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Larry Rosenthal Notable

b. May 21, 1910 · Chicago White Sox 1936–1941, Cleveland Indians 1941, New York Yankees 1944, Philadelphia Athletics 1944–1945

Larry Rosenthal played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1936 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1945.

Across 579 games he batted .263, with 390 hits and 240 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 75 doubles and 13 stolen bases.

He played 410 games in the outfield, with 923 putouts and 20 errors.

He was born in St. Paul, MN, USA on May 21, 1910, and died on March 4, 1992. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1936 CHW 853177189 1583 4659372 .281
1937 CHW 58972028 530 99201 .289
1938 CHW 611051430 511 1212130 .286
1939 CHW 1073245086 21510 5153466 .265
1940 CHW 1072764683 1456 4264322 .301
1941 CHW/CLE 651341928 711 921151 .209
1944 NYY/PHA 681551431 501 1524241 .200
1945 PHA 2875615 320 5980 .200
Career 5791483240390 752522 18925119513 .263

On this day & linked events

1910

Born May 21, 1910

St. Paul, MN, USA

1992

Died March 4, 1992

1936

Major-league debut: Larry Rosenthal

Larry Rosenthal made a major-league debut on June 20, 1936.

1945

Final major-league game: Larry Rosenthal

Larry Rosenthal played a final major-league game on June 22, 1945.