1902
Born August 28, 1902
St. Louis, MO, USA
Wally Roettger Notable
b. August 28, 1902 · St. Louis Cardinals 1927–1929, 1931, New York Giants 1930, Cincinnati Reds 1931–1933, Pittsburgh Pirates 1934
Wally Roettger played for four clubs across eight seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1927 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1934.
Across 599 games he batted .285, with 556 hits and 192 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 96 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 510 games in the outfield, with 1,081 putouts and 16 errors.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on August 28, 1902, and died on September 14, 1951. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | STL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1928 | STL | 68 | 261 | 27 | 89 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 10 | 22 | 2 | .341 |
| 1929 | STL | 79 | 269 | 27 | 68 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 27 | 0 | .253 |
| 1930 | NYG | 121 | 420 | 51 | 119 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 29 | 1 | .283 |
| 1931 | CIN/STL | 89 | 336 | 41 | 108 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 23 | 1 | .321 |
| 1932 | CIN | 106 | 347 | 26 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 24 | 0 | .277 |
| 1933 | CIN | 84 | 209 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .239 |
| 1934 | PIT | 47 | 106 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .245 |
| Career | — | 599 | 1949 | 192 | 556 | 96 | 23 | 19 | 245 | 99 | 143 | 4 | .285 |
On this day & linked events
1951
Died September 14, 1951
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