Red Rolfe Notable

b. October 17, 1908 · New York Yankees 1931, 1934–1942

Red Rolfe spent all 12 of his major-league seasons with the New York Yankees as a third baseman, from 1931 to 1942.

Across 1,175 games he batted .289, with 1,394 hits and 942 runs. He finished with 69 home runs, 257 doubles, 67 triples, 526 walks and 44 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1939, with 46. He led the league in hits once, in 1939, with 213. He also led it in runs and triples. He played 1,084 games at third base, with 2,128 assists and 155 errors. He turned 184 double plays.

He was selected to four consecutive All-Star teams, from 1937 to 1940.

He was born in Penacook, NH, USA on October 17, 1908, and died on July 8, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1937, 1938, 1939, 1940
The Sporting News All-Star	3	1937, 1938, 1939
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1938, 1939

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1931	NYY	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1934	NYY	89	279	54	80	13	2	0	18	26	16	2	.287
1935	NYY	149	639	108	192	33	9	5	67	57	39	7	.300
1936	NYY	135	568	116	181	39	15	10	70	68	38	3	.319
1937	NYY	154	648	143	179	34	10	4	62	90	53	4	.276
1938	NYY	151	631	132	196	36	8	10	80	74	44	13	.311
1939	NYY	152	648	139	213	46	10	14	80	81	41	7	.329
1940	NYY	139	588	102	147	26	6	10	53	50	48	4	.250
1941	NYY	136	561	106	148	22	5	8	42	57	38	3	.264
1942	NYY	69	265	42	58	8	2	8	25	23	18	1	.219
Career	—	1175	4827	942	1394	257	67	69	497	526	335	44	.289

On this day & linked events

1908

Born October 17, 1908

Penacook, NH, USA

1969

Died July 8, 1969

1931

Major-league debut: Red Rolfe

Red Rolfe made a major-league debut on June 29, 1931.

1942

Final major-league game: Red Rolfe

Red Rolfe played a final major-league game on September 27, 1942.

Image: The Sporting News, public domain