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Wally Roettger
Walter Henry Roettger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 28, 1902 in St. Louis, MO
Schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1927
Final Game: September 30, 1934
Died: September 14, 1951 in Champaign, IL
Relatives: Brother of Oscar Roettger
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 24 STL NL 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 42 0 0 0 /O
1928 25 STL NL 68 283 261 27 89 17 4 6 44 2 10 22 .341 .372 .506 .878 126 132 3 9 O
1929 26 STL NL 79 289 269 27 68 11 3 3 42 0 13 27 .253 .287 .349 .637 56 94 0 7 O
1930 27 NYG NL 121 457 420 51 119 15 5 5 51 1 25 29 .283 .330 .379 .708 72 159 4 8 *O
1931 28 TOT NL 89 367 336 41 108 23 6 1 37 1 16 23 .321 .360 .435 .794 114 146 4 11 O
1931 28 CIN NL 44 198 185 25 65 11 4 1 20 1 7 9 .351 .378 .470 .849 133 87 1 5 O
1931 28 STL NL 45 169 151 16 43 12 2 0 17 0 9 14 .285 .337 .391 .728 92 59 3 6 O
1932 29 CIN NL 106 378 347 26 96 18 3 3 43 0 23 24 .277 .323 .372 .695 89 129 1 7 O
1933 30 CIN NL 84 221 209 13 50 7 1 1 17 0 8 10 .239 .267 .297 .564 62 62 10 0 4 O
1934 31 PIT NL 47 109 106 7 26 5 1 0 11 0 3 8 .245 .266 .311 .577 53 33 3 0 0 O
8 Seasons 599 2106 1949 192 556 96 23 19 245 4 99 143 .285 .324 .387 .711 85 755 13 12 46
162 Game Avg. 162 570 527 52 150 26 6 5 66 1 27 39 .285 .324 .387 .711 85 204 3 12
STL (4 yrs) 197 743 682 70 200 40 9 9 103 2 33 63 .293 .331 .418 .749 90 285 6 22
CIN (3 yrs) 234 797 741 64 211 36 8 5 80 1 38 43 .285 .321 .375 .697 92 278 10 2 16
PIT (1 yr) 47 109 106 7 26 5 1 0 11 0 3 8 .245 .266 .311 .577 53 33 3 0 0
NYG (1 yr) 121 457 420 51 119 15 5 5 51 1 25 29 .283 .330 .379 .708 72 159 4 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1931 28 STL NL WS PHA W 3 14 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 14 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .357 .643 5 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1927 STL NL 24 OF 3 4 2 0 2 0 .500 0.67 .975 2.33 3-0-0
1928 STL NL 25 OF 66 157 152 2 3 1 .981 2.33 .972 2.31 33-0-34
1929 STL NL 26 OF 69 142 137 4 1 0 .993 2.04 .973 2.38 7-0-62
1930 NYG NL 27 OF 114 244 233 9 2 1 .992 2.12 .967 2.28 28-85-4
1931 TOT NL 28 OF 86 175 168 4 3 1 .983 2.00 .973 2.38 26-9-51
1931 CIN NL 28 OF 44 99 95 3 1 1 .990 2.23 .973 2.38 18-2-24
1931 STL NL 28 OF 42 76 73 1 2 0 .974 1.76 .972 2.38 8-7-27
1932 CIN NL 29 OF 94 219 214 3 2 2 .991 2.31 .976 2.41 89-5-0
1933 CIN NL 30 OF 55 131 124 4 3 2 .977 2.33 .977 2.35 26-1-28
1934 PIT NL 31 OF 23 52 51 1 0 0 1.000 2.26 .973 2.26 19-0-4
8 Seasons OF 510 1124 1081 27 16 7 .986 2.17 .973 2.35 231-100-183
8 Seasons TOT 510 1124 1081 27 16 7 .986 2.17 .958 2.35 231-100-183

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2291), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Morrie Arnovich (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

April 10, 1930: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants for Doc Farrell and Showboat Fisher.

October 29, 1930: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Giants.

June 15, 1931: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the St. Louis Cardinals for Taylor Douthit.

December, 1931: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 17, 1933: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Red Lucas to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Adam Comorosky and Tony Piet.

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