Red Rolfe
American baseball player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Abial "Red" Rolfe (October 17, 1908 – July 8, 1969) was an American baseball third baseman, manager and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1942 and managed the Detroit Tigers from 1949 to 1952.
Red Rolfe | |
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Third baseman / Manager | |
Born: (1908-10-17)October 17, 1908 Penacook, New Hampshire, U.S. | |
Died: July 8, 1969(1969-07-08) (aged 60) Gilford, New Hampshire, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 29, 1931, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1942, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .289 |
Home runs | 69 |
Runs batted in | 497 |
Managerial record | 278–256 |
Winning % | .521 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Rolfe was a native of Penacook, New Hampshire. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth College and signed with the Yankees. Rolfe played in four MLB All-Star Games and won five World Series championships before he retired after the 1942 season. He coached in college baseball for Yale University from 1943 to 1946 and served as athletic director for Dartmouth from 1954 to 1967, while coaching baseball during the 1954 and 1955 seasons.