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Red Rolfe
Robert Abial Rolfe
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 17, 1908 in Penacook, NH
High School: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
School: Dartmouth College (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1931
Final Game: September 27, 1942
Died: July 8, 1969 in Gilford, NH
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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
1931 22 NYY AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1934 25 NYY AL 89 309 279 54 80 13 2 0 18 2 3 26 16 .287 .348 .348 .695 85 97 0 4 65
1935 26 NYY AL 149 706 639 108 192 33 9 5 67 7 3 57 39 .300 .361 .404 .764 102 258 3 7 *56
1936 27 NYY AL 135 646 568 116 181 39 15 10 70 3 0 68 38 .319 .392 .493 .884 120 280 0 10 *5
1937 28 NYY AL 154 740 648 143 179 34 10 4 62 4 2 90 53 .276 .365 .378 .743 87 245 1 1 *5 AS
1938 29 NYY AL 151 714 631 132 196 36 8 10 80 13 1 74 44 .311 .386 .441 .826 106 278 3 6 *5 AS,MVP-24
1939 30 NYY AL 152 731 648 139 213 46 10 14 80 7 6 81 41 .329 .404 .495 .899 130 321 6 1 1 *5 AS,MVP-27
1940 31 NYY AL 139 647 588 102 147 26 6 10 53 4 2 50 48 .250 .311 .366 .677 78 215 4 2 7 *5 AS
1941 32 NYY AL 136 621 561 106 148 22 5 8 42 3 2 57 38 .264 .332 .364 .695 85 204 3 0 3 *5
1942 33 NYY AL 69 291 265 42 58 8 2 8 25 1 1 23 18 .219 .281 .355 .636 80 94 1 0 3 5
10 Seasons 1175 5405 4827 942 1394 257 67 69 497 44 20 526 335 .289 .360 .413 .773 99 1992 14 10 42
162 Game Avg. 162 745 666 130 192 35 9 10 69 6 3 73 46 .289 .360 .413 .773 99 275 1 6

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
1936 27 NYY AL WS NYG W 6 29 25 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 .400 .464 .400 .864 10 0 0 1 0 0
1937 28 NYY AL WS NYG W 5 24 20 3 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 .300 .391 .500 .891 10 0 0 1 0 0
1938 29 NYY AL WS CHC W 4 18 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 3 0 0 0 0 0
1939 30 NYY AL WS CIN W 4 17 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 2 0 0 1 0 0
1941 32 NYY AL WS BRO W 5 22 20 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .300 .364 .300 .664 6 0 0 0 0 0
1942 33 NYY AL WS STL L 4 18 17 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .353 .389 .471 .859 8 1 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (6 Series) 28 128 116 17 33 4 1 0 6 1 2 9 9 .284 .336 .336 .672 39 1 0 3 0 0
6 WS 28 128 116 17 33 4 1 0 6 1 2 9 9 .284 .336 .336 .672 39 1 0 3 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 Awards
1931 NYY AL 22 SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 4.80
1934 NYY AL 25 SS 46 198 84 103 11 26 .944 4.07 .952 5.07
1934 NYY AL 25 3B 26 101 37 56 8 5 .921 3.58 .945 2.95
1935 NYY AL 26 3B 136 420 166 239 15 16 .964 2.98 .946 2.94
1935 NYY AL 26 SS 17 79 31 44 4 6 .949 4.41 .957 5.18
1936 NYY AL 27 3B 133 446 162 265 19 20 .957 3.21 .945 3.02
1937 NYY AL 28 3B 154 524 195 309 20 27 .962 3.27 .945 3.07 AS
1938 NYY AL 29 3B 151 464 151 294 19 26 .959 2.95 .940 3.07 AS,MVP-24
1939 NYY AL 30 3B 152 452 151 282 19 22 .958 2.85 .942 3.03 AS,MVP-27
1940 NYY AL 31 3B 138 473 161 288 24 24 .949 3.25 .936 3.12 AS
1941 NYY AL 32 3B 134 426 140 263 23 28 .946 3.01 .947 3.19
1942 NYY AL 33 3B 60 197 57 132 8 16 .959 3.15 .938 3.03
9 Seasons 3B 1084 3503 1220 2128 155 184 .956 3.09 .943 3.06
3 Seasons SS 64 278 116 147 15 32 .946 4.11 .953 5.10
10 Seasons TOT 1148 3781 1336 2275 170 216 .955 3.15 .898 3.17

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1950 BBWAA ( 4.2%)
1951 BBWAA ( 2.7%)
1952 BBWAA ( 1.7%)
1953 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1956 BBWAA ( 1.6%)
1958 BBWAA ( 4.9%)
1960 BBWAA ( 3.7%)
1962 BBWAA ( 0.6%)

All-Star Games
1937 (3B)
1938
1939 (3B)
1940

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1938 AL (24, 1%)
1939 AL (27, 2%)
0.03 Career Shares (1233rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1939 AL  .329 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1937 AL  154 (7th)
1938 AL  151 (7th)
1939 AL  152 (3rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1935 AL  639 (2nd)
1937 AL  648 (3rd)
1938 AL  631 (5th)
1939 AL  648 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1935 AL  706 (5th)
1937 AL  740 (2nd)
1938 AL  714 (4th)
1939 AL  731 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1935 AL  108 (9th)
1937 AL  143 (2nd)
1938 AL  132 (4th)
1939 AL  139 (1st)
1941 AL  106 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1935 AL  192 (7th)
1938 AL  196 (5th)
1939 AL  213 (1st)

Total Bases s c a p y
1939 AL  321 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1938 AL  36 (6th)
1939 AL  46 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1936 AL  15 (1st)
1939 AL  10 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 AL  90 (6th)
1939 AL  81 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1938 AL  13 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1935 AL  145 (3rd)
1937 AL  131 (10th)
1938 AL  142 (5th)
1939 AL  143 (2nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1939 AL  128 (6th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1939 AL  31 (8th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1939 AL  2.9 (8th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1939 AL  70 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1935 AL  252 (10th)
1937 AL  270 (8th)
1938 AL  273 (7th)
1939 AL  295 (1st)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1939 AL  .676 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1935 AL  457 (3rd)
1937 AL  472 (3rd)
1938 AL  442 (6th)
1939 AL  448 (4th)
1940 AL  454 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (246), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 47 (524), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 74 (246), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (670), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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