Bob Crues

Robert "Bob" Crues (1918-1986) was a minor league baseball player. He is remembered for tying Joe Hauser's record of 69 home-runs in a single season, in 1948. He also drove in 254 runs throughout the year. Crues record was broken by Joe Bauman, a one-time teammate, in 1954.

Literary Comment
Crues is referenced in "The Star and the Rockets". His role in that story and in OTL are identical.