Chief Roseman
[edit] Biography
Chief Roseman (James John Roseman) was born on July 4, 1856 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1882 for the Troy Trojans. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .236 with 1 home run and 29 RBI. Roseman played for the Troy Trojans, New York Metropolitans, Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers, St. Louis Browns and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Chief Roseman's best season was 1886, when he knocked in 53 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1882
| TRO
| N
| 82
| 331
| 41
| 78
| 1
| 29
| .236
| .243
| .344
| 21
| 6
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| NY
| a
| 93
| 398
| 48
| 100
| 0
| 0
| .251
| .271
| .314
| 13
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| NY
| a
| 107
| 436
| 97
| 130
| 4
| 0
| .298
| .339
| .413
| 16
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| NY
| a
| 101
| 410
| 72
| 114
| 4
| 46
| .278
| .335
| .407
| 13
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| NY
| a
| 134
| 559
| 90
| 127
| 5
| 53
| .227
| .269
| .324
| 19
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| 21
| 73
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .219
| .352
| .274
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 60
| 241
| 30
| 55
| 1
| 27
| .228
| .265
| .290
| 10
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BRO
| a
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| 82
| 317
| 48
| 72
| 1
| 36
| .227
| .290
| .287
| 12
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 80
| 302
| 47
| 103
| 2
| 58
| .341
| .449
| .447
| 26
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| LOU
| a
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| TOT
| a
| 82
| 310
| 47
| 105
| 2
| 58
| .339
| .444
| .442
| 26
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 82
| 331
| 41
| 78
| 1
| 29
| .236
| .243
| .344
| 21
| 6
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 599
| 2430
| 402
| 648
| 16
| 193
| .267
| .320
| .363
| 99
| 43
| 130
| 0
| 62
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 681
| 2761
| 443
| 726
| 17
| 222
| .263
| .312
| .360
| 120
| 49
| 133
| 41
| 62
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1882
| TRO
| N
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 21
| 22
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| 1883
| NY
| a
| OF
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 19
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .855
|
| 1883
| NY
| a
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1884
| NY
| a
| OF
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 157
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1885
| NY
| a
| OF
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 9
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .865
|
| 1885
| NY
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| NY
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| NY
| a
| OF
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 18
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .821
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| OF
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .868
|
| 1887
| BRO
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 11
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .856
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| OF
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .819
|
| 1890
| STL
| a
| 1B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 10
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1890
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| 1890
| TOT
| a
| 1B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 235
| 10
| 9
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 275
| 10
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 654
| 0
| 0
| 953
| 97
| 162
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .866
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1885
| NY
| a
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 27.00
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| NY
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.14
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.88
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7.88
| 1
| 25
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by New York Metropolitans to Philadelphia Athletics for $750 (@March 5, 1887).
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