Steve Rogers was born on Wednesday, October 26, 1949, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Rogers was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 18, 1973, with the Montreal Expos. 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 Steve Rogers baseball stats page.
"For many people, Steve Rogers is the guy who gave up the game-winning home run to Rick Monday in the 1981 National League Championship Series. However, to think of him for just that one pitch does a disservice to a player who was a five-time all-star, an ERA leader, and the ace of the excellent Montreal Expos teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s." - King, Norm. Baseball Historian. Steve Rogers Biography. SABR Baseball Biography.
Steve RogersSteve 'Cy' Rogers Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#143) |
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Steve RogersSteve Rogers Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1973 | 24 | Expos | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 1.54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 134.0 | 527 | 93 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1974 | 25 | Expos | 38 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 22 | .405 | 4.47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 253.2 | 1,064 | 255 | 126 | 139 | 19 | 80 | 7 | 154 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1975 | 26 | Expos | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 251.2 | 1,068 | 248 | 92 | 104 | 13 | 88 | 8 | 137 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1976 | 27 | Expos | 33 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 3.21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 230.0 | 944 | 212 | 82 | 93 | 10 | 69 | 7 | 150 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - |
1977 | 28 | Expos | 40 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 3.10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 301.2 | 1,235 | 272 | 104 | 122 | 16 | 81 | 3 | 206 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
1978 | 29 | Expos | 30 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2.47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 219.0 | 871 | 186 | 60 | 64 | 12 | 64 | 2 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
1979 | 30 | Expos | 37 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.00 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 248.2 | 1,032 | 232 | 83 | 97 | 14 | 78 | 9 | 143 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | 31 | Expos | 37 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.98 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 281.0 | 1,151 | 247 | 93 | 101 | 16 | 85 | 7 | 147 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | 32 | Expos | 22 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 160.2 | 652 | 149 | 61 | 64 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 33 | Expos | 35 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2.40 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 277.0 | 1,122 | 245 | 74 | 84 | 12 | 65 | 7 | 179 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 34 | Expos | 36 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.23 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 273.0 | 1,125 | 258 | 98 | 108 | 14 | 78 | 12 | 146 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 35 | Expos | 31 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 4.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1 | 732 | 171 | 81 | 93 | 12 | 78 | 5 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 0 | - |
1985 | 36 | Expos | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 179 | 51 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 399 | 393 | 3 | 158 | 152 | .510 | 3.17 | 129 | 37 | 2 | 2,837.2 | 11,702 | 2,619 | 1,001 | 1,122 | 151 | 876 | 75 | 1,621 | 87 | 43 | 8 | 0 |
Steve RogersSteve Rogers Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1973 | 24 | Expos | 17 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .196 | .122 |
1974 | 25 | Expos | 38 | 79 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .139 | .227 | .139 |
1975 | 26 | Expos | 35 | 77 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .244 | .195 |
1976 | 27 | Expos | 35 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .149 | .160 | .149 |
1977 | 28 | Expos | 40 | 96 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .104 | .140 | .104 |
1978 | 29 | Expos | 30 | 71 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .113 | .149 | .113 |
1979 | 30 | Expos | 40 | 77 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .207 | .182 |
1980 | 31 | Expos | 38 | 81 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .253 | .160 |
1981 | 32 | Expos | 23 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .175 | .164 |
1982 | 33 | Expos | 35 | 85 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .229 | .141 |
1983 | 34 | Expos | 36 | 82 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .146 | .167 | .159 |
1984 | 35 | Expos | 31 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .176 | .204 |
1985 | 36 | Expos | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .214 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 406 | 881 | 47 | 122 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 0 | 268 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .138 | .195 | .152 |
Steve RogersSteve Rogers Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1973 Expos | P | 17 | 17 | 402 | 37 | 2.2 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.42 |
1974 Expos | P | 38 | 38 | 761 | 71 | 1.9 | 70 | 30 | 40 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.48 |
1975 Expos | P | 35 | 35 | 755 | 66 | 1.9 | 59 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 2.11 |
1976 Expos | P | 33 | 32 | 690 | 79 | 2.4 | 76 | 26 | 50 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.97 |
