Billy Rogell
Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Both • Throws: Right
5-10, 163lb (178cm, 73kg)
Born: November 24, 1904 in Springfield, IL
Died: August 9, 2003 in Sterling Heights, MI
Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI
High School: Fenger HS (Chicago, IL)
Debut: April 14, 1925 (6,154th in major league history)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: August 25, 1940
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season
Full Name: William George Rogell
Nicknames: The Fire Chief
Pronunciation: \roe-GELL\
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Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1925
Jimmie Foxx
Mickey Cochrane
Lefty Grove
Buddy Myer
Leo Durocher
Billy Rogell
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Mule Haas
Chuck Dressen
The Billy Rogell Teammate Team
C: Mickey Cochrane
1B: Hank Greenberg
2B: Charlie Gehringer
3B: Marv Owen
SS: Buddy Myer
LF: Goose Goslin
CF: Jo-Jo White
RF: Bill Nicholson
SP: Tommy Bridges
SP: Schoolboy Rowe
SP: Earl Whitehill
SP: Elden Auker
SP: Red Ruffing
RP: Dizzy Dean
M: Mickey Cochrane
Notable Events and Chronology
Biography
The keystone combo of Rogell and Charlie Gehringer was a key factor in the Tigers’ 1934 and 1935 pennants. Switch-hitter Rogell had four RBI in Game Four of the 1934 WS as the Tigers won 10-4. He led AL shortstops in fielding for three years, 1935-37, and in assists for two, 1934-35. He injured his shoulder playing handball after the 1938 season; in 1939, his arm went dead. After the season, he was swapped to the Cubs for Dick Bartell, a trade accurately characterized as “one worn-out shortstop for another.”
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