Rollie Zeider was born on Friday, November 16, 1883, in Auburn, Indiana. Zeider was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1910, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Zeider baseball stats page.
"While much has been said about the prowess of Ping Bodie, the sensational young outfielder from the Pacific coast, the praises of Rollie Zeider have been left unsung. And, if the performances of one brief week can be counted as any criterion, this youth is destined to become one of the greatest fielding first baseman in the game. Tall and lithe in build, he is as wiry as a cat and seems to have the makings of a star of the Hal Chase type." - The El Paso Herald (July 29, 1911, Rollie Zeider Makes A Hit: Was a Joke at Second Base, Bu is Great on the First Sack, Page 16)
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Rollie ZeiderRollie Zeider 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Rollie ZeiderRollie Zeider 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 |
| 1910 | 27 | White Sox | 136 | 498 | 57 | 108 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 62 | - | 41 | 20 | 0 | 1 | - | .217 | .305 | .243 |
| 1911 | 28 | White Sox | 73 | 217 | 39 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 29 | - | 17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | - | .253 | .347 | .295 |
| 1912 | 29 | White Sox | 130 | 420 | 57 | 103 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 50 | - | 40 | 24 | 0 | 3 | - | .245 | .330 | .329 |
| 1913 | 30 | White Sox | 16 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .350 | .458 | .350 |
| 1913 | 30 | Yankees | 50 | 159 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | - | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | .233 | .341 | .245 |
| 1914 | 31 | Whales | 119 | 452 | 60 | 124 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 44 | - | 28 | 18 | 0 | 4 | - | .274 | .344 | .319 |
| 1915 | 32 | Whales | 129 | 494 | 65 | 112 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 43 | - | 24 | 15 | 0 | 6 | - | .227 | .297 | .279 |
| 1916 | 33 | Cubs | 98 | 345 | 29 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 26 | - | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | - | .235 | .294 | .287 |
| 1917 | 34 | Cubs | 108 | 354 | 36 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | - | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | - | .243 | .302 | .294 |
| 1918 | 35 | Cubs | 82 | 251 | 31 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | - | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | .223 | .288 | .251 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 941 | 3,210 | 393 | 769 | 89 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 253 | 334 | - | 236 | 122 | 0 | 22 | - | .240 | .315 | .286 | ||
Rollie ZeiderRollie Zeider Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1910 White Sox | 2B | 88 | 86 | 3,449 | 480 | 5.5 | 447 | 205 | 242 | 33 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 3.50 |
| 1910 White Sox | 3B | 4 | 4 | 108 | 23 | 5.8 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 5.00 |
| 1910 White Sox | SS | 45 | 45 | 1,151 | 241 | 5.4 | 217 | 100 | 117 | 24 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 5.09 |
| 1911 White Sox | 1B | 29 | 28 | 707 | 318 | 11.0 | 317 | 295 | 22 | 1 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 12.11 |
| 1911 White Sox | 2B | 9 | 8 | 182 | 37 | 4.1 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .865 | 4.75 |
| 1911 White Sox | 3B | 11 | 9 | 240 | 23 | 2.1 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.48 |
| 1911 White Sox | SS | 17 | 14 | 366 | 88 | 5.2 | 78 | 34 | 44 | 10 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 5.75 |
| 1912 White Sox | 1B | 67 | 66 | 1,764 | 752 | 11.2 | 736 | 682 | 54 | 16 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 11.27 |
| 1912 White Sox | 3B | 53 | 52 | 1,398 | 176 | 3.3 | 165 | 57 | 108 | 11 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 3.19 |
| 1912 White Sox | SS | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
| 1913 White Sox | 1B | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.36 |
| 1913 White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1913 White Sox | 3B | 6 | 2 | 69 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.65 |
| 1913 Yankees | 1B | 4 | 4 | 99 | 41 | 10.3 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 10.91 |
| 1913 Yankees | 2B | 20 | 20 | 522 | 100 | 5.0 | 95 | 51 | 44 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.91 |
| 1913 Yankees | 3B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
| 1913 Yankees | SS | 23 | 21 | 549 | 111 | 4.8 | 100 | 48 | 52 | 11 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .901 | 4.92 |
| 1914 Whales | 3B | 117 | 116 | 2,963 | 393 | 3.4 | 368 | 151 | 217 | 25 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 3.35 |
| 1914 Whales | SS | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.84 |
