Rocky Bridges Notable

b. August 7, 1927 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1951–1952, Cincinnati Reds 1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954–1957, Washington Senators 1957–1958, Detroit Tigers 1959–1960, Cleveland Indians 1960, St. Louis Cardinals 1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961

Rocky Bridges played for eight clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels in 1961.

Across 919 games he batted .247, with 562 hits and 245 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 80 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 447 games at shortstop, with 1,161 assists and 62 errors. He turned 244 double plays. He also played 270 games at second base and 191 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1958.

He was born in Refugio, TX, USA on August 7, 1927, and died on January 28, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1958

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1951	BRO	63	134	13	34	7	0	1	15	10	10	0	.254
1952	BRO	51	56	9	11	3	0	0	2	7	9	0	.196
1953	CIN	122	432	52	98	13	2	1	21	37	42	6	.227
1954	CIN	53	52	4	12	1	0	0	2	7	7	0	.231
1955	CIN	95	168	20	48	4	0	1	18	15	19	1	.286
1956	CIN	71	19	9	4	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	.211
1957	CIN/WSH	125	392	41	89	17	2	3	47	41	33	0	.227
1958	WSH	116	377	38	99	14	3	5	28	27	32	0	.263
1959	DET	116	381	38	102	16	3	3	35	30	35	1	.268
1960	CLE/DET/STL	23	32	1	10	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	.313
1961	LAA	84	229	20	55	5	1	2	15	26	37	1	.240
Career	—	919	2272	245	562	80	11	16	187	205	229	10	.247

On this day & linked events

1927

Born August 7, 1927

Refugio, TX, USA

2015

Died January 28, 2015

1951

Major-league debut: Rocky Bridges

Rocky Bridges made a major-league debut on April 17, 1951.

1961

Final major-league game: Rocky Bridges

Rocky Bridges played a final major-league game on October 1, 1961.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain