Martin Crue

Martin Joseph Crue Jr. (September 14, 1919 – July 14, 1994) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.

Martin Crue
Pitcher
Born: (1919-09-14)September 14, 1919
Mobile, Alabama
Died: July 14, 1994(1994-07-14) (aged 74)
Miami, Florida
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1942, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1948, for the New York Cubans
Teams

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Crue made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the New York Cubans.[1] In 1945, he played for the New York Black Yankees, but returned to the Cubans from 1946 to 1948, playing on their 1947 Negro World Series championship team.[2] Following his Negro leagues career, Crue played for the Elmwood Giants of the Mandak League in 1950.[3] He died in Miami, Florida in 1994 at age 74.

References
  1. "Martin Crue". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "1947 New York Cubans". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. "Martin Crue". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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