Garry Roggenburk

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Garry Roggenburk
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 20, 1963, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 1969, for the Seattle Pilots
MLB statistics
Win–loss record6–9
Earned run average3.64
Strikeouts56
Teams

Garry Earl Roggenburk (born April 16, 1940) is an American former

Cleveland, Ohio, he was a high school teammate of Mike Hegan's at Saint Ignatius High School. The two would later be teammates with the 1969 Seattle Pilots.[1]

Roggenburk attended the

Major League Baseball career

Roggenburk made his Major League debut on April 20,

Roggenburk appeared in 60 games for the Twins over parts of three seasons before being purchased by the Boston Red Sox on September 7, 1966.[4] After finishing 1966 with Boston, he appeared in portions of the 1968 and 1969 seasons for the Red Sox, then was purchased by Seattle Pilots on June 23, 1969.[4] He worked in 12 total games for Boston and seven for Seattle.[5]

In 79 MLB appearances, 73 of them as a

Sicks Stadium.[6] In 126 big-league innings pitched, he surrendered 132 hits and 64 walks; he struck out 56.[5]

Activity after retirement

After Roggenburk's playing career ended, Roggenburk became a

real-estate appraiser.[1] As of 2014, Roggenburk was living in Avon, Ohio.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Reader, Bill (July 9, 2006). "Seattle Pilots ... Where are they now?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  2. ^ "1962 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox on April 20, 1963". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. April 20, 1963. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Transactions of Garry Roggenburk". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c "Garry Roggenburk Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Seattle Pilots 3, California Angels 1". Retrosheet. July 8, 1969.
  7. ^ "2007 List of Legends". Jim Perry Legends. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2008.

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