| Rollie Stiles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | ||
| Born: November 17, 1906 | ||
| Died: July 22, 2007 (aged 100) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 19, 1930 for the St. Louis Browns | ||
| Final game | ||
| October 1, 1933 for the St. Louis Browns | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Record | 9-14 | |
| ERA | 5. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 92 | |
| Innings | 298 | |
| Teams | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Rolland Mays Stiles (November 17, 1906 – July 22, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1930 to 1933. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. Born in Ratcliff, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed, and was 9-14 with an earned run average of 5. Ratcliff is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 92 in his three seasons. Rollie attended Southeastern State Teachers College. His first game in the major leagues was on June 19, 1930, and his last game was October 1, 1933. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. Stiles' nicknames when playing baseball were "Leapin' Lena", "Lena", and "Rollie", all typical of how he signed autographs for baseball fans.
He made an appearance and gave a speech at the St. Louis Browns Reunion dinner held at the Missouri Athletic Club on June 8, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Stiles died in his sleep at age 100 on July 22, 2007 at the Bethesda Southgate Nursing Home in St. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Louis [1]. He was the last living person to have pitched to baseball legend Babe Ruth. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of While Stiles was the oldest living major league ballplayer at the time of his death, he was not the oldest living professional baseball player, as that honor belonged to Emilio Navarro of the Negro Leagues, who turned 101 years old in 2006. Emilio "Millito" Navarro (born September 26, 1905) was the first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the Negro Leagues. Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Who's Alive and Who's Dead
- Photograph of Rollie Stiles age 99 in 2006
- 2006 St. Louis Browns reunion attended by Rollie Stiles age 99
- 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
- Arkansas Baseball website mentions Rollie's 100th
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