1942
Born December 14, 1942
Franklin, NC, USA
Jim Roland Notable
b. December 14, 1942 · Minnesota Twins 1962–1964, 1966–1968, Oakland Athletics 1969–1972, New York Yankees 1972, Texas Rangers 1972
Jim Roland played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1962 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1972.
He went 19 and 17 with a 3.22 earned run average, pitching 450 innings in 216 games. He struck out 272 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 217 games he batted .071, with 6 hits and 3 runs.
He was born in Franklin, NC, USA on December 14, 1942, and died on March 6, 2010. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | MIN | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | MIN | 30 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .148 |
| 1966 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | MIN | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | MIN | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | OAK | 39 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .095 |
| 1970 | OAK | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | OAK | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | NYY/OAK/TEX | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 217 | 84 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | .071 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1963 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 32 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 2.57 |
| 1964 | MIN | 2 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 94.1 | 76 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 4.10 |
| 1966 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1967 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 35.2 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 3.03 |
| 1968 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 61.2 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 3.50 |
| 1969 | OAK | 5 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 86.1 | 59 | 21 | 46 | 48 | 2.19 |
| 1970 | OAK | 3 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 43.1 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 2.70 |
| 1971 | OAK | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 45.1 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 3.18 |
| 1972 | NYY/OAK/TEX | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 5.28 |
| Career | — | 19 | 17 | 216 | 29 | 9 | 450.1 | 357 | 161 | 229 | 272 | 3.22 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died March 6, 2010
1962
Major-league debut: Jim Roland
Jim Roland made a major-league debut on September 20, 1962.
1972
Final major-league game: Jim Roland
Jim Roland played a final major-league game on September 16, 1972.