George “Big Daddy” Crowe

George Crowe sets a major league record by hitting his 11th career pinch-hit home run

On May 25, 1960, At Busch Stadium, George “Big Daddy”  Crowe’s two-out ninth-inning pinch-hit home run to deep right field gives the Cardinals a 5-3 walk-off victory over against Don McMahon of the Milwaukee Braves. The round-tripper is “Big George’s” major league leading 11th career homer coming off the bench, breaking the mark he shared with Smoky Burgess and Gus Zernial when the season began.
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