» July 7, 1927:
The Senators trade righthander General Crowder to the Browns for southpaw Tom Zachary.» September 28, 1928:
At St. Louis, Browns P Alvin Crowder beats his former teammates the Senators 4–3 to finish with the AL best record, 21-5. He will later go back to Washington and win 50 in two years for the Nats.
» May 7, 1929: Yankee southpaw Tom Zachary wins a 6–5 game in relief at St. Louis, the first of his 12 wins without a loss for the year, a ML record. No pitcher will have a better season without losing a game. His batterymate, rookie Bill Dickey, helps out with his first major league homer, off General Crowder.
» October 3, 1929: At St. Louis, the Browns General Crowder tops the Indians, 3–2, in 10 innings. Accounting for the Indians scoring is Earl Averill's 2-run home run, his 18th of the year and his 5th off the general. Only George Kelly's six off Vic Aldridge in 1923 (and later on, Williams in 1941, off Rigney, and Kluszewski in 1954, off Surkont) will top Earl's 5, according to homer historian Dave Vincent.
» May 5, 1930:
The Athletics say it with homers beating the Browns 4–3 in 12 innings and scoring all their runs on solo four baggers. Al Simmons' leadoff homer in the bottom of the 12th makes Lefty Grove a winner over General Crowder, as both starters go all the way. Joe Boley with two and Mule Haas with one provide the other A's scores, a record to date in the American League. The Giants will score five runs on solos five weeks from now.
» June 13, 1930:
Cleveland beats Philadelphia and takes over first place. Washington trades Goose Goslin to St. Louis for Heinie Manush and Al Crowder. The Senators will regain the popular OF in 1932, and with Manush and Crowder, he will help them win a pennant the following year.
» September 25, 1932:
Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in the last game of the season to finish two short of Ruth's 1927 record of 60. Foxx adds two singles but the A's lose, 2–1, to the Senators Alvin Crowder. Alvin Crowder wins his 26th and 15th straight game, one short of the AL record held by Walter Johnson, Smoky Joe Wood, and Lefty Grove. Foxx finishes with 169 RBIs while teammate Al Simmons ties for 2nd with 151.
» May 16, 1933: Washington and Cleveland break a major-league record by using 11 pitchers in a 12-inning game won by the Senators 11–10. General Crowder is the eventual winner over Mel Harder. Washington's Cecil Travis plays his first ML game and gets five hits.
» September 20, 1933:
The Senators clinch a tie for the pennant, routing the Browns with seven runs in the 3rd, and winning 13–5. Alvin Crowder wins his 24th. The Yankees win, 5–3 over Chicago.
» September 24, 1933:
Lefty Grove wins his 24th game, replacing starter Emmett McKeithan after four innings and the A's leading 8–3. The final score is 11–4, with General Crowder taking the loss. But Grove's win is tainted. The Athletics "contrived" to give Grove the sure win, so that he could finish the season with more wins than National League star Carl Hubbell, who will finish with 23. American League President Harridge will reverse the official scorer's decision next week and gives the win to McKeithan, but the league eventually returns the win to Grove.
» June 30, 1935: At St. Louis, leadoff hitter Pete Fox leads the Tigers to a twinbill drubbing of the Browns, as Detroit rolls 18-1 and 11-6. Fox drives in 10 runs, six in the opener when he hits his 2nd grand slam of the month. Fox has eight hits, five in the nitecap, and scores four runs in each game. Rowe coasts in the opener and Alvin Crowder is the nitecap winner.
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