Rich Rollins

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: April 16, 1938 in Mount Pleasant, PA us

High School: Parma HS (Parma, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: June 16, 1961 (Age 23-061d, 11,854th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1970 (Age 32-163d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Richard John Rollins

Nicknames: Red

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.8

3303

887

.269

419

RBI

399

OBP

.328

SLG

.388

OPS

.717

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 77 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 2 walk-off, 8 tying, 25 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	71
SEP	4
CLE	2

Platoon
vs RHP	63
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Home	41
Away	36

Outs
1	32
2	28
0	17

9 Opps
BOS	13
WSA	12
KCA/OAK	9
CAL/LAA	9
DET	9
BAL	8
NYY	7
CHW	6
CLE	4

61 Pitchers
Bennie Daniels	3
Orlando Peña	3
Steve Ridzik	2
Dave Baldwin	2
Dave McNally	2
Tom Phoebus	2
Clyde Wright	2
Eddie Fisher	2
Bill Monbouquette	2
Dave Wickersham	2
Rollie Sheldon	2
Dave Morehead	2
Bob Heffner	2
Catfish Hunter	2
Jack Kralick	1
Jim Nash	1
Robin Roberts	1
Bill Kunkel	1
Juan Pizarro	1
Bob Allen	1
Eli Grba	1
Pedro Ramos	1
Earl Wilson	1
Ken Turner	1
Jim Bunning	1
Ray Culp	1
Gene Conley	1
Paul Foytack	1
John Buzhardt	1
Dave Stenhouse	1
Don Lee	1
Mike Marshall	1
Don McMahon	1
Hank Aguirre	1
Joe Horlen	1
Diego Seguí	1
Jack Fisher	1
Pete Charton	1
Hoyt Wilhelm	1
Terry Fox	1
Marshall Bridges	1
Mel Stottlemyre	1
Lew Krausse	1
Howie Koplitz	1
Stu Miller	1
Bill Stafford	1
Red Witt	1
Ed Roebuck	1
Joe Verbanic	1
Bob Turley	1
Rudy May	1
Bill Lee	1
Johnny Podres	1
Pete Richert	1
Chuck Estrada	1
Jim Bouton	1
Vicente Romo	1
Jim Duckworth	1
Jim McGlothlin	1
Ron Kline	1
Eddie Watt	1

12 Parks
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	38
Yankee Stad (NYC)	6
Fenway Pk (BOS)	6
Munic. Stad (KAN)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
RFK Stad (WAS)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Sick's Stad (SEA)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	59
9	4
78	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	73
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	45
1--	15
12-	5
123	4
-2-	4
--3	2
1-3	2

124 RBI
RISP	17
0 on	45
1 on	21
2 on	7
3 on	4
Any on	32

Inning
1	13
2	7
3	10
4	7
5	8
6	12
7	9
8	4
9	6
Extra	1

1-3	30
4-6	27
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	5
+2	5
+1	8
Tied	21
-1	10
-2	4
-3	4
-4..	10

Ahead	28
Tied	21
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	72
PH	3
LF	1
2B	1

