1911
Born April 10, 1911
Evansville, IL, USA
Roger Wolff Notable
b. April 10, 1911 · Philadelphia Athletics 1941–1943, Washington Senators 1944–1946, Cleveland Indians 1947, Pittsburgh Pirates 1947
Roger Wolff played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1941 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947.
He went 52 and 69 with a 3.41 earned run average, pitching 1,025.3 innings in 182 games. He struck out 430, completed 63 of his 128 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 182 games he batted .122, with 41 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Evansville, IL, USA on April 10, 1911, and died on March 23, 1994. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1942 | PHA | 32 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 0 | .088 |
| 1943 | PHA | 41 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .122 |
| 1944 | WSH | 33 | 55 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .218 |
| 1945 | WSH | 33 | 84 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .107 |
| 1946 | WSH | 21 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .103 |
| 1947 | CLE/PIT | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 182 | 337 | 18 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 93 | 0 | .122 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | PHA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3.18 |
| 1942 | PHA | 12 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 214.1 | 206 | 79 | 69 | 94 | 3.32 |
| 1943 | PHA | 10 | 15 | 41 | 26 | 6 | 221.0 | 232 | 87 | 72 | 91 | 3.54 |
| 1944 | WSH | 4 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 155.0 | 186 | 86 | 60 | 73 | 4.99 |
| 1945 | WSH | 20 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 250.0 | 200 | 59 | 53 | 108 | 2.12 |
| 1946 | WSH | 5 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 122.0 | 115 | 35 | 30 | 50 | 2.58 |
| 1947 | CLE/PIT | 1 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 46.0 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 7.04 |
| Career | — | 52 | 69 | 182 | 128 | 13 | 1025.1 | 1018 | 388 | 316 | 430 | 3.41 |
On this day & linked events
1994