Columbus Croxton (February 1885 – April 22, 1916) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1900s.

Lum Croxton
Pitcher
Born: February 1885
Mississippi, U.S.
Died: April 22, 1916(1916-04-22) (aged 31)
Argenta, Arkansas, U.S.
Negro league baseball debut
1908, for the Cuban Giants
Last appearance
1909, for the Cuban Giants
Teams

A native of Mississippi, Croxton played for the Cuban Giants in 1908 and 1909. In 12 recorded games, he posted 11 hits in 36 plate appearances with a 2.79 ERA in 67.2 innings on the mound.[2][3][4]

The small Iowa town of Grundy Center, Iowa secured Croxton as a pitcher to help finish out the 1910 season. [1]

Croxton died in Argenta, Arkansas in 1916 at age 31.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grundy Center Notes" Evening Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, Saturday, July 16, 1910, Page 3, Column 5
  2. ^ "Lum Croxton". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lum Croxton". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lum Croxton". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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