Fraley Rogers

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
Right fielder
Born: (1850-12-25)December 25, 1850 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: May 10, 1881(1881-05-10) (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
Teams
National Association of Base Ball Players Resolute of Brooklyn (1865) Star of Brooklyn (1866–1870)   National Association of Professional BBP Boston Red Stockings (1872–1873)
Career highlights and awards
Led the National Association in games played by a right fielder in 1872 Played on the National Association championship team, 1872

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

1. "Fraley Rogers Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
2. "Suicides". thedeadballera.com. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
3. "Fraley Rogers' career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 11, 2008.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference