Lee Rogers (baseball)

Lee Otis Rogers (October 8, 1913 – November 23, 1995), nicknamed "Buck", was a professional pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1938 season.

Lee Rogers
Pitcher
Born: (1913-10-08)October 8, 1913
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Died: November 23, 1995(1995-11-23) (aged 82)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 27, 1938, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–3
Earned run average6.14
Strikeouts18
Teams

Despite a successful collegiate baseball career at the University of Alabama,[1] Rogers' MLB experience was limited to a single season. Following his brief baseball career, he served in the US Navy during World War II.[1]

Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Rodgers died in Little Rock, Arkansas, on November 23, 1995, aged 82.[1]

References

  1. Lee Rogers at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved April 30, 2020.


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