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Rollie Hemsley was born on 24 June, 1907 in Syracuse, Ohio, U.S., is an American baseball player (1907–1972). Discover Rollie Hemsley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 24 June, 1907
Birthday 24 June
Birthplace Syracuse, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death 31 July, 1972
Died Place Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality United States

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1907

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 to.

Born in Syracuse, Ohio, he was nicknamed "Rollicking Rollie".

Hemsley batted and threw right-handed.

1928

Hemsley began his major league career in 1928 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing 50 games.

1930

After spending his first two seasons backing up Charlie Hargreaves, he became the starting catcher for the Pirates for the 1930 season.

The following season, Hemsley played 10 games before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Grace.

1931

He spent his time as a Cub backing up Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett, though was able to bat .309 during his tenure on the Cubs for the 1931 season.

1932

He played with the Cubs during their run to the 1932 World Series, though Hemsley ended up without a hit in three pinch hit appearances.

At the end of the 1932 season, Hemsley was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with Johnny Moore, Lance Richbourg, and Bob Smith for Babe Herman.

He struggled in Cincinnati, hitting under .200 while playing under another Hall of Famer, Ernie Lombardi.

1933

On August 12, 1933, he was traded to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Crouch.

1934

Hemsley became the starting catcher for the Browns in the 1934 season, and his best years were with the St. Louis Browns in 1934 and 1935, when he hit .309 and .290 respectively.

He also hit 7 triples both years, a career high.

1935

His effort in 1935 also earned him his first spot on the All-Star team, as well as 9th place in MVP voting.

1937

He played well for two more seasons for the Browns, but a batting average of .222 in 1937, as well as a suspension for violation of team rules on July 2, 1937, led to a trade on February 10, 1938.

Hemsley was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Cole, Roy Hughes, and Billy Sullivan, Jr. on the recommendation of Bob Feller, who had been impressed with Hemsley's catching skills.

1938

He spent the 1938 season backing up Frankie Pytlak but, became known as Feller's personal catcher.

1939

Hemsley became the starter in 1939 after Pytlak went down with an injury, and played well enough to earn his third All-Star bid.

1940

On opening day of the 1940 season, Hemsley caught Feller's no-hitter, becoming the only catcher to catch an opening day no-hit game.

He also drove in the only run of the game with a triple.

His consistency in the 1940 season saw him lead the American League catchers with a .994 fielding percentage, and led to a couple MVP votes as well as his fourth All-Star appearance.

1941

After playing another season in Cleveland, Hemsley was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds for a second stint on December 4, 1941.

He was a disappointing stint with the Reds, playing 36 games and ending with a batting average of only .113, and was released by the Reds on July 17 as a result.

However, two days later he was signed to a contract by the New York Yankees.

His signing by the Yankees came when starter Bill Dickey went down with a shoulder injury.

When Dickey's backup, Buddy Rosar, left the team without permission to take examinations to join the Buffalo police force and, to be with his wife who was about to have a baby, Yankees manager Joe McCarthy signed Hemsley to be the second string catcher, relegating Rosar to the third string position.

Hemsley hit safely in his first six games as a Yankee, and raised his average back to nearly .200 by season's end.

1943

He served the 1943 season as a backup to Dickey as the Yankees won the 1943 World Series.

1944

Hemsley played well in 1944 for the Yankees.

1946

He did not play during the 1945 season but he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on March 25, 1946.

After backing up Andy Seminick for a season, he was released, only to be re-signed again by the Phillies.

1947

He only played in two games during the 1947 season before being released and retired at the age of 40.

In a nineteen-year major league career, Hemsley played in 1,593 games accumulating 1,321 hits in 5,047 at bats for a .262 career batting average along with 31 home runs, 555 runs batted in, a .311 on-base percentage and a .360 slugging percentage.

He had a .978 career fielding percentage.

Hemsley led American League catchers twice in assists, once in fielding percentage, once in baserunners caught stealing and once in range factor.

Hemsley was known for having a drinking problem, one which caused him to be kicked off four separate clubs.

Hemsley would later attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to help himself sober up.

1981

Despite only playing in 81 games that season, he received a few MVP votes and made it to his 5th All-Star game.

He left the team mid-season to join the U.S. Navy.