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Buddy Rosar
Warren Vincent Rosar

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 29, 1939
Final Game September 19, 1951
Born July 3, 1914 in Buffalo, NY
Died March 13, 1994 in Rochester, NY

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1934. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 24 NYY AL  43  105   18   29   5  1   0   12   4  0  13  10  .276  .356  .343   80   36   3           0   3
 1940 25 NYY AL  73  228   34   68  11  3   4   37   7  1  19  11  .298  .357  .425  105   97   5           2   6
 1941 26 NYY AL  67  209   25   60  17  2   1   36   0  0  22  10  .287  .355  .402  101   84   2           0   8
 1942 27 NYY AL  69  209   18   48  10  0   2   34   1  2  17  20  .230  .288  .306   68   64   0           0   9 AS
 1943 28 CLE AL 115  382   53  108  17  1   1   41   0  4  33  12  .283  .340  .340  104  130   4           0  10 AS
 1944 29 CLE AL  99  331   29   87   9  3   0   30   1  2  34  17  .263  .339  .308   89  102   6           4   7
 1945 30 PHA AL  92  300   23   63  12  1   1   25   2  1  20  16  .210  .262  .267   53   80   4           1  11
 1946 31 PHA AL 121  424   34  120  22  2   2   47   1  3  36  17  .283  .339  .358   96  152   4           0  20 MVP-23,AS
 1947 32 PHA AL 102  359   40   93  20  2   1   33   1  3  40  13  .259  .335  .334   85  120   9           1  11 MVP-24,AS
 1948 33 PHA AL  90  302   30   77  13  0   4   41   0  2  39  12  .255  .344  .338   82  102   6           2   3 AS
 1949 34 PHA AL  32   95    7   19   2  0   0    6   0  0  16   5  .200  .315  .221   45   21   3           0   3
 1950 35 BOS AL  27   84   13   25   2  0   1   12   0  0   7   4  .298  .352  .357   75   30   0           0   3
 1951 36 BOS AL  58  170   11   39   7  0   1   13   0  0  19  14  .229  .307  .288   56   49   2           0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     988 3198  335  836 147 15  18  367  17 18 315 161  .261  .330  .334   84 1067  48   0   0  10  97
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        524   55  137  24  2   3   60   3  3  52  26  .261  .330  .334   84  175   8   0   0   2  16
 Career High    121  424   53  120  22  3   4   47   7  4  40  20  .298  .357  .425  105  152   9   0   0   4  20

