Fred Crolius
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 19, 1876 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | August 25, 1960 (aged 84) Ormond Beach, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1895–1898 | Dartmouth |
| 1901 | Homestead Library & Athletic Club |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Stars |
| Baseball | |
| 1896–1899 | Dartmouth |
| 1901 | Boston Beaneaters |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Position(s) |
Halfback (football) Outfielder (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899 | Bowdoin |
| 1902 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
| 1904–1911 | Villanova |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1911 | Villanova |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–50–6 (college football) 116–45–5 (college baseball) |
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Born: April 19, 1876 Jersey City, New Jersey |
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Died: August 25, 1960 (aged 84) Ormond Beach, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1901, for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 30, 1902, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| At Bats | 238 | ||
| Hits | 58 | ||
| RBIs | 20 | ||
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Frederick Joseph Crolius (April 19, 1876 – August 25, 1960) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He was the first player from Tufts University to play Major League Baseball. He was at Tufts in 1894, and at Dartmouth College, where he also played college football, from 1896 until 1899. He spent two years in majors with the Boston Beaneaters and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Crolius also played pro football with the independent Homestead Library & Athletic Club and the Pittsburgh Stars of the first National Football League. He later served as a coach for both sports after his playing career ended.
At age 24, he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1901, with the Boston Beaneaters. Crolius served as the team's fourth outfielder, playing mostly right field, where he backed up Jimmy Slagle. In 1901, his rookie year, he held a batting average of .240 with 1 home run and 13 RBIs. On July 22, 1901 Crolius had four hits which led to three runs scored in a 16–3 win over the Chicago Cubs.
In his second year in the majors, Crolius played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for nine games in 1902, before ending his baseball career. In 1906 he was made ineligible to play with any National club by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues due to a contract dispute with a minor league club from Toronto.
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