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Robert Edward (Bobby) Crosby (born
January 12,
1980 in
Lakewood,
California) is a
shortstop in
Major League Baseball who has played for the
Oakland Athletics since
2003. The son of former major league
infielder Ed Crosby, he bats and throws right-handed.
Crosby attended
La Quinta High School in
Westminster, California alongside
Texas Rangers catcher Gerald Laird and
California State University, Long Beach with
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jeremy Reed. In
2004, he took over the Athletics' shortstop duties from
2002 American League Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada, who signed with the
Baltimore Orioles as a
free agent.
Rookie of the Year
In his first full season, Crosby
hit .239 with 22
home runs and 64
RBI. He also led
American League rookies in
hits (130),
doubles (34) and
walks (58), and was third among AL players with 4.17 pitches
per plate appearance. These numbers earned Crosby
Rookie of the Year honors, the sixth Athletics player to do so after
Harry Byrd (
1952),
José Canseco (
1986),
Mark McGwire (
1987),
Walt Weiss (
1988), and
Ben Grieve (
1998).
In addition to becoming the sixth Athletics player to be named Rookie of the Year, he was the second shortstop in a row to win the award (after
Angel Berroa of the
Kansas City Royals). He was also the eighth shortstop in 22 seasons to earn top rookie honors, the others being
Cal Ripken, Jr. (
1982),
Ozzie Guillén (
1985), Weiss (1988),
Pat Listach (
1992),
Derek Jeter (
1996),
Nomar Garciaparra (
1997), and Berroa (
2003).
Crosby was just a vote shy of being a unanimous pick, despite his batting average being the lowest ever for a Rookie of the Year. He also
struck out 141 times, fourth-most in the AL, and the team's most since Canseco had 152 in
1991.
In
2005, Crosby was followed as Rookie of the Year by A's closer
Huston Street.
Personal
He is a
Mormon. His younger brother, Blake Crosby, plays college baseball at
Sacramento State. His older brother, Brian Crosby, is an artist for Walt Disney Imagineering.
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