OrderPos
2nd	18
3rd	16
6th	16
1st	8
5th	8
7th	4
8th	4
9th	3

Leverage
High Lev	16
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	39

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1962-04-11	MIN	@	KCA	Bill Kunkel	ahead 4-0	t 8	2	---	1	8	5	0.022	98%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1962-04-14	MIN		LAA	Red Witt	behind 3-4	b 4	2	---	1	8	5	0.137	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1962-04-15	MIN		LAA	Eli Grba	behind 0-6	b 9	1	12-	3	8	5	0.012	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Allen Scores/unER; Z. Versalles Scores
4	4	4	1	1962-04-19	MIN		CHW	John Buzhardt	behind 0-9	b 1	2	---	1	3	5	0.012	3%		Home Run (LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	1962-05-04	MIN		DET	Ron Kline	tied 2-2	b 9	2	-2-	2	3	5	0.391	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); L. Green Scores
6	6	6	1	1962-05-05	MIN		DET	Jim Bunning	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	5	0.167	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Tuttle Scores
7	7	7	1	1962-05-23	MIN	@	BOS	Earl Wilson	behind 0-3	t 4	0	---	1	3	5	0.085	27%		Home Run
8	8	8	1	1962-06-03	MIN		WSA	Bennie Daniels	behind 0-1	b 3	2	--3	2	3	5	0.212	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Power Scores
9	9	9	1	1962-06-10 (1)	MIN		CHW	Eddie Fisher	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	---	1	2	5	0.032	96%		Home Run
10	10	10	1	1962-06-26	MIN	@	NYY	Rollie Sheldon	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	5	0.174	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Green Scores
11	11	11	2	1962-06-26	MIN	@	NYY	Rollie Sheldon	ahead 2-0	t 3	1	-2-	2	3	5	0.123	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Green Scores
12	12	12	1	1962-07-04 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	Gene Conley	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	5	0.101	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	1962-07-23	MIN		DET	Paul Foytack	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	5	0.167	72%		Home Run; V. Power Scores
14	14	14	1	1962-08-05 (1)	MIN	@	DET	Terry Fox	ahead 4-2	t 11	2	-2-	2	3	5	0.063	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Green Scores
15	15	15	1	1962-08-31	MIN	@	BOS	Bill Monbouquette	behind 2-5	t 5	1	---	1	3	5	0.079	22%		Home Run
16	16	16	1	1962-09-29	MIN		BAL	Chuck Estrada	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	1	3	5	0.104	81%		Home Run
1963	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1963-04-25	MIN	@	WSA	Dave Stenhouse	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	7	5	0.118	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	2	1	1963-05-25	MIN		CHW	Joe Horlen	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	---	1	7	5	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	3	1	1963-05-28	MIN		WSA	Bennie Daniels	ahead 1-0	b 6	2	1--	2	6	5	0.183	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Battey Scores
20	20	4	1	1963-06-05	MIN	@	KCA	Orlando Peña	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	1--	2	6	5	0.215	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Killebrew Scores
21	21	5	1	1963-06-16 (2)	MIN		LAA	Bob Turley	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	5	0.116	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	6	1	1963-07-04 (2)	MIN	@	DET	Hank Aguirre	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	5	0.110	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	7	1	1963-07-05 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	Robin Roberts	behind 4-5	t 8	1	---	1	6	5	0.274	46%		Home Run
24	24	8	1	1963-07-12	MIN		BOS	Dave Morehead	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.110	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	9	1	1963-07-13	MIN		BOS	Bob Heffner	behind 1-3	b 3	2	---	1	2	5	0.113	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	10	1	1963-07-18	MIN		NYY	Marshall Bridges	ahead 4-3	b 7	0	1--	2	2	5	0.123	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); Z. Versalles Scores
27	27	11	1	1963-07-19	MIN		WSA	Jim Duckworth	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.108	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	12	1	1963-07-24 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	Pedro Ramos	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.108	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	13	1	1963-08-02	MIN	@	KCA	Orlando Peña	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	2	1	5	0.165	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Pascual Scores
30	30	14	1	1963-08-09	MIN		BOS	Dave Morehead	ahead 4-2	b 7	1	---	1	1	5	0.056	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	15	1	1963-08-18	MIN		WSA	Steve Ridzik	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	5	0.105	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	16	1	1963-08-29 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	Ed Roebuck	ahead 13-2	t 9	1	---	1	1	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1964-04-22	MIN		WSA	Howie Koplitz	behind 1-4	b 2	2	12-	3	1	5	0.282	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Allen Scores; J. Goryl Scores
34	34	2	1	1964-04-28	MIN		CLE	Don McMahon	ahead 5-2	b 6	2	1--	2	1	5	0.061	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Allen Scores
35	35	3	1	1964-05-03 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	Diego Seguí	tied 3-3	t 7	0	---	1	1	5	0.204	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	4	1	1964-05-09	MIN		KCA	Orlando Peña	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.109	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	5	1	1964-05-14	MIN		CHW	Eddie Fisher	ahead 7-3	b 4	1	12-	3	2	5	0.052	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Arrigo Scores; Z. Versalles Scores
38	38	6	1	1964-05-19	MIN	@	NYY	Jim Bouton	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.106	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	7	1	1964-06-16	MIN	@	CLE	Jack Kralick	behind 1-2	t 5	1	---	1	3	5	0.153	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	8	1	1964-07-02	MIN	@	BOS	Bob Heffner	ahead 7-2	t 6	2	--3	2	2	5	0.029	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); Z. Versalles Scores
