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Larry Rosenthal

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 21, 1910 in St. Paul, MN us

Died: March 4, 1992 in Woodbury, MN

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, MN

High School: St. Agnes HS (St. Paul, MN)

Debut: June 20, 1936 (Age 26-030d, 8,022nd in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 22, 1945 (Age 35-032d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: Lawrence John Rosenthal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

1483

390

.263

240

RBI

189

OBP

.370

SLG

.392

OPS

.762

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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	IBB	Pos	Awards
1935	25	CHW-min	AA	156	629	629		190	35	9	13						.302	.302	.448	.750		282						STP · AA
1936	26	BSN-min	AA	65	263	263		87	16	7	5						.331	.331	.502	.833		132						STP · AA
1936	26	CHW	AL	85	381	317	71	89	15	8	3	46	2	0	59	37	.281	.394	.407	.801	96	129		0	5	1	8/H
1937	27	CHW	AL	58	108	97	20	28	5	3	0	9	1	0	9	20	.289	.355	.402	.757	90	39		1	1	0	H8
1938	28	CHW	AL	61	118	105	14	30	5	1	1	12	0	1	12	13	.286	.359	.381	.740	83	40		0	1	1	H8/9
1939	29	CHW	AL	107	387	324	50	86	21	5	10	51	6	4	53	46	.265	.369	.454	.822	107	147	3	0	10	4	98H
1940	30	CHW	AL	107	346	276	46	83	14	5	6	42	2	3	64	32	.301	.432	.453	.885	129	125	3	0	6	2	7H89
1941	31	TOT	AL	65	157	134	19	28	7	1	1	9	1	0	21	15	.209	.316	.299	.615	66	40	4	0	2	0	H98/73
1941	31	CHW	AL	20	71	59	9	14	4	0	0	1	0	0	12	5	.237	.366	.305	.671	80	18	3	0	0	0	9/8H
1941	31	CLE	AL	45	86	75	10	14	3	1	1	8	1	0	9	10	.187	.274	.293	.567	53	22	1	0	2	0	H/8739

1942	32	NYY-min	AA	130	495	416	43	94	17	5	6	45	4		72	58	.226	.342	.334	.676		139	7	1	6			KCY · AA
1943	33	NYY-min	AA	145	584	485	79	132	29	9	11	78	6	5	98	57	.272	.395	.437	.832		212		0	1			NWK · IL
1944	34	TOT	AL	68	182	155	14	31	5	0	1	15	1	0	24	24	.200	.307	.252	.559	60	39	1	0	3	1	9H7/8
1944	34	NYY	AL	36	120	101	9	20	3	0	0	9	1	0	19	15	.198	.325	.228	.553	58	23	1	0	0	1	97H/8
1944	34	PHA	AL	32	62	54	5	11	2	0	1	6	0	0	5	9	.204	.271	.296	.567	64	16	0	0	3	0	9H/7
1945	35	PHA	AL	28	87	75	6	15	3	2	0	5	0	1	9	8	.200	.286	.293	.579	70	22	0	0	2	0	7/H
1946	36	BRO-min	AAA	135	573	457	85	127	26	3	8	57	7		101	53	.278	.413	.400	.813		183	6	4	11			STP · AA
1947	37	BRO-PIT-min	AAA	93																								STP,INA · AA
1948	38	PIT-BSN-min	AA,AAA	73	222	194	29	47	10	1	3	23	2		28	30	.242	.338	.351	.688		68		0	0			NOR,MLW · SOUA,AA
8 Yrs				579	1766	1483	240	390	75	25	22	189	13	9	251	195	.263	.370	.392	.762	96	581	11	1	30	9
162 Game Avg.				162	494	415	67	109	21	7	6	53	4	3	70	55	.263	.370	.392	.762	96	163		0	8	3

CHW (6 yrs)				438	1411	1178	210	330	64	22	20	161	11	8	209	153	.280	.389	.423	.812	104	498		1	23	8
PHA (2 yrs)				60	149	129	11	26	5	2	1	11	0	1	14	17	.202	.280	.295	.574	67	38	0	0	5	0
CLE (1 yr)				45	86	75	10	14	3	1	1	8	1	0	9	10	.187	.274	.293	.567	53	22	1	0	2	0
NYY (1 yr)				36	120	101	9	20	3	0	0	9	1	0	19	15	.198	.325	.228	.553	58	23	1	0	0	1