Bob Fothergill
[edit] Biography
Bob Fothergill (Robert Roy Fothergill) was born on August 16, 1897 in Massillon, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1922 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1922, his rookie year, he hit .322 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Fothergill played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Fothergill's best season was 1927, when he hit for a .359 average and knocked in 114 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1922
| DET
| A
| 42
| 152
| 20
| 49
| 0
| 29
| .322
| .356
| .454
| 12
| 4
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| DET
| A
| 101
| 241
| 34
| 76
| 1
| 49
| .315
| .358
| .419
| 18
| 2
| 12
| 19
| 4
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| DET
| A
| 54
| 166
| 28
| 50
| 0
| 15
| .301
| .326
| .386
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| DET
| A
| 71
| 204
| 38
| 72
| 2
| 28
| .353
| .377
| .451
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| DET
| A
| 110
| 387
| 63
| 142
| 3
| 73
| .367
| .421
| .506
| 31
| 7
| 33
| 23
| 3
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| DET
| A
| 143
| 527
| 93
| 189
| 9
| 114
| .359
| .413
| .516
| 38
| 9
| 47
| 31
| 2
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| DET
| A
| 111
| 347
| 49
| 110
| 3
| 63
| .317
| .366
| .481
| 28
| 10
| 24
| 19
| 3
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| DET
| A
| 115
| 277
| 42
| 98
| 6
| 62
| .354
| .378
| .570
| 24
| 9
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| 55
| 143
| 14
| 37
| 2
| 14
| .259
| .289
| .406
| 9
| 3
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| 52
| 135
| 10
| 40
| 0
| 24
| .296
| .326
| .363
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| 107
| 278
| 24
| 77
| 2
| 38
| .277
| .307
| .385
| 18
| 3
| 10
| 18
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CHI
| A
| 108
| 312
| 25
| 88
| 3
| 56
| .282
| .323
| .365
| 9
| 4
| 17
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CHI
| A
| 116
| 346
| 36
| 102
| 7
| 50
| .295
| .348
| .431
| 24
| 1
| 27
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| BOS
| A
| 28
| 32
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .344
| .382
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1106
| 3269
| 453
| 1064
| 36
| 582
| .325
| .368
| .459
| 225
| 52
| 202
| 177
| 20
| 88
| 40
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1922
| DET
| A
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1923
| DET
| A
| OF
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1924
| DET
| A
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 89
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1925
| DET
| A
| OF
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1926
| DET
| A
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 245
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1927
| DET
| A
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 315
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1928
| DET
| A
| OF
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1929
| DET
| A
| OF
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1930
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1931
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1932
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1933
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 832
| 0
| 0
| 1646
| 37
| 69
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Detroit Tigers (July 18, 1930).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Johnny Hodapp, Greg Mulleavy and Bob Seeds to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ed Durham and Hal Rhyne (December 15, 1932).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (July 7, 1933).
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