Alvin Floyd Crowder (January 11, 1899 – April 3, 1972), nicknamed "General", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eleven seasons in the American League with the Washington Senators, the St. Louis Browns, and the Detroit Tigers.

Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Crowder served almost three years in the army during World War I, including assignments in the Philippines and 11 months with the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia.

He had been shipped from Siberia to the Philippines and back again before a Pacific Coast League scout offered him a job.

[3] Although Crowder signed his first baseball contract in 1920, he did not play a full season until 1923, with the Winston-Salem Twins.

Crowder won 20 games in three different seasons, including a 26–13 record in 1932, the most wins in the American League.

Crowder faced the Yankees in two series late in the 1934 season, winning the opening game in both.