Allie Crafton, born January 19th, 1896 in Marvell, AR,1
was a Negro baseball player with the 25th Infantry Wreckers from 1914-1917.
Biography
Crafton was the son of Richard Crafton and Lucy (nee Robinson) Crafton Dennie Brown.2 He grew up in Marianna, AR.
Crafton, an outfielder, played with the all-black 25th Infantry Wreckers baseball team while stationed in Honolulu, HI from 1914-1917. He was a teammate of future Hall of Famer Bullet Rogan.
Crafton died on January 28th, 1955 in Chicago, IL.3 4 He was buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, IL.
Excerpts
"Crafton, a recruit outfielder, will be given a tryout [with the 25th Infantry team] in today's game with the St. Louis team."5
Stats
Statistics at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database.
Biography
Crafton was the son of Richard Crafton and Lucy (nee Robinson) Crafton Dennie Brown.2 He grew up in Marianna, AR.
Crafton, an outfielder, played with the all-black 25th Infantry Wreckers baseball team while stationed in Honolulu, HI from 1914-1917. He was a teammate of future Hall of Famer Bullet Rogan.
Crafton died on January 28th, 1955 in Chicago, IL.3 4 He was buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, IL.
Excerpts
"Crafton, a recruit outfielder, will be given a tryout [with the 25th Infantry team] in today's game with the St. Louis team."5
Stats
Statistics at the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database.
1
Crafton's WWII Draft Card. Crafton's birth year is listed as 1891. However, Crafton is 4 years old in the 1900 U.S. Census, and 14 in the 1910 U.S. Census, making 1896 a more likely birth year.
2
1900 U.S. Census and 1910 U.S. Census. According Arkansas County Marriage records, Richard Crafton married Lucy Robinson in Phillips County, AR in 1895.