John Crowley (baseball)

John A. Crowley (January 12, 1862 – September 23, 1896) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player.

Formative years
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on January 12, 1862, Crowley became one of thirteen catchers used by Philadelphia Quakers pilot Harry Wright during the 1884 season. Crowley responded by leading the catching staff with forty-eight games, while hitting .244 (41-for-168) with twenty-six runs scored and nineteen runs batted in, including seven doubles and three triples without home runs.

Death
Crowley died at the age of thirty-four in his hometown of Lawrence, Massachusetts.