Billy Rogell
[edit] Biography
Billy Rogell (William George Rogell) was born on November 24, 1904 in Springfield, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1925 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1925, his rookie year, he hit .195 with 0 home runs and 17 RBI. Rogell played for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Rogell's best season was 1934, when he hit for a .296 average and knocked in 100 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1925
| BOS
| A
| 58
| 169
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 17
| .195
| .244
| .237
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| 82
| 207
| 35
| 55
| 2
| 28
| .266
| .342
| .420
| 14
| 6
| 24
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| 102
| 296
| 33
| 69
| 0
| 29
| .233
| .295
| .294
| 10
| 4
| 22
| 47
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| 54
| 144
| 20
| 24
| 0
| 9
| .167
| .250
| .222
| 4
| 2
| 15
| 23
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| DET
| A
| 48
| 185
| 21
| 56
| 2
| 24
| .303
| .383
| .432
| 12
| 3
| 24
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| DET
| A
| 144
| 554
| 88
| 150
| 9
| 61
| .271
| .332
| .394
| 29
| 6
| 50
| 38
| 1
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| 155
| 587
| 67
| 173
| 0
| 57
| .295
| .381
| .404
| 42
| 11
| 79
| 33
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| 154
| 592
| 114
| 175
| 3
| 100
| .296
| .374
| .392
| 32
| 8
| 74
| 36
| 0
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| 150
| 560
| 88
| 154
| 6
| 71
| .275
| .367
| .387
| 23
| 11
| 80
| 29
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 146
| 585
| 85
| 160
| 6
| 68
| .274
| .357
| .368
| 27
| 5
| 73
| 41
| 3
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| 146
| 536
| 85
| 148
| 8
| 64
| .276
| .376
| .403
| 30
| 7
| 83
| 48
| 3
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| DET
| A
| 136
| 501
| 76
| 130
| 3
| 55
| .259
| .373
| .353
| 22
| 8
| 86
| 37
| 5
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 74
| 174
| 24
| 40
| 2
| 23
| .230
| .330
| .333
| 6
| 3
| 26
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1940
| CHI
| N
| 33
| 59
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .136
| .164
| .186
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 33
| 59
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .136
| .164
| .186
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1449
| 5090
| 748
| 1367
| 41
| 606
| .269
| .353
| .372
| 256
| 75
| 647
| 408
| 21
| 98
| 81
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1482
| 5149
| 755
| 1375
| 42
| 609
| .267
| .351
| .370
| 256
| 75
| 649
| 416
| 21
| 100
| 82
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1925
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1925
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 145
| 17
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 123
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1927
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 101
| 159
| 18
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 73
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| SS
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 95
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1931
| DET
| A
| SS
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 182
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1932
| DET
| A
| SS
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 275
| 433
| 42
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1932
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| SS
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 526
| 51
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| SS
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 259
| 518
| 31
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| SS
| 150
| 0
| 0
| 280
| 512
| 24
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| SS
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 462
| 27
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| SS
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 323
| 451
| 26
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1938
| DET
| A
| SS
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 291
| 431
| 31
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| SS
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 90
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 40
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1940
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1940
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 159
| 230
| 23
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1235
| 0
| 0
| 2362
| 3886
| 287
| 805
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 199
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dick Bartell (December 6, 1939).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (August 28, 1940).
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