The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team competed in Negro National League (NNL) during the 1935 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–26–3 (.656) record and won the NNL pennant.

The team featured four players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: player/manager Oscar Charleston; center fielder Cool Papa Bell; catcher Josh Gibson; and third baseman Judy Johnson.

The team's leading batters were:

  • Second baseman Pat Patterson - .386 batting average with 23 extra-base hits and 41 RBIs
  • Catcher Josh Gibson - .369 batting average with 10 home runs and 57 RBIs
  • Center fielder Cool Papa Bell - .345 batting average and 12 stolen bases
  • Left fielder Sam Bankhead - .338 batting average

The team's leading pitcher was Leroy Matlock who compiled an 8–0 record and 1.52 earned run average.

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1935 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 8X10 TEAM PHOTO NFL FOOTBALL PICTURE PIRATES

Hake's 1934 PITTSBURGH CRAWFORDS TEAM PHOTO WITH JOSH GIBSON, SATCHEL

Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball players on Forbes Field, 1945 by Charles

The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords of the Negro Leagues pose for a team

Hake's PITTSBURGH CRAWFORDS PORTION OF 1935 NEGRO LEAGUE BROADSIDE