41	41	9	1	1964-07-15	MIN		WSA	Steve Ridzik	ahead 4-0	b 5	0	---	1	2	5	0.027	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	10	1	1964-07-19 (1)	MIN		LAA	Don Lee	behind 0-8	b 7	2	123	4	2	5	0.029	3%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Allison Scores/unER; F. Kostro Scores/unER; Z. Versalles Scores/unER; R. Rollins Scores/unER
43	43	11	1	1964-08-04	MIN		BOS	Bill Monbouquette	ahead 3-0	b 2	2	1--	2	2	5	0.099	92%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Z. Versalles Scores
44	44	12	1	1964-09-18	MIN	@	BOS	Pete Charton	behind 0-3	t 3	2	---	1	1	5	0.078	24%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1965-04-21	MIN	@	NYY	Mel Stottlemyre	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	1--	2	2	5	0.212	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); Z. Versalles Scores
46	46	2	1	1965-05-29	MIN	@	WSA	Bennie Daniels	behind 2-6	t 5	2	1--	2	2	5	0.112	18%		Home Run (Deep LF); Z. Versalles Scores
47	47	3	1	1965-06-15	MIN	@	CHW	Hoyt Wilhelm	ahead 3-0	t 9	2	---	1	7	5	0.017	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	4	1	1965-06-18	MIN	@	NYY	Bill Stafford	behind 1-7	t 4	2	---	1	8	4	0.020	5%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
49	49	5	1	1965-08-19 (1)	MIN	@	DET	Dave Wickersham	ahead 5-0	t 3	2	---	1	7	5	0.033	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1966-05-31	MIN		BAL	Dave McNally	behind 1-6	b 1	1	1-3	3	5	7	0.150	31%		Home Run; C. Tovar Scores; T. Oliva Scores; R. Rollins Scores
51	51	2	1	1966-06-09	MIN		KCA	Catfish Hunter	behind 3-4	b 7	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.428	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Battey Scores
52	52	3	1	1966-06-15 (2)	MIN		CAL	Jim McGlothlin	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	---	1	2	5	0.119	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	4	1	1966-07-02 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	Stu Miller	behind 2-4	t 7	1	12-	3	9	PH	0.465	69%		Home Run; J. Hall Scores; B. Allen Scores
54	54	5	1	1966-07-02 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	Eddie Watt	behind 1-2	t 7	0	---	1	6	5	0.215	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	6	1	1966-07-07	MIN		DET	Dave Wickersham	behind 2-4	b 9	0	---	1	6	5	0.105	19%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	7	1	1966-08-10	MIN	@	CAL	Clyde Wright	tied 0-0	t 6	0	---	1	3	5	0.183	68%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	8	1	1966-08-23 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	Pete Richert	tied 0-0	t 3	2	123	4	5	5	0.339	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Kaat Scores/unER; Z. Versalles Scores/unER; C. Tovar Scores/unER; R. Rollins Scores/unER
58	58	9	1	1966-09-15	MIN	@	DET	Johnny Podres	tied 1-1	t 3	1	---	1	2	5	0.127	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	10	1	1966-09-30 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	Dave McNally	behind 3-4	t 2	2	-2-	2	2	5	0.216	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Grant Scores
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1967-06-10	MIN		BAL	Tom Phoebus	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	1	6	5	0.050	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	2	2	1967-06-10	MIN		BAL	Tom Phoebus	ahead 4-0	b 6	1	---	1	6	5	0.021	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	3	1	1967-06-12	MIN		DET	Mike Marshall	ahead 4-2	b 3	1	123	4	6	5	0.122	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carew Scores; H. Killebrew Scores; T. Oliva Scores
63	63	4	1	1967-07-16 (2)	MIN		CAL	Ken Turner	tied 6-6	b 9	0	---	1	5	5	0.374	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
64	64	5	1	1967-08-08	MIN		WSA	Dave Baldwin	tied 2-2	b 8	2	---	1	6	5	0.332	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	6	1	1967-08-27	MIN	@	CLE	Bob Allen	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	1	5	5	0.029	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
66	66	1	1	1968-05-12	MIN	@	CAL	Clyde Wright	behind 1-2	t 7	0	---	1	6	5	0.238	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
67	67	2	1	1968-05-14	MIN		OAK	Catfish Hunter	ahead 3-0	b 1	1	1--	2	6	5	0.091	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Killebrew Scores
68	68	3	1	1968-05-24	MIN		BOS	Ray Culp	behind 2-6	b 3	1	1--	2	6	5	0.135	26%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Oliva Scores/unER
69	69	4	1	1968-06-03	MIN	@	NYY	Joe Verbanic	behind 2-3	t 7	0	---	1	6	5	0.238	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
70	70	5	1	1968-08-31	MIN		CHW	Jack Fisher	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	5	0.130	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
71	71	6	1	1968-09-02	MIN		BOS	Juan Pizarro	tied 0-0	b 3	1	12-	3	3	5	0.262	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Kaat Scores; R. Reese Scores
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
72	72	1	1	1969-04-25	SEP		OAK	Jim Nash	behind 0-6	b 6	0	1--	2	5	5	0.044	8%		Home Run; D. Mincher Scores
73	73	2	1	1969-05-10	SEP		WSA	Dave Baldwin	behind 6-11	b 6	2	123	4	3	5	0.244	31%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Davis Scores; G. Gil Scores; M. Hegan Scores
74	74	3	1	1969-06-28	SEP	@	CAL	Rudy May	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	---	1	5	5	0.086	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
75	75	4	1	1969-07-03	SEP	@	OAK	Lew Krausse	behind 1-6	t 6	1	1-3	3	5	5	0.105	17%		Home Run; M. Hegan Scores; D. Mincher Scores
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
76	76	1	1	1970-05-21	CLE		BOS	Bill Lee	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	1	6	5	0.137	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
77	77	2	1	1970-07-05	CLE	@	BOS	Vicente Romo	behind 3-5	t 6	2	---	1	9	PH	0.110	27%		Home Run (Deep LF)

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