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 24 NYY AL  121   82   14   4.5   113| .276  .285| .356  .360| .343  .422| .699  .782|  80  .449  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 1940 25 NYY AL  254  172   35   5.4   107| .298  .274| .357  .347| .425  .416| .782  .762| 105  .539   1.9   0.2  87%
 1941 26 NYY AL  233  159   30   5.0   106| .287  .274| .355  .351| .402  .404| .757  .755| 101  .529   0.7   0.1   0%
 1942 27 NYY AL  226  172   18   2.8    93| .230  .263| .288  .337| .306  .368| .594  .706|  68  .332  -8.9  -0.9  33%
 1943 28 CLE AL  419  292   43   4.0    82| .283  .249| .340  .322| .340  .344| .680  .666| 104  .526   2.5   0.3   0%
 1944 29 CLE AL  375  259   33   3.4    88| .263  .263| .339  .329| .308  .359| .647  .689|  89  .428  -3.8  -0.4  33%
 1945 30 PHA AL  325  253   21   2.2    89| .210  .262| .262  .334| .267  .356| .529  .689|  53  .267 -18.4  -2.0  66%
 1946 31 PHA AL  464  331   51   4.1    95| .283  .262| .339  .337| .358  .378| .697  .714|  96  .496  -2.1  -0.2  25%
 1947 32 PHA AL  409  289   39   3.6    98| .259  .265| .335  .345| .334  .381| .669  .726|  85  .433  -6.6  -0.7  25%
 1948 33 PHA AL  349  236   34   3.8   105| .255  .273| .344  .358| .338  .394| .682  .752|  82  .417  -7.3  -0.7   0%
 1949 34 PHA AL  114   82    7   2.3   104| .200  .267| .315  .358| .221  .388| .536  .747|  45  .217  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1950 35 BOS AL   91   62   11   4.7   122| .298  .290| .352  .379| .357  .435| .709  .814|  75  .475  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1951 36 BOS AL  191  136   15   3.0   109| .229  .278| .307  .361| .288  .407| .595  .768|  56  .316 -10.9  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     3571 2525  351   3.7    97| .261  .266| .330  .343| .334  .380| .664  .723|  84  .435 -66.2  -6.7  48%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1939 24 NYY AL   C   35    137   10    3    1  .980  .981  4.20  4.44               2             
 1940 25 NYY AL   C   63    258   30    5    8  .983  .982  4.57  4.68               1             
 1941 26 NYY AL   C   60    246   24    1    6  .996  .983  4.50  4.54               2             
 1942 27 NYY AL   C   58    249   26    1    7  .996  .979  4.74  4.28               2              AS
 1943 28 CLE AL   C  114    480   91   10   11  .983  .981  5.01  4.61               1              AS
 1944 29 CLE AL   C   98    409   59    5   13  .989  .976  4.78  4.36               2             
 1945 30 PHA AL   C   85    338   54    5    6  .987  .986  4.61  4.31               4             
 1946 31 PHA AL   C  117    532   73    0    9 1.000  .982  5.17  4.79               5              AS
 1947 32 PHA AL   C  102    406   70    2   12  .996  .985  4.67  4.30               3              AS
 1948 33 PHA AL   C   90    335   39    1   10  .997  .986  4.16  4.08               2              AS
 1949 34 PHA AL   C   31    112    9    1    2  .992  .985  3.90  4.10               1             
 1950 35 BOS AL   C   25    108    6    1    1  .991  .985  4.56  4.21               2             
 1951 36 BOS AL   C   56    235   20    1    6  .996  .982  4.55  4.40               1             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1939 24 NYY AL   C   35    137   10    3    1  .980  .981  4.20  4.44               2             
 1940 25 NYY AL   C   63    258   30    5    8  .983  .982  4.57  4.68               1             
 1941 26 NYY AL   C   60    246   24    1    6  .996  .983  4.50  4.54               2             
 1942 27 NYY AL   C   58    249   26    1    7  .996  .979  4.74  4.28               2             
 1943 28 CLE AL   C  114    480   91   10   11  .983  .981  5.01  4.61               1             
 1944 29 CLE AL   C   98    409   59    5   13  .989  .976  4.78  4.36               2             
 1945 30 PHA AL   C   85    338   54    5    6  .987  .986  4.61  4.31               4             
 1946 31 PHA AL   C  117    532   73    0    9 1.000  .982  5.17  4.79               5             
 1947 32 PHA AL   C  102    406   70    2   12  .996  .985  4.67  4.30               3             
 1948 33 PHA AL   C   90    335   39    1   10  .997  .986  4.16  4.08               2             
 1949 34 PHA AL   C   31    112    9    1    2  .992  .985  3.90  4.10               1             
 1950 35 BOS AL   C   25    108    6    1    1  .991  .985  4.56  4.21               2             
 1951 36 BOS AL   C   56    235   20    1    6  .996  .982  4.55  4.40               1             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C  934   3845  511   36   92  .992  .982  4.66  4.43              28             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       934   3845  511   36   92  .992  .982  4.66  4.43

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1941   WS    NYY BRO     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1942   WS    NYY STL     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   2   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1942   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1943   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1946   PHA AL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1947   PHA AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1948   PHA AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/5      2   7   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .143  .143  .143 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1942
1943
1946 *
1947 (C)
1948 (C)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1946-AL-23-0.01
1947-AL-24-0.02
Car-1205-0.03 shares

Hit By Pitch
1944 AL-4-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1946 AL-20-2

At Bats per Strikeout
1943 AL-31.8-2
1946 AL-24.9-3

Oldest Player
1951 AL-36-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3082) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 15.0 (919) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1934 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
December 17, 1942: Traded by the New York Yankees with Roy Cullenbine to the Cleveland Indians for Roy Weatherly and Oscar Grimes.
May 29, 1945: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frankie Hayes.
October 8, 1949: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Billy Hitchcock.
October 23, 1951: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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