. He played for the Philadelphia White Stockings, Louisville Grays, Buffalo Bisons, Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Blues.[1]

Bill died at the of 34 of Bright's disease[2] in Gloucester, New Jersey, and is interred at St. Mary's Cemetery in Bellmawr, New Jersey.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bill Crowley's career statistics". retrosheet.org. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcrowb101.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-06.  
  2. ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06.  

External links


Bill Crowley is an American radio announcer. Crowley has had a long career as a news writer and announcer for a number of radio stations in New York City, including WINS, WFAN and WCBS-AM. He is currently the afternoon and evening news announcer for Air America Radio. In addition to his hourly news updates, he can be heard at the beginning of the third hour of The Majority Report radio show discussing the events of the day. He also occasionally provides voice parts for comedy bits on the Randi Rhodes Show.

Trivia

  • Crowley is a devoted fan of jazz music, and in late 2005 he appeared on Air America's Kyle Jason Show to discuss jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.
  • He is one of the only radio news announcers with his own theme song - "Mr. Crowley," by Ozzy Osbourne. The song is played as the introduction to his nightly appearance on The Majority Report.


    • External links

  • Air America Radio


















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