Tim Crews

Tim Crews
Tim Crews
	Pitcher
	Born: April 3, 1961; Tampa, Florida
	Died: March 23, 1993 (aged 31); Orlando, Florida
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 27, 1987, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1992, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	11–13
Earned run average	3.44
Strikeouts	293
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Los Angeles Dodgers (1987–1992);

Stanley Timothy Crews (April 3, 1961 – March 23, 1993) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched six seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers – 1987 to 1992.

Tim was a member of the 1988 World Series winning Dodgers team.

He was granted free agency after the 1992 season, signing with the Cleveland Indians on January 22, 1993.

Unfortunately, Crews never played a regular season game for his new team as during spring training for his seventh season, Crews was killed in a boating accident on his property on Little Lake Nellie in Clermont, Florida, in an incident which also killed teammate and fellow pitcher Steve Olin. Teammate Bob Ojeda was severely injured in the accident as well.

The accident occurred about one hour after sunset when Crews drove his speed boat at a high rate of speed into an unlighted dock, where it was later found he had a blood alcohol level of 0.14.^[1]

These were the first deaths of any active major league players since Thurman Munson in 1979.

In 281 games, almost all in relief, he was 11–13 with 83 games finished and 15 saves, where for his career, Crews compiled a 3.44 earned run average in 423⅔ innings.

In response to the accident which killed both Steve Olin and Crews in 1993, the Indians wore a patch on the sleeves of their jerseys, consisting of a baseball with their numbers on it. Olin's #31 is on the left with an arrow above. Crews' #52 is on the right with a star above it. The Dodgers also wore a patch with Crews' #52 for the 1993 season.

References

^ "Transcript of "Outside the Lines: Indians Boating Tragedy"". ESPN. March 16, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Little Lake Nellie: A Decade Later

[1] "Transcript of "Outside the Lines: Indians Boating Tragedy"". ESPN. March 16, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

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