1914
Born July 3, 1914
Buffalo, NY, USA
Buddy Rosar Notable
b. July 3, 1914 · New York Yankees 1939–1942, Cleveland Indians 1943–1944, Philadelphia Athletics 1945–1949, Boston Red Sox 1950–1951
Buddy Rosar played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1939 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1951. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Athletics, from 1945 to 1949.
Across 988 games he batted .261, with 836 hits and 335 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 147 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He played 934 games behind the plate, with 3,845 putouts and 36 errors. He turned 92 double plays.
He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1942 and 1948. He hit for the cycle in 1940.
He was born in Buffalo, NY, USA on July 3, 1914, and died on March 13, 1994. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 5 | 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NYY | 43 | 105 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | .276 |
| 1940 | NYY | 73 | 228 | 34 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | .298 |
| 1941 | NYY | 67 | 209 | 25 | 60 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 0 | .287 |
| 1942 | NYY | 69 | 209 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 20 | 1 | .230 |
| 1943 | CLE | 115 | 382 | 53 | 108 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 0 | .283 |
| 1944 | CLE | 99 | 331 | 29 | 87 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 1 | .263 |
| 1945 | PHA | 92 | 300 | 23 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 2 | .210 |
| 1946 | PHA | 121 | 424 | 34 | 120 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 36 | 17 | 1 | .283 |
| 1947 | PHA | 102 | 359 | 40 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 1 | .259 |
| 1948 | PHA | 90 | 302 | 30 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 0 | .255 |
| 1949 | PHA | 32 | 95 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 1950 | BOS | 27 | 84 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .298 |
| 1951 | BOS | 58 | 170 | 11 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 0 | .229 |
| Career | — | 988 | 3198 | 335 | 836 | 147 | 15 | 18 | 367 | 315 | 161 | 17 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Died March 13, 1994
1939
Major-league debut: Buddy Rosar
Buddy Rosar made a major-league debut on April 29, 1939.
1940
Buddy Rosar Hits for the Cycle, 1940
Buddy Rosar hit for the cycle for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on July 19, 1940.
1951
Final major-league game: Buddy Rosar
Buddy Rosar played a final major-league game on September 19, 1951.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain