Sam Crawford
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Oct 14, 2026
Fred SnodgrassSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But unfortunately, that never came to pass because Charlie Faust died that winter and we did not win the pennant the next year.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
Sam Crawford turned out to be one of my closest friends.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
Sam was born in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1880.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
He was in the majors for 19 years from 1899, which I always find still amazing, to 1917, mostly with the Detroit Tigers, when he was one of baseball's outstanding power hitters.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
So I had this laundry to do too, so I roused myself and went into the laundromat and put my laundry in next to this guy's laundry.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
And I sat down and I had nothing to, might as well ask anybody I saw.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
I said, do you know anybody around here named Sam Crawford? And he said, I sure do.
Larry RitterNARRATOR
He says, I ought to know him being as it's me.
Joe PoirotGUEST
Yeah, I mean, you know, I, I've got a Chagall right behind me, uh, there.
Joe PoirotGUEST
And, um, so I'm, I, I'm sensitive to the fact that fine art is, like, at another level, right? But, you know, this is an E106 1915 Sam Crawford, and somebody painted this.
Joe PoirotGUEST
You know? Somebody, somebody, like, you know, put some kinda paintbrush into, and, and thought about, you know, the form of, of Crawford, you know, as he approached, you know, the, the pitch and s- initiated a swing.
Joe PoirotGUEST
And to me, that's artistic.
KevinHOST
Since 1900, only four players have led both leagues in home runs.
KevinHOST
Shohei, Mark McGuire, Fred McGriff, and from 1901 to 1908, Sam Crawford.
DarrenHOST
The great Sam
KevinHOST
Crawford.
JJ JacksonHOST
And I just, I'm going to throw these names at you.
JJ JacksonHOST
Otani in 2023 was the American League homerun leader and in 2024 he was a national league leader mcguire's done it fred mcgriff and sam crawford back in the early 1900s only four men's done that so it's a cool stat and peter lonzo that's what do you think about pete you know in his short time he's put together incredible numbers um you know you hate to say does he have a chance but that guy has a chance to be one of this generation's one of their best players i mean he's had a heck of a career already
Vincent OpperHOST
yeah when A couple years ago, I just thought he was a lumbering power hitter.
Vincent OpperHOST
I didn't see that he was a special player, I guess.