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Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords Records and All-Time Leaders

1933–1940. Played as Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933–1938), Toledo Crawfords (1939), Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940). Records run through the 2025 season.

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All-time leaders

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933–1936 61
  2. 2 Oscar Charleston 1933–1940 29
  3. 3 Cool Papa Bell 1933–1937 8
  4. 4 Bus Clarkson 1938–1940 7
  5. 4 Bill Perkins 1933–1937 7

Wins

W
  1. 1 Leroy Matlock 1933–1938 32
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1933–1936 25
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1933–1936 23
  4. 4 William Bell 1933–1935 19
  5. 4 Bert Hunter 1933–1935 19

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933–1936 257
  2. 2 Oscar Charleston 1933–1940 169
  3. 3 Chester Williams 1933–1938 138
  4. 4 Judy Johnson 1933–1936 135
  5. 5 Cool Papa Bell 1933–1937 113

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1933–1936 301
  2. 2 Leroy Matlock 1933–1938 252
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1933–1936 143
  4. 4 William Bell 1933–1935 142
  5. 5 Bert Hunter 1933–1935 136

Hits

H
  1. 1 Cool Papa Bell 1933–1937 309
  2. 2 Josh Gibson 1933–1936 302
  3. 3 Chester Williams 1933–1938 286
  4. 4 Oscar Charleston 1933–1940 259
  5. 5 Judy Johnson 1933–1936 232

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Bert Hunter 1933–1935 3
  2. 1 Theolic Smith 1936–1938 3
  3. 3 Roosevelt Davis 1934–1938 2
  4. 3 Harry Kincannon 1933–1939 2
  5. 3 Leroy Matlock 1933–1938 2

Runs

R
  1. 1 Cool Papa Bell 1933–1937 232
  2. 2 Josh Gibson 1933–1936 216
  3. 3 Oscar Charleston 1933–1940 158
  4. 4 Chester Williams 1933–1938 134
  5. 5 Judy Johnson 1933–1936 133

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Cool Papa Bell 1933–1937 49
  2. 2 Josh Gibson 1933–1936 24
  3. 3 Oscar Charleston 1933–1940 23
  4. 4 Judy Johnson 1933–1936 22
  5. 5 Jimmie Crutchfield 1933–1939 21

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Leroy Matlock 1933–1938 467.2
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1933–1936 296.0
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1933–1936 294.0
  4. 4 Bill Harvey 1933–1939 265.0
  5. 5 Bert Hunter 1933–1935 260.2

Single-season records

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933 .395
  2. 2 Harry Williams 1938 .383
  3. 3 Ted Page 1933 .362
  4. 4 Bus Clarkson 1939 .353
  5. 5 Cool Papa Bell 1935 .345

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1934 1.61
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1933 1.94
  3. 3 Sam Streeter 1933 2.25
  4. 4 Johnny Wright 1940 2.56
  5. 5 Jimmy Johnson 1939 3.07

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933 18
  2. 1 Josh Gibson 1936 18
  3. 3 Josh Gibson 1934 15
  4. 4 Oscar Charleston 1933 14
  5. 5 Josh Gibson 1935 10

Wins

W
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1934 13
  2. 2 William Bell 1934 11
  3. 3 Leroy Matlock 1936 10
  4. 3 Leroy Matlock 1933 10
  5. 3 Sam Streeter 1933 10

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933 75
  2. 2 Oscar Charleston 1933 67
  3. 3 Josh Gibson 1936 66
  4. 4 Josh Gibson 1934 59
  5. 5 Josh Gibson 1935 57

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1934 152
  2. 2 Leroy Matlock 1933 104
  3. 3 Satchel Paige 1933 77
  4. 4 Satchel Paige 1936 72
  5. 5 William Bell 1934 68

Hits

H
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933 96
  2. 2 Cool Papa Bell 1933 91
  3. 3 Cool Papa Bell 1934 89
  4. 3 Oscar Charleston 1933 89
  5. 5 Vic Harris 1934 79

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Bert Hunter 1935 2
  2. 1 Theolic Smith 1936 2
  3. 3 Roosevelt Davis 1935 1
  4. 3 Roosevelt Davis 1934 1
  5. 3 Bert Hunter 1934 1

Runs

R
  1. 1 Oscar Charleston 1933 69
  2. 2 Cool Papa Bell 1935 68
  3. 3 Cool Papa Bell 1933 64
  4. 4 Josh Gibson 1933 61
  5. 5 Josh Gibson 1934 56

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Satchel Paige 1933 0.83
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1934 0.87
  3. 3 Johnny Wright 1940 0.97
  4. 4 Sam Streeter 1933 1.05
  5. 5 Leroy Matlock 1933 1.14

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Cool Papa Bell 1933 16
  2. 2 Cool Papa Bell 1934 14
  3. 3 Cool Papa Bell 1935 12
  4. 4 Josh Gibson 1935 10
  5. 4 Ted Page 1933 10

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Leroy Matlock 1933 154.0
  2. 2 Satchel Paige 1934 145.2
  3. 3 William Bell 1934 135.1
  4. 4 Sam Streeter 1933 116.0
  5. 5 Leroy Matlock 1936 114.0

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 Josh Gibson 1933 1.178
  2. 2 Harry Williams 1938 1.045
  3. 3 Oscar Charleston 1933 1.027
  4. 4 Josh Gibson 1934 1.012
  5. 5 Bus Clarkson 1939 .987

Every category

Career and single-season leaders for the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords in each one.

Batting

Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Hits Runs Stolen Bases On-Base Plus Slug. On-Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Doubles Triples Extra-Base Hits Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Plate Appearances At Bats Games Played

Pitching

Earned Run Average Wins Strikeouts Saves Walks + Hits / IP Innings Pitched Strikeouts / 9 Walks / 9 Strikeout-to-Walk Shutouts Complete Games Games Started Games Pitched Losses Walks Allowed Winning Percentage