What years did Cap Crowell play?

Cap Crowell played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1916.

Was Cap Crowell a pitcher?

Yes. Cap Crowell pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 30 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cap Crowell hit?

Cap Crowell hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Cap Crowell's career batting average?

Cap Crowell batted .147 over his career, with 5 hits in 34 at bats.

How many RBI did Cap Crowell have?

Cap Crowell drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Cap Crowell's career ERA?

Cap Crowell finished with a 5.27 career ERA, going 2-11 with 30 strikeouts.

Cap Crowell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1916)

Cap Crowell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1916 for the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 2 seasons. Across 19 career appearances, he went 2-11 with a 5.27 ERA and 30 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 2–11

ERA 5.27

WHIP 1.91

SO 30

Pitcher PIV -4372.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 178 lb
Born: 9/5/1892 in Roxbury, MA, USA
Died: 9/30/1962 in Central Falls, RI, USA
MLB Debut: 1915-06-23
Last Game: 1916-06-10

Full name: Minot Joy Crowell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Cap Crowell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	11	19	14	5	0	0	94.0	99	55	1	81	30	5.27	-4372.1

Career ERA 5.27 vs. league average 2.85 across their career seasons — 84.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Cap Crowell — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1915	PHA	AL	2	6	10	8	4	54.1	56	33	47	15	5.47	2.90 (-89%)	-2824.0
1916	PHA	AL	0	5	9	6	1	39.2	43	22	34	15	4.99	2.78 (-79%)	-1548.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	11	19	14	5	94.0	99	55	81	30	5.27	—	-4,372

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Cap Crowell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
19	34	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	.147	.147	.147	.294	0

Career AVG .147 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career OBP .147 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career SLG .147 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OPS .294 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cap Crowell — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1915	PHA	AL	10	22	2	5	3	3	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	PHA	AL	9	12	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			19	34	2	5	3	9	.147	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Cap Crowell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	13	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	12	21	2	5	0	3	.238

Pitching — Home / Away

Cap Crowell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	37.0	35	22	28	14	5.35
Away	12	56.2	64	34	53	16	5.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cap Crowell — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1916-06-10	PHA	CLE	L	0	0
1916-05-30	PHA	NYY	L	3	1
1916-05-20	PHA	CHW	L	1	0
1916-05-17	PHA	SLA	L	0	0
1916-05-12	PHA	DET	L	4	3
1916-04-28	PHA	MIN	L	0	0
1916-04-24	PHA	BOS	L	2	0
1916-04-19	PHA	NYY	L	2	2
1916-04-18	PHA	NYY	L	0	0
1915-09-24	PHA	CHW	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Cap Crowell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1916-06-10	PHA	CLE	—	1.0	4	5	5	3	1
1916-05-30	PHA	NYY	L	8.0	6	7	3	11	2
1916-05-20	PHA	CHW	L	3.0	6	8	6	4	1
1916-05-17	PHA	SLA	L	2.0	5	3	3	1	1
1916-05-12	PHA	DET	—	9.0	10	4	3	9	4
1916-04-28	PHA	MIN	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
1916-04-24	PHA	BOS	L	8.0	6	3	3	2	4
1916-04-19	PHA	NYY	L	7.0	4	2	0	4	2
1916-04-18	PHA	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-09-24	PHA	CHW	—	1.0	4	5	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cap Crowell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	0	3	23	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cap Crowell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1915	PHA	P	10	0	1	15	0	0
1916	PHA	P	9	0	2	8	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Cap Crowell — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	19

College History

Cap Crowell — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brown University	Providence	RI	1913, 1914, 1915

Cap Crowell: the record in brief

Cap Crowell played a first major league game on June 23, 1915 and a last one on June 10, 1916. The team column never changes: it is the Philadelphia Athletics from 1915 to 1916. Listed as a pitcher, Crowell both batted and threw right-handed. Crowell is listed at 178 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Crowell was born on September 5, 1892, in Roxbury, MA, USA. Crowell died on September 30, 1962, in Central Falls, RI, USA. On the record, Cap Crowell was born Minot Joy Crowell.

Crowell pitched in 19 games, starting 14, and finished with a 2-11 record and 5.27 ERA. Also on Crowell's record: 30 strikeouts. Against a 2.85 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.27 mark was 84.8% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.99 in 1916, when the league's was 2.78.

Crowell appears at one position only: pitcher, in 19 games. Fielding on the mound produced 3 putouts and 23 assists against 1 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cap Crowell

What years did Cap Crowell play?: Cap Crowell played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1916.
Was Cap Crowell a pitcher?: Yes. Cap Crowell pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 30 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cap Crowell hit?: Cap Crowell hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Cap Crowell's career batting average?: Cap Crowell batted .147 over his career, with 5 hits in 34 at bats.
How many RBI did Cap Crowell have?: Cap Crowell drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Cap Crowell's career ERA?: Cap Crowell finished with a 5.27 career ERA, going 2-11 with 30 strikeouts.