- This article is for the baseball player. For the comic strip character, see Superosity. Superosity is a daily comic strip by Chris Crosby, the co-founder and co-CEO of Keenspot.
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Robert Edward (Bobby) Crosby (born January 12, 1980 in Lakewood, California) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who has played for the Oakland Athletics since 2003. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The son of former major league infielder Ed Crosby, he bats and throws right-handed. Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Edward Carlton Crosby (born May 26, 1949 in Long Beach California) is a former utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played
Crosby attended La Quinta High School in Westminster, California alongside Texas Rangers catcher Gerald Laird and California State University, Long Beach with Seattle Mariners outfielder Jeremy Reed. La Quinta High School is a High school in Westminster California and is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District. Westminster is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Gerald Lee Laird III (born November 13, 1979 in Westminster California) is a Major League Baseball Catcher for the Texas California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter This article is about the American sportsman For the English author and poet see Jeremy Reed (writer. In 2004, he took over the Athletics' shortstop duties from 2002 American League Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada, who signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Miguel Odalis Tejada (born Miguel Odalis Tejeda on May 25 1974 The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player
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Rookie of the Year
In his first full season, Crosby hit . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 239 with 22 home runs and 64 RBI. He also led American League rookies in hits (130), doubles (34) and walks (58), and was third among AL players with 4. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire 17 pitches per plate appearance. In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base These numbers earned Crosby Rookie of the Year honors, the sixth Athletics player to do so after Harry Byrd (1952), José Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), Walt Weiss (1988), and Ben Grieve (1998). In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Harry Byrd or Bird may refer to Harry Byrd (baseball (1925&ndash1985 Harry F Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game José Canseco y Capas Jr (born July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Outfielder and Designated hitter in Major Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St Walter William Weiss (born November 28 1963 in Tuxedo New York) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Benjamin Grieve (born May 4, 1976 in Arlington Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr
In addition to becoming the sixth Athletics player to be named Rookie of the Year, he was the second shortstop in a row to win the award (after Angel Berroa of the Kansas City Royals). Ángel Maria Berroa Selmo (born January 27, 1978) is a Dominican professional Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. He was also the eighth shortstop in 22 seasons to earn top rookie honors, the others being Cal Ripken, Jr. (1982), Ozzie Guillén (1985), Weiss (1988), Pat Listach (1992), Derek Jeter (1996), Nomar Garciaparra (1997), and Berroa (2003). Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (born January 20, 1964 in Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda State, Venezuela) well known as Ozzie Guillén Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St Patrick Alan Listach (born September 12, 1967 in Natchitoches Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop form 1992 until 1997 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (ˈnoʊ̪mɑɹ ɡɑɹˈsiəˌpɑɹə born July 23 1973 in) is an American Baseball player who currently plays shortstop for the Los Angeles Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to
Crosby was just a vote shy of being a unanimous pick, despite his batting average being the lowest ever for a Rookie of the Year. He also struck out 141 times, fourth-most in the AL, and the team's most since Canseco had 152 in 1991. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP
In 2005, Crosby was followed as Rookie of the Year by A's closer Huston Street. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Huston Lowell Street (ˈçʲustən born August 2, 1983 in Austin, Texas) is a Relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Personal
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly refered to as Mormons. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon His younger brother, Blake Crosby, played college baseball at Brigham Young University and currently plays college baseball at Sacramento State. California State University Sacramento (also known as Sacramento State or Sac State) is a public University located in the city of Sacramento His older brother, Brian Crosby, is an artist for Walt Disney Imagineering.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
| Preceded by Angel Berroa |
American League Rookie of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Huston Street |
| Preceded by Angel Berroa |
Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Rookie 2004 |
Succeeded by Huston Street |
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