Jack Rothrock
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Runs batted in | 327 | |
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Jack Houston Rothrock (March 14, 1905 – February 2, 1980) was an American
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Rothrock hit a career-high .300 with 23 stolen bases for the 1929 Red Sox, then in 1933 hit .278 with 39 extra-base hits and a .343 on-base percentage. His most productive season came with the 1934 National League champions Cardinals, when he posted career-numbers in home runs (11), runs (106), and RBI (72), while hitting .284 with a .336 OBP and leading the league with 154 games played. He also led the victorious Cardinals with six RBI in the 1934 World Series.
In an 11-season career, Rothrock was a .276 hitter (924-for-3350) with 28 home runs and 327 RBI in 1014 games, including 498 runs, 162
(1).Rothrock died at the age of 74 in San Bernardino, California.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jack Rothrock - Baseballbiography.com
- Retrosheet
- Jack Rothrock at Find a Grave
