Jack Rothrock Notable

b. March 14, 1905 · Boston Red Sox 1925–1932, Chicago White Sox 1932, St. Louis Cardinals 1934–1935, Philadelphia Athletics 1937

Jack Rothrock played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1925 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937.

Across 1,014 games he batted .276, with 924 hits and 498 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 162 doubles and 75 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 639 games in the outfield, with 1,408 putouts and 35 errors.

He was born in Long Beach, CA, USA on March 14, 1905, and died on February 2, 1980. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1925	BOS	22	55	6	19	3	3	0	7	3	7	0	.345
1926	BOS	15	17	3	5	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	.294
1927	BOS	117	428	61	111	24	8	1	36	24	46	5	.259
1928	BOS	117	344	52	92	9	4	3	22	33	40	12	.267
1929	BOS	143	473	70	142	19	7	6	59	43	47	23	.300
1930	BOS	45	65	4	18	3	1	0	4	2	9	0	.277
1931	BOS	133	475	81	132	32	3	4	42	47	48	13	.278
1932	BOS/CHW	51	112	11	22	3	1	0	6	10	14	4	.196
1934	STL	154	647	106	184	35	3	11	72	49	56	10	.284
1935	STL	129	502	76	137	18	5	3	56	57	29	7	.273
1937	PHA	88	232	28	62	15	0	0	21	28	15	1	.267
Career	—	1014	3350	498	924	162	35	28	327	299	312	75	.276

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1928	BOS	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1905

Born March 14, 1905

Long Beach, CA, USA

1980

Died February 2, 1980

1925

Major-league debut: Jack Rothrock

Jack Rothrock made a major-league debut on July 28, 1925.

1937

Final major-league game: Jack Rothrock

Jack Rothrock played a final major-league game on October 2, 1937.