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Braggo Roth

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Full name Robert Frank Roth
Born August 28, 1892, Chicago, Illinois
Died September 11, 1936, Chicago, Illinois
Buried at St. Mary Cemetery, Burlington, Wisconsin
First Game: September 1, 1914; Final Game: October 1, 1921
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 7.5" Weight: 170
Brother of Frank Roth
Ejections: 1914 (1), 1915 (1), 1916 (3), 1917 (2), 1919 (1), 1920 (1). Total: 9
SABR Biography

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Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1914 CHI A Daily Splits 34 126 14 37 4 6 1 10 8 0 25 4 3 0 4 2 3 3 .294 .355 .444 0.4 1914 CHI A 1915 CHI A Daily Splits 70 240 44 60 6 10 3 36 29 0 50 3 5 0 8 1 12 6 .250 .338 .396 -1.2 1915 CHI A 1915 CLE A Daily Splits 39 144 23 43 4 7 4 21 22 0 22 2 5 0 5 1 14 5 .299 .399 .507 0.4 1915 CLE A 1915 TOT A 109 384 67 103 10 17 7 57 51 0 72 5 10 0 13 2 26 11 .268 .361 .438 -0.8 1915 TOT A 1916 CLE A Daily Splits 125 409 50 117 19 7 4 84 38 0 48 2 16 0 10 6 29 14 .286 .350 .396 0.7 1916 CLE A 1917 CLE A Daily Splits 145 495 69 141 30 9 1 75 52 4 73 2 20 0 21 10 51 17 .285 .355 .388 0.2 1917 CLE A 1918 CLE A Daily Splits 106 375 53 106 21 12 1 59 53 0 41 8 12 1 7 8 36 13 .283 .383 .411 0.5 1918 CLE A 1919 PHI A Daily Splits 48 195 33 63 13 8 5 29 15 1 21 2 2 0 7 3 11 3 .323 .377 .549 0.5 1919 PHI A 1919 BOS A Daily Splits 63 227 32 58 9 4 0 23 24 1 32 4 5 0 4 4 9 1 .256 .337 .330 -1.0 1919 BOS A 1919 TOT A 111 422 65 121 22 12 5 52 39 2 53 6 7 0 11 7 20 4 .287 .355 .431 -0.5 1919 TOT A 1920 WAS A Daily Splits 138 468 80 136 23 8 9 92 75 0 57 6 12 0 12 8 24 12 .291 .395 .432 0.2 1920 WAS A 1921 NY A Daily Splits 43 152 29 43 9 2 2 10 19 0 20 2 3 0 4 3 1 2 .283 .370 .408 -0.6 1921 NY A Total ( 8 Years) Splits 811 2831 427 804 138 73 30 439 335 6 389 35 83 1 82 46 190 76 .284 .367 .416 0.1 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1914 CHI A Daily Splits OF 34 34 32 308 54 7 5 1 0 .924 0 15 20 1914 CHI A RF 20 20 18 181 30 4 2 0 0 .944 1914 CHI A CF 15 14 14 127 25 3 3 1 0 .903 1915 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 35 34 33 308 34 43 15 1 0 .837 1915 CHI A OF 31 28 27 260.2 45 5 3 0 0 .943 29 1 1 1915 CHI A LF 29 27 26 250.2 46 5 3 1 0 .944 1915 CHI A RF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 1915 CHI A CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1915 CLE A Daily Splits OF 39 39 37 335.1 60 5 9 1 0 .878 0 39 0 1915 CLE A CF 39 39 37 335.1 59 5 9 1 0 .877 1915 TOT A CF 40 39 37 336.1 59 5 9 1 0 .877 1915 TOT A OF 70 67 64 596 105 10 12 1 0 .906 29 40 1 1916 CLE A Daily Splits OF 112 103 96 950 166 20 9 6 0 .954 0 10 105 1916 CLE A RF 105 97 90 876.1 148 19 8 6 0 .954 1916 CLE A CF 10 6 6 73.2 18 0 1 0 0 .947 1917 CLE A Daily Splits OF 135 132 125 1182.1 228 18 11 6 0 .957 3 12 123 1917 CLE A RF 123 121 115 1080.1 210 18 10 7 0 .958 1917 CLE A CF 12 8 8 82 13 1 0 0 0 1.000 1917 CLE A LF 3 3 2 20 5 0 1 0 0 .833 1918 CLE A Daily Splits OF 106 105 104 950.1 175 16 13 4 0 .936 3 0 103 1918 CLE A RF 103 102 101 923.1 168 18 13 4 0 .935 1918 CLE A LF 3 3 3 27 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1919 PHI A Daily Splits OF 48 48 46 426 78 1 2 1 0 .975 0 0 48 1919 PHI A RF 48 48 46 426 78 1 2 1 0 .975 1919 BOS A Daily Splits OF 58 57 55 508.2 125 7 8 1 0 .943 2 53 3 1919 BOS A CF 53 53 52 467 116 8 7 1 0 .947 1919 BOS A RF 3 3 2 25.2 5 0 1 0 0 .833 1919 BOS A LF 2 1 1 16 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1919 TOT A RF 51 51 48 451.2 83 1 3 1 0 .966 1919 TOT A OF 106 105 101 934.2 203 8 10 2 0 .955 2 53 51 1920 WAS A Daily Splits OF 128 126 122 1115.2 184 15 10 1 0 .952 2 0 126 1920 WAS A RF 126 125 121 1105.2 182 15 10 1 0 .952 1920 WAS A LF 2 1 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1921 NY A Daily Splits OF 37 34 33 315 69 3 6 1 0 .923 2 17 18 1921 NY A RF 18 16 16 152 33 2 4 0 0 .897 1921 NY A CF 17 17 16 154 32 1 2 1 0 .943 1921 NY A LF 2 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 8 Years) Splits OF 728 706 677 6352 1184 97 76 22 0 .944 41 147 547 Total ( 8 Years) RF 547 533 510 4779.1 854 77 50 19 0 .949 Total ( 6 Years) CF 147 137 133 1240 263 18 22 4 0 .927 Total ( 6 Years) LF 41 36 34 332.2 64 5 4 1 0 .945 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 35 34 33 308 34 43 15 1 0 .837 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 9-12-1914 BOX CHI A Jack Egan Called third strike 9-17-1915(2) BOX CLE A Billy Evans Call at 2B 8-12-1916 BOX CLE A Tommy Connolly Vulgar gestures toward opposing fans 9- 4-1916(1) BOX CLE A Tommy Connolly Called third strike 9- 7-1916 BOX CLE A Bill Dinneen Call at 1B 5-25-1917 BOX CLE A Billy Evans Call at 1B 9- 8-1917 BOX CLE A Billy Evans Condition of baseball 8-18-1919 BOX BOS A Dick Nallin Call at 1B 6-19-1920 BOX WAS A George Moriarty Called third strike (Threw bat)

Transaction Information

Sold by Kansas City (American Association) to Chicago White Sox (August 31, 1914).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ed Klepfer, $31500 and a player to be named later to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Shoeless Joe Jackson (August 21, 1915); Cleveland Indians received Larry Chappell (February 14, 1916).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with cash to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Larry Gardner, Elmer Myers and Charlie Jamieson (March 1, 1919).

Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Red Shannon to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Amos Strunk and Jack Barry (June 27, 1919).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Red Shannon to Washington Senators in exchange for Mike Menosky, Harry Harper and Eddie Foster (December 29, 1919).

Traded by Washington Senators to New York Yankees in exchange for Duffy Lewis and George Mogridge (December 31, 1920).

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