Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1925 Jimmie FoxxMickey CochraneLefty GroveBuddy MyerLeo DurocherBilly RogellFreddie FitzsimmonsMule HaasChuck Dressen Lefty Grove Lefty Grove starred for the great Orioles teams of the 1920s, delaying his appearance in the major leagues until he was 25. But he made up for the lost time, winning 300 games…
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,…
When Eddie Stanky gets his fourth base-on-balls off Pirates’ southpaw Lefty Chambers in a 4-0 victory at Forbes Field, the Giants’ leadoff hitter ties a major league record by drawing a walk in seven consecutive plate appearances. The second baseman, known as the ‘Brat,’ will be the league leader in walks (144) and OBP (.460) this season.
In a trade of veteran shortstops – or “worn-out shortstops‚” as one newspaper describes it – the Cubs acquire Billy Rogell from the Detroit Tigers for Dick Bartell. Rogell‚ who injured his arm playing handball the previous year‚ will hit just .136 before hanging up his spikes. The Tigers will release “Rowdy Richard” 5 games into the 1941 season‚ but he will stick with the Giants until 1946.
October 6, 1934 At Sportsman’s Park The Detroit Tigers evened the World Series, winning game 4 10-4, with five runs in the eighth. Hank Greenberg had four hits and three RBI and Billy Rogell had four RBI. Elden Auker (1–0) picks up the win and Bill Walker (0–2) takes the loss. This game was the…
The largest weekday crowd in history watches as the Tigers sweep a pair at Yankee Stadium. It is the Tigers’ 14th straight; Schoolboy Rowe has won 13 in succession. Tomorrow, the Yankees will end the Tiger streak.
1928 – The New York Yankees are out of first place for the first time since May 1926 as they lose to the Boston Red Sox in the morning Patriots Day game at Fenway Park.