Red Rollings

William Russell "Red" Rollings (March 21, 1904 – December 31, 1964) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1927 through 1930 for the Boston Red Sox (1927–1928) and Boston Braves (1930). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 167 lb., Rollings batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Mobile, Alabama.

Red Rollings
Red Rollings' 1933 Goudey baseball card, while a member of the Atlanta Crackers
Infielder
Born: (1904-03-31)March 31, 1904
Mobile, Alabama
Died: December 31, 1964(1964-12-31) (aged 60)
Mobile, Alabama
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1927, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 11, 1930, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average.251
Home runs0
Runs batted in28
Teams

In a three-season career, Rollings was a .251 hitter (89-for-355) with 36 runs and 28 runs batted in in 184 games, including 13 doubles, two triples, five stolen bases, and a .311 on-base percentage with no home runs.

Rollings died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama.


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