1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords season
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Pittsburgh Crawfords
| season = 1935
| image =
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| record = 51–26–3 ({{Winning percentage|51|26|3}})
| league = Negro National League (1933–1948){{!}}Negro National League
| ballpark = Greenlee Field
| city = Pittsburgh
| league_place = 1st
| managers= Oscar Charleston
| owners =
}}
The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1935 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–26–3 ({{Winning percentage|51|26|3}}) record and won the NNL pennant.{{cite web|title=1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords|publisher=Seamheads.com|accessdate=September 6, 2020|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1935&teamID=PC&tab=roster}}
The team featured four players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: player/manager Oscar Charleston; center fielder Cool Papa Bell; catcher Josh Gibson; and third baseman Judy Johnson.
The team's leading batters were:
- Second baseman Pat Patterson - .386 batting average with 23 extra-base hits and 41 RBIs
- Catcher Josh Gibson - .369 batting average with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs
- Center fielder Cool Papa Bell - .345 batting average and 12 stolen bases
- Left fielder Sam Bankhead - .338 batting average
The team's leading pitcher was Leroy Matlock who compiled an 8–0 record and 1.52 earned run average.{{cite web|title=1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords Batting|publisher=Seamheads.com|accessdate=September 6, 2020|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1935&teamID=PC&LGOrd=1&tab=pit&sort=W_a}}
References
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{{Pittsburgh Crawfords}}
{{Negro league baseball champions}}
{{1935 MLB season by team}}