James Roseman Notable

b. July 4, 1856 · Troy Trojans 1882, New York Metropolitans 1883–1887, Philadelphia Athletics 1887, Brooklyn Grays 1887, St. Louis Browns 1890, Louisville Colonels 1890

James Roseman played for six clubs across nine seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Troy Trojans in 1882 and closing with the Louisville Colonels in 1890. His longest stay was with the New York Metropolitans, from 1883 to 1887.

Across 681 games he batted .263, with 726 hits and 443 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 120 doubles and 19 stolen bases. He went 0 and 1 with a 7.88 earned run average, pitching 16 innings in 4 games. He struck out 1.

He played 654 games in the outfield, with 953 putouts and 162 errors.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on July 4, 1856, and died on July 4, 1938. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1882	TRO	82	331	41	78	21	6	1	29	3	41	0	.236
1883	NYP	93	398	48	100	13	6	0	0	11	0	0	.251
1884	NYP	107	436	97	130	16	11	4	0	21	0	0	.298
1885	NYP	101	410	72	114	13	14	4	46	25	0	0	.278
1886	NYP	134	559	90	127	19	10	5	53	24	0	6	.227
1887	BRO/NYP/PHA	82	317	48	72	12	2	1	36	19	27	6	.227
1890	LOU/STL	82	310	47	105	26	0	2	58	30	0	7	.339
Career	—	681	2761	443	726	120	49	17	222	133	68	19	.263

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1885	NYP	1	1	1	1.0	3	3	2	0	27.00
1886	NYP	0	1	0	7.0	6	4	0	0	5.14
1887	NYP	0	2	0	8.0	11	7	5	1	7.88
Career	—	1	4	1	16.0	20	14	7	1	7.88

On this day & linked events

1856

Born July 4, 1856

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1938

Died July 4, 1938

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