Rollie Hemsley Stats

Rollie Hemsley was born on Monday, June 24, 1907, in Syracuse, Ohio. Hemsley was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1928, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rollie Hemsley baseball stats page.

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Rollie Hemsley
 
 
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Birth Name:   Ralston Burdett Hemsley
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-24-1907  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Syracuse, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-31-1972 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Washington, D.C.
Cemetery:   George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, Maryland
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-19-1928 (Age 20)
Last Game:   04-17-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1928 21 Pirates 50 133 14 36 2 3 0 0 18 4 - 10 3 - 0 - .271 .292 .331
1929 22 Pirates 88 235 31 68 13 7 0 0 37 11 - 22 9 - 0 - .289 .321 .404
1930 23 Pirates 104 324 45 82 19 6 2 0 45 22 - 21 10 - 0 - .253 .301 .367
1931 24 Pirates 10 35 3 6 3 0 0 0 1 3 - 3 0 - 0 - .171 .237 .257
1931 24 Cubs 66 204 28 63 17 4 3 0 31 17 - 30 3 - 0 - .309 .362 .475
1932 25 Cubs 60 151 27 36 10 3 4 0 20 10 - 16 4 - 0 - .238 .286 .424
1933 26 Reds 49 116 9 22 8 0 0 0 7 6 - 8 0 - 0 6 .190 .230 .259
1933 26 Browns 32 95 7 23 2 1 1 0 15 11 - 12 1 - 0 - .242 .321 .316
1934 27 Browns 123 431 47 133 31 7 2 0 52 29 - 37 11 - 2 - .309 .355 .427
1935 28 Browns 144 504 57 146 32 7 0 0 48 44 - 41 10 - 2 - .290 .349 .381
1936 29 Browns 116 377 43 99 24 2 2 0 39 46 - 30 4 - 0 - .263 .343 .353
1937 30 Browns 100 334 30 74 12 3 3 0 28 25 - 29 5 - 0 - .222 .276 .302
1938 31 Indians 66 203 27 60 11 3 2 0 28 23 - 14 4 - 0 - .296 .367 .409
1939 32 Indians 107 395 58 104 17 4 2 0 36 26 - 26 11 - 0 7 .263 .309 .342
1940 33 Indians 119 416 46 111 20 5 4 0 42 22 - 25 5 - 0 9 .267 .304 .368
1941 34 Indians 98 288 29 69 10 5 2 0 24 18 - 19 3 - 0 8 .240 .284 .330
1942 35 Reds 36 115 7 13 1 2 0 0 7 4 - 11 0 - 0 1 .113 .143 .157
1942 35 Yankees 31 85 12 25 3 1 0 0 15 5 - 9 2 - 0 2 .294 .333 .353
1943 36 Yankees 62 180 12 43 6 3 2 0 24 13 - 9 6 - 0 4 .239 .290 .339
1944 37 Yankees 81 284 23 76 12 5 2 0 26 9 - 13 6 - 0 15 .268 .290 .366
1946 39 Phillies 49 139 7 31 4 1 0 0 11 9 - 10 4 - 0 2 .223 .270 .266
1947 40 Phillies 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .333 .333 .333
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
19 Years 1,593 5,047 562 1,321 257 72 31 0 555 357 - 395 101 - 4 54 .262 .311 .360
Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1928 Pirates C 49 32 715 157 3.2 151 127 24 6 4 3 18 0 .962 5.70
1929 Pirates C 80 55 1,334 302 3.8 288 240 48 14 7 5 25 0 .954 5.83
1930 Pirates C 98 92 2,061 383 3.9 375 325 50 8 11 5 20 0 .979 4.91
1931 Pirates C 9 9 228 40 4.4 40 35 5 0 0 2 3 0 1.000 4.74
1931 Cubs C 53 50 1,288 283 5.3 276 236 40 7 5 7 28 0 .975 5.79
1932 Cubs C 47 40 832 195 4.1 190 173 17 5 3 4 7 0 .974 6.17
1932 Cubs CF 1 0 - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1933 Reds C 41 37 677 135 3.3 131 109 22 4 1 2 12 0 .970 5.22
1933 Browns C 27 26 663 115 4.3 111 98 13 4 2 1 10 3 .965 4.52
1934 Browns C 114 110 2,609 595 5.2 579 487 92 16 15 8 8 32 .973 5.99
1934 Browns LF 6 6 108 12 2.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1934 Browns RF 1 1 24 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1935 Browns C 141 13 345 628 4.5 615 510 105 13 10 3 0 1 .979 48.13
1936 Browns C 114 102 2,314 421 3.7 408 340 68 13 16 7 39 10 .969 4.76
