Henry Charles "Shag" Crawford (August 30, 1916 – July 11, 2007) was an American professional umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1956 to 1975. During his twenty seasons in the National League, Crawford worked more than 3,100 games and as a home plate umpire was notable for getting in a low crouch and resting his hands on the back of the catcher in front of him. Crawford wore number 2 after the National League adopted numbers for its umpires, which was then transferred to his son Jerry Crawford, who wore it from 1976 until his 2010 retirement. More about Shag Crawford
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Crawford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Overbrook section. Originally given the nickname of Shaggy, it was shortened to Shag as he got older. Other boys in the neighborhood earned similar nicknames such as "Doc" "Sheik" "Whitey" and "Shadow". Growing up, he played baseball and football and was involved in boxing, and later played in the minor leagues as a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies' system. Crawford married Vivian Gallagher on November 2, 1940, and they had three sons and a daughter, residing in Havertown, Pennsylvania.In total, we tracked 125 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Shag Crawford (SHAG CRAWFORD UMPIRE THE BATTLE OF SAN FRANCISCO SIGNED BASEBALL BAS BECKETT) was sold in November 2022 for $124.99 while the cheapest item (“Shag” Crawford Signed Auto Card MLB National League Umpire 1956 1975 Deceased) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was September 2012 with an average selling price of $18.00 for an autographed item of Shag Crawford. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2022 with $124.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2008. In average, an autographed item from Shag Crawford is worth $6.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Shag Crawford were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Shag Crawford - Signed 1989 Pacific Legends #199 Card - not authenticated | $5.00 | ||
SHAG CRAWFORD 1989 PACIFIC AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED AUTO BASEBALL CARD | $10.97 | ||
SHAG CRAWFORD 1989 Pacific Baseball Legends Card #199 AUTO AUTOGRAPH Signed | $8.80 | ||
Shag Crawford Autographed Postcard Photo MLB Baseball Umpire PSA SLAB dec 2007 | $15.99 | ||
Shag Crawford Baseball Umpire Signed 1989 Pacific Trading Card #199 Vintage | $11.88 | ||
Shag Crawford Signed 1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #199 Umpire MLB. DEC 2007 | $4.99 | ||
Shag Crawford Signed 1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #199 Umpire MLB. DEC 2007 | $4.99 | ||
SHAG CRAWFORD Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card N.L. Umpire 1956-75 PSA/ DNA | $40.00 | ||
Shag Crawford Signed Psa/dna Authenticated 1989 Pacific Autograph | $33.20 | ||
SHAG CRAWFORD UMPIRE THE BATTLE OF SAN FRANCISCO SIGNED BASEBALL BAS BECKETT | $124.99 |