Roy Hartzell Notable

b. July 6, 1881 · St. Louis Browns 1906–1910, New York Highlanders 1911–1912, New York Yankees 1913–1916

Roy Hartzell played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1906 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1916.

Across 1,290 games he batted .252, with 1,146 hits and 503 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 112 doubles, 55 triples and 182 stolen bases.

He played 550 games in the outfield, with 893 putouts and 42 errors. He also played 440 games at third base, 155 games at shortstop and 112 games at second base.

He was born in Golden, CO, USA on July 6, 1881, and died on November 6, 1961. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1906	SLB	113	404	43	86	7	0	0	24	19	45	21	.213
1907	SLB	60	220	20	52	3	5	0	13	11	19	7	.236
1908	SLB	115	422	41	112	5	6	2	32	19	38	24	.265
1909	SLB	152	595	64	161	12	5	0	32	29	50	14	.271
1910	SLB	151	542	52	118	13	5	2	30	49	43	18	.218
1911	NYY	144	527	67	156	17	11	3	91	63	34	22	.296
1912	NYY	125	416	50	113	10	11	1	38	64	35	20	.272
1913	NYY	141	490	60	127	18	1	0	38	67	40	26	.259
1914	NYY	137	481	55	112	15	9	1	32	68	38	22	.233
1915	NYY	119	387	39	97	11	2	3	60	57	37	7	.251
1916	NYY	33	64	12	12	1	0	0	7	9	3	1	.188
Career	—	1290	4548	503	1146	112	55	12	397	455	382	182	.252

On this day & linked events

1881

Born July 6, 1881

Golden, CO, USA

1961

Died November 6, 1961

1906

Major-league debut: Roy Hartzell

Roy Hartzell made a major-league debut on April 17, 1906.

1916

Final major-league game: Roy Hartzell

Roy Hartzell played a final major-league game on July 25, 1916.

Image: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), public domain