1937 Browns 1B 2 1 24 7 3.5 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.88
1937 Browns C 94 88 2,097 415 4.4 402 332 70 13 13 1 1 36 .969 5.18
1938 Indians C 58 58 1,393 404 7.0 396 358 38 8 5 6 32 18 .980 7.68
1939 Indians C 106 101 2,334 566 5.3 557 499 58 9 7 4 32 27 .984 6.44
1940 Indians C 117 113 2,553 660 5.6 656 591 65 4 8 4 15 25 .994 6.94
1941 Indians C 96 82 2,001 452 4.7 443 401 42 9 8 3 19 13 .980 5.98
1942 Reds C 34 33 753 218 6.4 214 199 15 4 3 0 8 0 .982 7.67
1942 Yankees C 29 21 531 115 4.0 114 103 11 1 3 0 4 3 .991 5.80
1943 Yankees C 52 44 1,100 270 5.2 265 234 31 5 3 3 17 14 .981 6.50
1944 Yankees C 76 73 1,797 345 4.5 339 298 41 6 7 1 16 19 .983 5.09
1946 Phillies C 45 42 1,006 217 4.8 212 170 42 5 10 6 12 8 .977 5.69
1947 Phillies C 2 0 3 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 27.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 1,482 1,221 28,634 6,919 4.7 6,765 5,868 897 154 141 75 326 209 .978 6.38
LF Totals 6 6 108 12 2.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1B Totals 2 1 24 7 3.5 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.88
RF Totals 1 1 24 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
CF Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
19 Years 1,492 1,229 28,790 6,944 4.7 6,790 5,891 899 154 141 75 326 209 .978 6.37
Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1928 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 13.3 7.4 - - -
1929 Pirates 1 - - 7 0 n/a 0.0 10.7 6.4 - - -
1930 Pirates 3 - - 5 1 n/a 162.0 15.4 7.2 - - -
1931 Pirates 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 11.7 35.0 - - -
1931 Cubs 4 - - 11 2 n/a 68.0 6.8 6.6 - - -
1932 Cubs 2 - - 9 4 n/a 37.8 9.4 7.6 - - -
1933 Reds 0 - - 3 5 n/a 0.0 14.5 16.6 - - -
1933 Browns 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 95.0 7.9 6.3 - - -
1934 Browns 6 2 .750 6 0 n/a 215.5 11.6 8.3 - - -
1935 Browns 3 2 .600 6 0 n/a 0.0 12.3 10.5 - - -
1936 Browns 2 3 .400 10 0 n/a 188.5 12.6 9.7 - - -
1937 Browns 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 111.3 11.5 11.9 - - -
1938 Indians 1 1 .500 7 1 n/a 101.5 14.5 7.3 - - -
1939 Indians 2 4 .333 1 0 n/a 197.5 15.2 11.0 - - -
1940 Indians 1 3 .250 2 0 n/a 104.0 16.6 9.9 - - -
1941 Indians 2 0 1.000 1 1 n/a 144.0 15.2 12.0 - - -
1942 Reds 0 - - 1 1 n/a 0.0 10.5 16.4 - - -
1942 Yankees 1 0 1.000 1 1 n/a 0.0 9.4 5.7 - - -
1943 Yankees 0 1 .000 11 0 n/a 90.0 20.0 7.5 - - -
1944 Yankees 0 2 .000 5 0 n/a 142.0 21.8 10.9 - - -
1946 Phillies 0 - - 3 1 n/a 0.0 13.9 12.6 - - -
1947 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 3.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
19 Years 29 18 .617 99 18 n/a 162.8 12.8 9.1 - - -
Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1928 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 Cincinnati Reds 6 Undetermined - -
1933 St. Louis Browns - Undetermined - -
1934 St. Louis Browns 10 Undetermined - -
1935 St. Louis Browns 10 Undetermined Stats -
1936 St. Louis Browns 11 Undetermined Stats -
1937 St. Louis Browns 11 Undetermined - -
1938 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1939 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined Stats -
1940 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined Stats -
1941 Cleveland Indians 9 Undetermined - -
1942 Cincinnati Reds 7 Undetermined - -
1942 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - -
1943 New York Yankees 27 Undetermined - -
1944 New York Yankees 27 Undetermined Stats -
1946 Philadelphia Phillies 47, 2 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Phillies 32 Undetermined - -


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