1906
Born April 13, 1906
Donnellson, IA, USA
Roxie Lawson Notable
b. April 13, 1906 · Cleveland Indians 1930–1931, Detroit Tigers 1933, 1935–1939, St. Louis Browns 1939–1940
Roxie Lawson played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1930 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1940. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1935 to 1939.
He went 47 and 39 with a 5.37 earned run average, pitching 851.7 innings in 208 games. He struck out 258, completed 34 of his 83 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 209 games he batted .173, with 49 hits and 26 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in Donnellson, IA, USA on April 13, 1906, and died on April 9, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1937 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CLE | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .091 |
| 1931 | CLE | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1933 | DET | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1935 | DET | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .308 |
| 1936 | DET | 41 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .222 |
| 1937 | DET | 37 | 81 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .259 |
| 1938 | DET | 27 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .044 |
| 1939 | DET/SLB | 39 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .170 |
| 1940 | SLB | 30 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .045 |
| Career | — | 209 | 283 | 26 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 0 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 33.2 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 6.15 |
| 1931 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 55.2 | 72 | 47 | 36 | 20 | 7.60 |
| 1933 | DET | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7.31 |
| 1935 | DET | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40.0 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 1.57 |
| 1936 | DET | 8 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 128.0 | 139 | 78 | 71 | 34 | 5.48 |
| 1937 | DET | 18 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 217.1 | 236 | 127 | 115 | 68 | 5.26 |
| 1938 | DET | 8 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 127.0 | 154 | 77 | 82 | 39 | 5.46 |
| 1939 | DET/SLB | 4 | 8 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 162.0 | 188 | 95 | 90 | 47 | 5.28 |
| 1940 | SLB | 5 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 72.0 | 77 | 41 | 54 | 18 | 5.13 |
| Career | — | 47 | 39 | 208 | 83 | 11 | 851.2 | 963 | 508 | 512 | 258 | 5.37 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Died April 9, 1977
1930
Major-league debut: Roxie Lawson
Roxie Lawson made a major-league debut on August 3, 1930.
1940
Final major-league game: Roxie Lawson
Roxie Lawson played a final major-league game on September 28, 1940.