1977 Expos | P | 40 | 40 | 905 | 90 | 2.3 | 83 | 20 | 63 | 7 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .922 | 2.48 |
1978 Expos | P | 30 | 29 | 657 | 55 | 1.8 | 54 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.22 |
1979 Expos | P | 37 | 37 | 746 | 63 | 1.7 | 60 | 14 | 46 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.17 |
1980 Expos | P | 37 | 37 | 843 | 61 | 1.6 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.86 |
1981 Expos | P | 22 | 22 | 482 | 30 | 1.4 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.68 |
1982 Expos | P | 35 | 35 | 831 | 60 | 1.7 | 59 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 1.92 |
1983 Expos | P | 36 | 36 | 819 | 56 | 1.6 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.85 |
1984 Expos | P | 31 | 28 | 508 | 45 | 1.5 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.23 |
1985 Expos | P | 8 | 7 | 114 | 17 | 2.1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.79 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 399 | 393 | 8,513 | 730 | 1.8 | 699 | 237 | 462 | 31 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.22 | |
13 Years | 399 | 393 | 8,513 | 730 | 1.8 | 699 | 237 | 462 | 31 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.22 |
Steve RogersSteve Rogers Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1973 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 41.0 | 1.31 | 4.30 | 3.29 |
1974 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 26.3 | 1.93 | 5.46 | 2.84 |
1975 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 15.4 | 1.56 | 4.90 | 3.15 |
1976 Expos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.5 | 2.17 | 5.87 | 2.70 |
1977 Expos | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 32.0 | 2.54 | 6.15 | 2.42 |
1978 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.2 | 23.7 | 1.97 | 5.18 | 2.63 |
1979 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 38.5 | 1.83 | 5.18 | 2.82 |
1980 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 1.73 | 4.71 | 2.72 |
1981 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 18.3 | 2.12 | 4.87 | 2.30 |
1982 Expos | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 21.3 | 2.75 | 5.82 | 2.11 |
1983 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 41.0 | 1.87 | 4.81 | 2.57 |
1984 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 49.0 | 0.82 | 3.40 | 4.15 |
1985 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.90 | 4.26 | 4.74 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 22.6 | 1.85 | 5.14 | 2.78 |
Steve RogersSteve Rogers Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1973 Montreal Expos | 45 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Montreal Expos | 45 | $16,100.00 | Stats | - |
1975 Montreal Expos | 45 | $26,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Montreal Expos | 45 | $54,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Montreal Expos | 45 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Montreal Expos | 45 | $125,000.00 | Stats | - |
1979 Montreal Expos | 45 | $225,000.00 | Stats | - |
1980 Montreal Expos | 45 | $500,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Montreal Expos | 45 | $700,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Montreal Expos | 45 | $700,000.00 | Stats | - |
1983 Montreal Expos | 45 | $650,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 Montreal Expos | 45 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Montreal Expos | 45 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
Steve Rogers Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Stephen Douglas Rogers was a Major League Baseball player who played his entire 13-year career pitching for the Montreal Expos (1973-1985). Did you know that Steve, his nickname, was the first former Glendale High School (Springfield, MO) student to play in the majors?
Steve Rogers Rookie Card | 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#169 | Checklist)
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Did you know that when Steve Rogers made his Major League debut on July 18, 1973, he took the mound wearing #45, the first Montreal Expos player to ever use that uniform number during a regular season game?
Steve Rogers | 1982 Zellers Baseball Pro Tips Card (#2)
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Did you know that Rogers did not get the decision the day he made his big league debut, but he did win his next game — a 1-hitter versus future hall of famer Steve Carlton!
Steve Rogers First Win (Box Score) | The El Dorado Times | July 27, 1973 | Page 7
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The Montreal Expos were the first Major League Baseball team based outside of the United States of America, an expansion team that first took the field in 1969, then moved to Washington, D.C. in 2006, where the franchise now plays as the Washington Nationals.
In Montreal, the Expos had three Earned Run Average (ERA) Champions. The last Expos' pitcher to lead the National League (NL) in ERA was Pedro Martinez, who finished the 1997 season with a major league best 1.90 ERA. Dennis Martinez also had a major league best ERA in 1991, finishing the year with a 2.39 ERA. And the first ERA Champion in Expos' history was Steve Rogers, who finished the 1982 campaign with a National League leading 2.40 ERA.
Steve Rogers (ERA Title) | 1983 O Pee Chee (#111)
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Steve Rogers was the only Expos pitcher to lead the senior circuit in shutouts twice, finishing with a NL best in 1979 and 1983. He is also the all-time Expos leader in strikeouts with 1,621 (#2 is Javier Vazquez with 1,076), games started with 393 (#2 is Dennis Martinez with 233), complete games with 129 (#2 is Bill Stoneman with 45), games won with 158 (#2 is Dennis Martinez with 100), and shutouts with 37 (#2 is Bill Stoneman with 15).