1938
Born April 16, 1938
Mount Pleasant, PA, USA
Rich Rollins Notable
b. April 16, 1938 · Minnesota Twins 1961–1968, Seattle Pilots 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970, Cleveland Indians 1970
Rich Rollins played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Minnesota Twins in 1961 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1970.
Across 1,002 games he batted .269, with 887 hits and 419 runs. He finished with 77 home runs, 125 doubles and 17 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples once, in 1964, with 10. He played 830 games at third base, with 1,582 assists and 129 errors. He turned 133 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1962.
He was born in Mount Pleasant, PA, USA on April 16, 1938, and died on May 13, 2025. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1962 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | MIN | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| 1962 | MIN | 159 | 624 | 96 | 186 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 96 | 75 | 61 | 3 | .298 |
| 1963 | MIN | 136 | 531 | 75 | 163 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 36 | 59 | 2 | .307 |
| 1964 | MIN | 148 | 596 | 87 | 161 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 53 | 80 | 2 | .270 |
| 1965 | MIN | 140 | 469 | 59 | 117 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 54 | 4 | .249 |
| 1966 | MIN | 90 | 269 | 30 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 0 | .245 |
| 1967 | MIN | 109 | 339 | 31 | 83 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 58 | 1 | .245 |
| 1968 | MIN | 93 | 203 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 34 | 3 | .241 |
| 1969 | SEP | 58 | 187 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 2 | .225 |
| 1970 | CLE/MIL | 56 | 68 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .221 |
| Career | — | 1002 | 3303 | 419 | 887 | 125 | 20 | 77 | 399 | 266 | 410 | 17 | .269 |
On this day & linked events
2025
Died May 13, 2025
1961
Major-league debut: Rich Rollins
Rich Rollins made a major-league debut on June 16, 1961.
1970
Final major-league game: Rich Rollins
Rich Rollins played a final major-league game on September 26, 1970.
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