Rich Croushore

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1970)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Rich Croushore

|image=

|position=Relief pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1970|8|7}}

|birth_place=Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S.

|death_date=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 18

|debutyear=1998

|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 1

|finalyear=2000

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=5–11

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.88

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=149

|teams=

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|1999}})
• Colorado Rockies ({{mlby|2000}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2000}})

}}

Richard Steven Croushore (born August 7, 1970) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played for three different teams between {{mlby|1998}} and {{mlby|2000}}. Listed at 6' 4", 210 lb., Croushore batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in {{Baseball year|1993}} out of James Madison University.

Croushore reached the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1998 with the St. Louis Cardinals, spending two years with them before moving to the Colorado Rockies (2000) and Boston Red Sox (2000). His most productive season came in {{mlby|1999}} with St. Louis, when he posted career-highs in games (59), wins (3), ERA (4.14), strikeouts (88), and innings pitched ({{frac|71|2|3}}).

In a three-season career, Croushore had a 5–11 record with a 4.88 ERA and 11 saves in 111 appearances.