Braggo Roth
[edit] Biography
Braggo Roth (Robert Frank Roth) was born on August 28, 1892 in Burlington, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1914 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 7 home runs and 55 RBI. Roth played for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and New York Yankees over the course of his 8 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Braggo Roth's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1920, when he hit for a .291 average and knocked in 92 runs. However, others believe that it was 1917, when he stole 51 bases, hit for a .285 average and knocked in 72 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1914
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 126
| 14
| 37
| 1
| 10
| .294
| .355
| .444
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 25
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 144
| 23
| 43
| 4
| 20
| .299
| .399
| .507
| 4
| 7
| 22
| 22
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| 70
| 240
| 44
| 60
| 3
| 35
| .250
| .338
| .396
| 6
| 10
| 29
| 50
| 3
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| 109
| 384
| 67
| 103
| 7
| 55
| .268
| .361
| .438
| 10
| 17
| 51
| 72
| 5
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| 125
| 409
| 50
| 117
| 4
| 72
| .286
| .350
| .396
| 19
| 7
| 38
| 48
| 2
| 16
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| CLE
| A
| 145
| 495
| 69
| 141
| 1
| 72
| .285
| .355
| .388
| 30
| 9
| 52
| 73
| 2
| 20
| 51
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| CLE
| A
| 106
| 375
| 53
| 106
| 1
| 59
| .283
| .383
| .411
| 21
| 12
| 53
| 41
| 8
| 12
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| PHI
| A
| 48
| 195
| 33
| 63
| 5
| 29
| .323
| .377
| .549
| 13
| 8
| 15
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| BOS
| A
| 63
| 227
| 32
| 58
| 0
| 23
| .256
| .337
| .330
| 9
| 4
| 24
| 32
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| TOT
| A
| 111
| 422
| 65
| 121
| 5
| 52
| .287
| .355
| .431
| 22
| 12
| 39
| 53
| 6
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| WAS
| A
| 138
| 468
| 80
| 136
| 9
| 92
| .291
| .395
| .432
| 23
| 8
| 75
| 57
| 6
| 12
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| 43
| 152
| 29
| 43
| 2
| 10
| .283
| .370
| .408
| 9
| 2
| 19
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 811
| 2831
| 427
| 804
| 30
| 422
| .284
| .367
| .416
| 138
| 73
| 335
| 389
| 35
| 83
| 189
| 0
| 0
|
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| 1914
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 43
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .837
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1915
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 20
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1917
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 228
| 18
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1918
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 16
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1919
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1919
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1919
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 8
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1920
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1921
| NY
| A
| OF
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 727
| 0
| 0
| 1184
| 97
| 76
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 43
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .837
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ed Klepfer, $31500 and a player to be named later to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Shoeless Joe Jackson (August 21, 1915); Cleveland Indians received Larry Chappell (February 14, 1916).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Larry Gardner, Elmer Myers and Charlie Jamieson (March 1, 1919).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Red Shannon to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Amos Strunk and Jack Barry (June 27, 1919).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Red Shannon to Washington Senators in exchange for Mike Menosky, Harry Harper and Eddie Foster (January 20, 1920).
- Traded by Washington Senators to New York Yankees in exchange for Duffy Lewis and George Mogridge (December 31, 1920).
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