Rollie Hemsley

Rollie Hemsley
Rollie Hemsley
	Catcher
	Born: June 24, 1907; Syracuse, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: July 31, 1972 (aged 65); Washington, D.C., U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 19, 1928, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	April 17, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.262
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	555
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–1931); Chicago Cubs (1931–1932); Cincinnati Reds (1933); St. Louis Browns (1933–1937); Cleveland Indians (1938–1941); Cincinnati Reds (1942); New York Yankees (1942–1944); Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1947);
Career highlights and awards
	5× All-Star (1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1944);

Ralston Burdett Hemsley (June 24, 1907 – July 31, 1972) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 19 seasons from 1928 to 1947. Born in Syracuse, Ohio, he was nicknamed "Rollicking Rollie".^[1] Hemsley batted and threw right-handed.

^ "Rollie Hemsley Left His Imprint on Baseball, by Hal Lebovitz, Baseball Digest, November 1972, Vol. 31, No. 11, ISSN 0005-609X".

[Rollie_Hemsley_Left_His_Imprint_on_Baseball-1] "Rollie Hemsley Left His Imprint on Baseball, by Hal Lebovitz, Baseball Digest, November 1972, Vol. 31, No. 11, ISSN 0005-609X".

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Rollie Hemsley

Catcher
Born: (1907-06-24)June 24, 1907 Syracuse, Ohio, U.S.
Died: July 31, 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1928, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
April 17, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.262
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	555
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–1931) Chicago Cubs (1931–1932) Cincinnati Reds (1933) St. Louis Browns (1933–1937) Cleveland Indians (1938–1941) Cincinnati Reds (1942) New York Yankees (1942–1944) Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1947)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1944)