Rollie Hemsley
Ralston Burdett Hemsley
Born: June 24, 1907
Syracuse, OH USA
Deceased: 1972
Washington, DC USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1928-1947
Minor League Statistics
Rollie Hemsley compiled a career batting average of .262 with 31 home runs and 555 RBI in his 1593-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1928 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign.
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Chicago Cubs |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 St. Louis Browns |
 Cleveland Indians |
 New York Yankees |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 140 | 133 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .271 | .292 | .331 | .623 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 255 | 235 | 31 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .289 | .321 | .404 | .725 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 104 | 356 | 324 | 45 | 82 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 21 | .253 | .301 | .367 | .668 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .171 | .237 | .257 | .494 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 224 | 204 | 28 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 30 | .309 | .362 | .475 | .837 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 60 | 165 | 151 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .238 | .286 | .424 | .710 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 122 | 116 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .190 | .230 | .259 | .488 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 32 | 107 | 95 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .242 | .321 | .316 | .637 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 123 | 473 | 431 | 47 | 133 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 37 | .309 | .355 | .427 | .782 | 184 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 144 | 560 | 504 | 57 | 146 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 41 | .290 | .349 | .381 | .730 | 192 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 116 | 427 | 377 | 43 | 99 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 30 | .263 | .343 | .353 | .696 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 100 | 364 | 334 | 30 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | .222 | .276 | .302 | .578 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 66 | 230 | 203 | 27 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | .296 | .367 | .409 | .776 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 107 | 432 | 395 | 58 | 104 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 26 | .263 | .309 | .342 | .651 | 135 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 119 | 443 | 416 | 46 | 111 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 25 | .267 | .304 | .368 | .671 | 153 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 98 | 309 | 288 | 29 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 19 | .240 | .284 | .330 | .614 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 119 | 115 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .113 | .143 | .157 | .299 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | 31 | 92 | 85 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .294 | .333 | .353 | .686 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | 62 | 199 | 180 | 12 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .239 | .290 | .339 | .629 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | New York Yankees | 81 | 299 | 284 | 23 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .268 | .290 | .366 | .656 | 104 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 152 | 139 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .223 | .270 | .266 | .536 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1593 | 5509 | 5047 | 562 | 1321 | 257 | 72 | 31 | 555 | 29 | 18 | 357 | 395 | .262 | .311 | .360 | .671 | 1815 | 54 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 127 | 24 | 6 | 4 | .962 | 3.082 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1929 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 240 | 48 | 14 | 7 | .954 | 3.600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 325 | 50 | 8 | 11 | .979 | 3.827 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 236 | 40 | 7 | 5 | .975 | 5.208 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 173 | 17 | 5 | 3 | .974 | 4.043 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 109 | 22 | 4 | 1 | .970 | 3.195 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 98 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .965 | 4.111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 487 | 92 | 16 | 15 | .973 | 5.079 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 510 | 105 | 13 | 10 | .979 | 4.362 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 68 | 13 | 16 | .969 | 3.579 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 332 | 70 | 13 | 13 | .969 | 4.277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 358 | 38 | 8 | 5 | .980 | 6.828 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 499 | 58 | 9 | 7 | .984 | 5.255 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 591 | 65 | 4 | 8 | .994 | 5.607 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 401 | 42 | 9 | 8 | .980 | 4.615 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .991 | 3.931 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 199 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .982 | 6.294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 | 31 | 5 | 3 | .981 | 5.096 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 298 | 41 | 6 | 7 | .983 | 4.461 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 170 | 42 | 5 | 10 | .977 | 4.711 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1491 | 0 | 0.0 | 5887 | 899 | 154 | 141 | .978 | 4.551 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | C | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Awards
1938 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C2
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