Rollie Hemsley

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: June 24, 1907 in Syracuse, OH us

Died: July 31, 1972 in Washington, DC

Buried: George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, MD

Debut: April 19, 1928 (Age 20-300d, 6,722nd in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 17, 1947 (Age 39-297d)
vs. NYG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Ralston Burdett Hemsley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.7

5047

1321

.262

562

RBI

555

OBP

.311

SLG

.360

OPS

.671

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-56 / in Starts: 21-41
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 229 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	141 (74-41-26) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 229 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	150 (77-46-26)

Most Driven In
J Burns	6
O Melillo	4
J Moore	3
H Rice	3
L Storti	2
B Campbell	2
G Grantham	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
T Gullic	2
S Adams	2
P Derringer	2
J Moore	2
G Grantham	1
H Rice	1
E Rixey	1
C Reynolds	1

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	379	4 (3)	Apr 21	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	1.10	-0.035	2.79	-0.05%	-0.23	C
2	380	6 (1)	Apr 23	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
3	381	8 (1)	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	7	1.93	-0.134	4.51	-0.19%	-0.55	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	382	15 (6)	May 4	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	7	.74	0.104	1.65	0.14%	1.34	C
5	383	17 (1)	May 7 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	5	1.37	-0.100	4.09	-0.18%	-0.75	C
6	384	20 (2)	May 10 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.200	.250	.267	.517	7	1.52	-0.013	3.41	-0.02%	-0.07	C
7	385	27 (6)	May 17	CIN		BSN	L,0-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	9	.02	0.000	.05	0.00%	-0.14	PH
8	386	28	May 18	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	7	1.10	-0.118	2.71	-0.18%	-1.06	C
9	387	30 (1)	May 20	CIN		PHI	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	9						PR
10	388	31	May 21 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.182	.390	7	1.99	-0.067	4.08	-0.08%	-0.53	C
11	389	33 (1)	May 22	CIN		NYG	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.120	.185	.160	.345	7	.50	-0.049	1.23	-0.07%	-1.36	C
12	390	35 (1)	May 24	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.103	.161	.138	.299	7	.75	-0.103	1.48	-0.12%	-1.83	C
13	391	36	May 25	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.171	.152	.323	7	.49	-0.045	.95	-0.05%	-0.54	C
14	392	38 (1)	May 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.189	.171	.361	8	1.55	-0.004	3.69	-0.01%	0.03	C
15	393	39	May 28 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.154	.195	.205	.400	8	1.56	0.024	4.71	0.04%	0.06	C
16	394	40	May 28 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.200	.233	.433	8	.33	0.052	.92	0.09%	0.60	C
17	395	41	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.217	.405	8	.80	-0.056	2.15	-0.09%	-0.78	C
18	396	42	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.188	.217	.405	5						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	397	47 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.229	.460	8	.74	0.061	2.01	0.10%	0.39	C
20	398	51 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.232	.231	.463	8	1.05	-0.031	1.70	-0.03%	-0.60	C
21	399	54 (2)	Jun 13	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.250	.286	.536	8	.47	0.035	.97	0.04%	0.38	C
22	400	55	Jun 14	CIN		CHC	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.238	.271	.509	8	.35	-0.027	.77	-0.04%	-0.55	C
23	401	57 (1)	Jun 18 (1)	CIN		STL	L,1-13	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.194	.242	.274	.517	8	.10	-0.004	.17	0.00%	0.27	C
24	402	59 (1)	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.288	.545	8	.88	0.045	1.24	0.04%	0.45	C
25	403	61 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.270	.304	.575	8	1.25	-0.131	1.29	-0.08%	-0.95	C
26	404	62	Jun 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-10	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.205	.256	.288	.544	8	.76	-0.054	.67	-0.03%	0.09	C
27	405	65 (2)	Jun 24	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.263	.293	.556	7	.95	0.053	1.10	0.04%	0.40	C
28	406	67 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.263	.293	.556	9						PH
29	407	69 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.256	.286	.542	7	1.93	-0.141	.56	-0.03%	-1.16	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	408	73 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.256	.275	.531	7	1.58	-0.075	.54	-0.02%	-0.47	C
31	409	75 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-4	2-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.250	.268	.518	6	.59	-0.028	.19	-0.01%	-0.23	C
32	410	76	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.250	.267	.517	8	.52	-0.023	.20	-0.01%	0.35	C
33	411	77	Jul 5	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.245	.261	.506	8	.83	-0.043	.42	-0.01%	-0.55	C
34	412	80 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.245	.261	.506	5						PR
35	413	81	Jul 9 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.245	.261	.506	5						PR
36	414	85 (3)	Jul 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.240	.256	.495	7	.38	-0.019	.05	0.00%	-0.23	C
37	415	86	Jul 16 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,1-0	14-GF(15)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.247	.264	.511	4	4.34	0.303	.38	0.02%	1.00	PR C
38	416	87	Jul 16 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.261	.506	8	10.72	-0.258	1.73	-0.03%	-0.72	PH
39	417	91 (3)	Jul 21	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.245	.261	.506	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
40	418	92	Jul 22	CIN		BRO	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.245	.271	.516	6	.16	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.48	C
