1919
Born April 21, 1919
North Tonawanda, NY, USA
Stan Rojek Notable
b. April 21, 1919 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1942, 1946–1947, Pittsburgh Pirates 1948–1951, St. Louis Cardinals 1951, St. Louis Browns 1952
Stan Rojek played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1952.
Across 522 games he batted .266, with 470 hits and 225 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 67 doubles and 32 stolen bases.
He played 463 games at shortstop, with 1,315 assists and 74 errors. He turned 273 double plays.
He was born in North Tonawanda, NY, USA on April 21, 1919, and died on July 9, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BRO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | BRO | 45 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| 1947 | BRO | 32 | 80 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .263 |
| 1948 | PIT | 156 | 641 | 85 | 186 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 61 | 41 | 24 | .290 |
| 1949 | PIT | 144 | 557 | 72 | 136 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 31 | 4 | .244 |
| 1950 | PIT | 76 | 230 | 28 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 2 | .257 |
| 1951 | PIT/STL | 59 | 202 | 21 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .267 |
| 1952 | SLB | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 522 | 1764 | 225 | 470 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 122 | 152 | 100 | 32 | .266 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died July 9, 1997
1942
Major-league debut: Stan Rojek
Stan Rojek made a major-league debut on September 22, 1942.
1952
Final major-league game: Stan Rojek
Stan Rojek played a final major-league game on May 13, 1952.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain