Fraley W. Rogers (December 25, 1850 – May 10, 1881) was an American baseball player at the dawn of the professional era. He played primarily for the amateur Star club of Brooklyn. In 1872 he moved to right field for the Boston Red Stockings in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first professional league now in its second season.
| Fraley Rogers | |
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| Right fielder | |
| Born: December 25, 1850 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: May 10, 1881 (aged 30) New York City, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1872, for the Boston Red Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 16, 1873, for the Boston Red Stockings | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .276 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| RBI | 30 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Boston won the championship. It was Rogers' only full season with the pros, but he did play in two games for the Red Stockings in 1873.[1]
Rogers committed suicide with a gun,[2] at the age of 30 in New York City, and is interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Westborough, Massachusetts.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Fraley Rogers Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ "Suicides". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
- ^ "Fraley Rogers' career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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