41	419	93	Jul 23 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.270	.515	7	.48	0.051	.02	0.00%	-0.08	C
42	420	94	Jul 23 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.284	.534	7	1.43	0.103	.09	0.00%	0.93	C
43	421	95	Jul 25	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.276	.519	7	1.51	-0.103	.07	0.00%	-0.78	C
44	422	96	Jul 26	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.204	.246	.278	.523	7	1.13	0.052	.05	0.00%	0.61	C
45	423	97	Jul 27	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.241	.273	.514	7	.96	-0.048	.01	0.00%	-0.45	C
46	424	98	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.233	.263	.496	7	1.27	-0.115	.01	0.00%	-0.95	C
47	425	99	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.233	.263	.496	7						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	426	102 (2)	Aug 1	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.230	.259	.488	7	.98	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
49	427	103	Aug 2	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.230	.259	.488	8						C
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Browns
50	428	114	Aug 15	SLB		NYY	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.228	.256	.484	9	1.84	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
51	429	115	Aug 16	SLB		NYY	W,13-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.242	.270	.513	7	.27	0.034	.00	0.00%	2.00	C
52	430	116	Aug 17	SLB		NYY	W,7-6	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.252	.298	.550	7	1.47	0.269	.00	0.00%	2.00	C
53	431	117	Aug 18	SLB		NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.252	.297	.549	7	.44	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
54	432	118	Aug 19	SLB		WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.245	.288	.532	7	1.40	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.42	C
55	433	119	Aug 20 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.239	.281	.521	7	1.48	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
56	434	120	Aug 20 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.233	.273	.506	7	2.19	-0.402	.00	0.00%	-1.52	C
57	435	121	Aug 22	SLB		PHA	L,6-7	CG	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.247	.271	.518	7	1.19	0.138	.00	0.00%	0.94	C
58	436	122	Aug 24 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,7-6	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.247	.271	.518	7	1.96	0.166	.00	0.00%	0.99	C
59	437	123	Aug 24 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.196	.247	.270	.517	7	1.68	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.88	C
60	438	124	Aug 25	SLB		PHA	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.241	.263	.504	7	.73	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.25	C
61	439	125	Aug 26	SLB		BOS	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.241	.263	.504	7	.35	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
62	440	126	Aug 27 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,5-7	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.188	.235	.256	.492	7						C
63	441	128 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.246	.279	.525	8	1.46	0.236	.00	0.00%	2.90	C
64	442	129	Aug 29 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.250	.289	.539	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.43	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
65	443	133 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.261	.300	.561	8	1.41	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.55	C
66	444	134	Sep 4 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.260	.298	.558	9	2.94	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.55	PH
67	445	135	Sep 6	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.260	.298	.558	8						C
68	446	136	Sep 7	SLB	@	NYY	L,8-12	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.216	.258	.295	.554	8	.60	0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.13	C
69	447	137	Sep 8	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.265	.298	.562	8	.60	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.50	C
70	448	138	Sep 9	SLB	@	NYY	T,6-6	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.269	.304	.573	8	.95	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.53	C
71	449	140 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG(11)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.273	.299	.572	8	.87	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
72	450	141	Sep 12	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.272	.294	.566	8	.81	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
73	451	142	Sep 13	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.268	.289	.558	8	1.50	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-1.31	C
74	452	143	Sep 16 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.278	.299	.576	8	.89	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.49	C
75	453	145 (1)	Sep 18	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.277	.294	.571	8	.91	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.28	C
76	454	147 (1)	Sep 20	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-13	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.273	.290	.563	8	.24	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
77	455	148	Sep 21	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.272	.289	.560	9	2.17	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
78	456	149	Sep 23	SLB	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.221	.277	.294	.571	7	1.59	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.23	C
79	457	150	Sep 24 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.218	.278	.291	.569	7						C
80	458	151	Sep 24 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,2-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.217	.277	.290	.567	9						PH
81	459	153 (1)	Oct 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.213	.272	.284	.556	7						C
							24-56		229	211	16	45	10	1	1	22	17	2	20	0	1		7	4	0	1	.213	.272	.284	.556		1.08	-1.055	.80	-0.80%	-5.99

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