| 1915 Whales | 2B | 83 | 82 | 2,183 | 476 | 5.7 | 448 | 208 | 240 | 28 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 5.54 |
| 1915 Whales | 3B | 30 | 30 | 756 | 101 | 3.4 | 97 | 40 | 57 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.46 |
| 1915 Whales | SS | 21 | 15 | 375 | 91 | 4.3 | 86 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 6.19 |
| 1916 Cubs | 1B | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.63 |
| 1916 Cubs | 2B | 33 | 26 | 696 | 146 | 4.4 | 140 | 59 | 81 | 6 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 5.43 |
| 1916 Cubs | 3B | 55 | 51 | 164 | 180 | 3.3 | 167 | 59 | 108 | 13 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 27.49 |
| 1916 Cubs | LF | 6 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
| 1916 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1916 Cubs | SS | 5 | 3 | 81 | 20 | 4.0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 6.00 |
| 1917 Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1917 Cubs | 2B | 24 | 20 | 510 | 130 | 5.4 | 127 | 51 | 76 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 6.72 |
| 1917 Cubs | 3B | 27 | 22 | 495 | 81 | 3.0 | 75 | 20 | 55 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 4.09 |
| 1917 Cubs | CF | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| 1917 Cubs | SS | 48 | 41 | 990 | 191 | 4.0 | 172 | 77 | 95 | 19 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .901 | 4.69 |
| 1918 Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.27 |
| 1918 Cubs | 2B | 73 | 72 | 1,830 | 365 | 5.0 | 349 | 142 | 207 | 16 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 5.15 |
| 1918 Cubs | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 331 | 314 | 9,383 | 1,735 | 5.2 | 1,639 | 736 | 903 | 96 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 4.72 | |
| 3B Totals | 306 | 289 | 6,274 | 1,001 | 3.3 | 938 | 355 | 583 | 63 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 4.04 | |
| SS Totals | 162 | 141 | 3,561 | 749 | 4.6 | 677 | 304 | 373 | 72 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 5.13 | |
| 1B Totals | 107 | 98 | 2,665 | 1,133 | 10.6 | 1,115 | 1,033 | 82 | 18 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 11.30 | |
| LF Totals | 6 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 | |
| 9 Years | 914 | 847 | 21,999 | 4,627 | 5.1 | 4,378 | 2,436 | 1,942 | 249 | 266 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 5.37 | |
Rollie ZeiderRollie Zeider 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 |
| 1910 White Sox | 49 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.1 | 16.1 | - | - | - |
| 1911 White Sox | 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 108.5 | 12.8 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
| 1912 White Sox | 47 | 28 | .627 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 420.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1913 White Sox | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1913 Yankees | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.7 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| 1914 Whales | 35 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 452.0 | 16.1 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
| 1915 Whales | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.6 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
| 1916 Cubs | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 345.0 | 13.3 | 15.7 | - | - | - |
| 1917 Cubs | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.8 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
| 1918 Cubs | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.6 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 223 | 28 | .888 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 642.0 | 13.6 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
Rollie ZeiderRollie Zeider Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1910 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1911 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 New York Yankees | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1914 Chicago Whales | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1915 Chicago Whales | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1917 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1918 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
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Did you know that Rollie Zeider, on May 6, 1914, playing for the Chicago Whales, at home against the Buffalo Blues, in the bottom of the fourth inning, no outs, connected for the first grand slam hit by a Federal League player?

Rollie Zeider | 1914 Cracker Jack Baseball Card (#60) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Rollie Zeider played for the Chicago White Sox (1910-1913), the Chicago Whales (1914-1915), and the Chicago Cubs (1916-1918) - one of only two players in baseball history to take the field for all three Chicago-based Major League teams! Who was the other player? [Answer]
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