Roxie Lawson Stats

Roxie Lawson was born on Friday, April 13, 1906, in Donnellson, Iowa. Lawson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 3, 1930, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Roxie Lawson baseball stats page.

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"(Roxie) Lawson is a pitcher who has a variety of stuff, the most baffling of which perhaps is an excellent change of pace. In delivering this he masks his intentions completely, the only way to make it effective." - Sportswriter Clifford Bloodgood in Baseball Magazine (September 1937)

Roxie Lawson



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Birth Name:   Alfred Voyle Lawson
Nickname:   Roxie
Born On:   04-13-1906  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Donnellson, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-09-1977 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Stockport, Iowa
Cemetery:   Dibble Cemetery, Stockport, Iowa
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Iowa Wesleyan College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-03-1930 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1940
Draft:   Not Applicable

Roxie Lawson

Roxie Lawson Pitching Stats

1930 24 Indians 7 4 2 1 2 .333 6.15 2 0 0 33.2 170 46 23 27 1 23 - 10 1 0 0 -
1931 25 Indians 17 3 12 0 2 .000 7.60 0 0 0 55.2 276 72 47 50 5 36 - 20 1 0 0 -
1933 27 Tigers 4 2 1 0 1 .000 7.31 0 0 0 16.0 80 17 13 16 2 17 - 6 0 0 0 -
1935 29 Tigers 7 4 3 3 1 .750 1.58 4 2 2 40.0 172 34 7 11 3 24 - 16 2 0 1 -
1936 30 Tigers 41 8 16 8 6 .571 5.48 3 0 3 128.0 578 139 78 87 13 71 - 34 3 4 0 -
1937 31 Tigers 37 29 5 18 7 .720 5.26 15 0 1 217.1 995 236 127 141 17 115 - 68 6 1 1 -
1938 32 Tigers 27 16 8 8 9 .471 5.46 5 0 1 127.0 610 154 77 85 13 82 - 39 2 0 0 -
1939 33 Tigers 2 1 1 1 1 .500 4.76 0 0 0 11.1 50 7 6 7 1 7 - 4 0 0 0 -
1939 33 Browns 36 14 14 3 7 .300 5.32 5 0 0 150.2 693 181 89 93 10 83 - 43 4 2 0 -
1940 34 Browns 30 2 16 5 3 .625 5.13 0 0 4 72.0 337 77 41 45 5 54 - 18 1 0 1 -
9 Years 208 83 78 47 39 .547 5.37 34 2 11 851.2 3,961 963 508 562 70 512 - 258 20 7 3 -

Roxie Lawson

Roxie Lawson Hitting Stats

1930 24 Indians 7 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 1 0 0 - .091 .231 .091
1931 25 Indians 17 14 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 - 1 - .143 .200 .286
1933 27 Tigers 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1935 29 Tigers 7 13 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 2 1 - 0 - .308 .357 .385
1936 30 Tigers 41 45 2 10 0 1 0 0 5 2 - 6 0 - 0 - .222 .255 .267
1937 31 Tigers 37 81 11 21 3 0 0 0 6 6 - 14 5 - 0 - .259 .310 .296
1938 32 Tigers 27 45 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 9 1 - 0 - .044 .065 .044
1939 33 Tigers 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1939 33 Browns 37 43 6 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 5 - 0 0 .186 .186 .256
1940 34 Browns 30 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .045 .045 .045
9 Years 209 283 26 49 5 3 0 0 17 12 0 57 14 0 1 0 .173 .209 .212

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Roxie Lawson Fielding Stats

1930 Indians P 7 4 101 8 1.1 8 2 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1931 Indians P 17 3 167 13 0.8 12 5 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.94
1933 Tigers P 4 2 48 5 1.3 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
1935 Tigers P 7 4 120 5 0.7 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.90
1936 Tigers P 41 8 384 36 0.9 35 7 28 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.46
1937 Tigers P 37 29 652 51 1.4 49 16 33 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.03
1938 Tigers P 27 16 381 37 1.4 35 9 26 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.48
1939 Tigers P 2 1 34 3 1.5 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1939 Browns P 36 14 452 32 0.9 31 8 23 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.85
1940 Browns P 30 2 216 15 0.5 15 3 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
P Totals 208 83 2,555 205 1.0 197 52 145 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.08
9 Years 208 83 2,555 205 1.0 197 52 145 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.08

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Roxie Lawson Miscellaneous Stats

1930 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.43 2.67 6.15
1931 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 14.0 0.56 3.23 5.82
1933 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.35 3.38 9.56
1935 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.5 4.3 0.67 3.60 5.40
1936 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 9.0 0.48 2.39 4.99
1937 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.8 13.5 0.59 2.82 4.76
1938 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 45.0 0.48 2.76 5.81
1939 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.57 3.18 5.56
1939 Browns 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 5.4 43.0 0.52 2.57 4.96
1940 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.33 2.25 6.75
9 Years 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 5.0 16.6 0.50 2.73 5.41

Roxie Lawson

Roxie Lawson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1930 Cleveland Indians 39 $3,300.00 n/a -
1931 Cleveland Indians 24 $4,000.00 n/a -
1933 Detroit Tigers - $3,000.00 - -
1935 Detroit Tigers 26 $3,000.00 - -
1936 Detroit Tigers 15 $3,500.00 - -
1937 Detroit Tigers 15 $4,500.00 - -
1938 Detroit Tigers 15 $10,000.00 - -
1939 Detroit Tigers 23 $6,000.00 - -
1939 St. Louis Browns 12, 17 "     "     - -
1940 St. Louis Browns 20 $6,000.00 - -

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