Lou Rosenberg

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Lou Rosenberg
San Francisco, California
Died: September 8, 1991(1991-09-08) (aged 87)
San Francisco, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 22, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 16, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.250
Hits1
Teams

Louis Rosenberg (March 5, 1904 – September 8, 1991) was a

minor leagues for two seasons with the Twin Falls Bruins (1926–27), Logan Collegians (1927), and Baltimore Orioles (1927). In the minors, he had a lifetime batting average of .331 with 233 hits, 51 doubles, 15 triples, and 16 home runs. During his playing career, he stood at 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) and weighed in at 150 pounds (68 kg). He batted and threw right-handed. Rosenberg's brother, Harry
, also played professional baseball.

Early life

Rosenberg was born on March 5, 1904, in

Jewish.[3]

Baseball career

In 1922, Rosenberg was playing in the

minor league team in Galveston, Texas.[8]

In April 1926, Rosenberg signed with the

Class-C Twin Falls Bruins of the Utah–Idaho League.[9] With the Bruins that season, he batted .354 with 139 hits, 32 doubles, 10 triples, and 13 home runs in 105 games played. He was fourth in the league in home runs, and fifth in doubles.[10] At the end of the season it was announced that he would return to Twin Falls in 1927.[11] With Twin Falls that season, he batted .273 with 36 hits, five doubles, and one home run in 36 games played. Mid-season that year, he joined the Class-C Logan Collegians, also of the Utah–Idaho League. With Logan, Rosenberg batted .326 with 58 hits, 14 doubles, five triples, and two home runs in 48 games played. Rosenberg also played for the Double-A Baltimore Orioles of the International League. He played just one game with the Orioles, and his stats were never kept. Before the start of the 1928 season it was announced that Rosenberg was to play for the Logan Collegians of the Utah–Idaho League, however the team ceased operations before the season.[12]

Later life

Rosenberg resided in San Francisco with his wife, Sylvia, after his baseball career was over.[4] Rosenberg owned a plant nursery business, Sunset Garden Supply.[4] During an interview, when asked who the greatest baseball player of all time was, Rosenberg answered Ty Cobb.[3] He died on September 8, 1991, in San Francisco. He was buried at Eternal Home Cemetery in Daly City, California.

References

General references
  1. "Lou Rosenberg Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. "Lou Rosenberg Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
Inline citations
  1. ^
    U.S. Federal Government. 1930. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help
    )
  2. ^ "Harry Rosenberg Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-56171-973-0
    .
  4. ^
    ISSN 0005-609X
    .
  5. ^
    Appleton Post Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin
    . 14 April 1923. p. 9.
  6. ^ a b "Lou Rosenberg 1923 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  7. ^ "1923 American League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  8. The Davenport Democrat. Davenport, Iowa
    . 24 July 1923. p. 9.
  9. Ogden Standard Examiner. Ogden, Utah
    . 21 April 1926. p. 11.
  10. ^ "1926 Utah–Idaho League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  11. ^ "U-I Reserve List Arrives". Ogden Standard Examiner. Ogden, Utah. 10 November 1926. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Many Players On Utah-Idaho Reserve Slate". Ogden Standard Examiner. Ogden, Utah. 23 October 1927. p. 12.

External links

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