Sam Crawford

Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford (1880–1968) earned his nickname from his Nebraska hometown and earned his Cooperstown plaque from his right-field tenure with the Detroit Tigers. Born April 18, 1880 in Wahoo, Nebraska, he reached the majors in 1899 and played nineteen MLB seasons through 1917, with another four years of pro ball through 1921. In 1911, age 31, he hit .378 with 115 RBI alongside Cobb in the Tigers outfield. A 6’0”, 190-pound left-handed thrower and hitter, Crawford appears across the 1909–1911 caramel issues: E90-1 American Caramel, E92 Croft's Candy and Cocoa, E92 Dockman & Sons Gum, E92 Nadja Caramels, E95 Philadelphia Caramel, and E103 Williams Caramels. He died June 15, 1968 in Hollywood, California and is buried in the Resthaven Section, Lot 475 at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1957.