Rollie Stiles
| Rollie Stiles | |
|---|---|
St. Louis, Missouri | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1930, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1933, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Record | 9-14 |
| ERA | 5.92 |
| Innings | 298 |
| Teams | |
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Rolland Mays Stiles (November 17, 1906 – July 22, 2007) was an American right-handed
Southeastern State Teachers College. His first game in the major leagues was on June 19, 1930, and his last game was October 1, 1933. Stiles' nicknames when playing baseball were "Leapin' Lena", "Lena", and "Rollie", all typical of how he signed autographs for baseball fans.[1]
Stiles made an appearance and gave a speech at the St. Louis Browns Reunion dinner held at the
St. Louis, Missouri. He died in his sleep at age 100 on July 22, 2007, at the Bethesda Southgate Nursing Home in St. Louis.[2]
Stiles was the last living person to have pitched to
Negro leagues
, who turned 103 years old in 2008.
See also
Sources
- ^ Rollie Stiles. Article written by Matthew Clifford. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 23, 2019.
- ^ Obituary. Legacy website. Retrieved on June 23, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- SABR Biography Project
- Photograph of Rollie Stiles age 99 in 2006
- Article about Rollie Stiles and Babe Ruth
- Video interview with Rollie Stiles discussing Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
- Rollie's 100th birthday in the St. Louis newspaper[permanent dead link]
- Rollie Stiles at Find a Grave
