Until I stumbled onto his page at baseball-reference, I'd never heard of Bullet Rogan, a Negro League superstar and Hall of Famer, and I wondered how many people here are familiar with his fairly mind-blowing career. From his HOF plaque (I love the quote from Rogan's son):
Many credit Rogan with more wins than any other pitcher in the history of the Negro National League. He went 119-50 in his pitching career, completing 128 of the 153 games that he started while using his repertoire of curveballs, spitballs, palm balls, forkballs and fastballs to strike out 882 batters.
Splitting his time between the mound and the outfield, Rogan compiled a career batting average of .338 to go with a .515 slugging percentage and a .905 OPS. He hit 45 home runs, stole 99 bases and scored 361 runs. Rogan also notched 199 RBI and led the Negro National League with 13 homers in 1922.
Rogan helped the Monarchs win three straight pennants from 1923-1925, and a Negro League World Series championship in 1924. During the championship season, Rogan hit .392 and had an 18-6 record on the mound. In the first Negro Leagues World Series, he led his team with 13 hits and won two games for Kansas City as the Monarchs took down the Hilldale Daisies.
While Rogan’s pitching was often compared to that of Satchel Paige, his son Wilber pointed out that there was at least one difference.:“I do know that Satchel needed a designated hitter when he was on the mound,” the younger Rogan said of his father. “When dad was on the mound, he was batting cleanup.”
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roganbu99.shtml
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Many credit Rogan with more wins than any other pitcher in the history of the Negro National League. He went 119-50 in his pitching career, completing 128 of the 153 games that he started while using his repertoire of curveballs, spitballs, palm balls, forkballs and fastballs to strike out 882 batters.
Splitting his time between the mound and the outfield, Rogan compiled a career batting average of .338 to go with a .515 slugging percentage and a .905 OPS. He hit 45 home runs, stole 99 bases and scored 361 runs. Rogan also notched 199 RBI and led the Negro National League with 13 homers in 1922.
Rogan helped the Monarchs win three straight pennants from 1923-1925, and a Negro League World Series championship in 1924. During the championship season, Rogan hit .392 and had an 18-6 record on the mound. In the first Negro Leagues World Series, he led his team with 13 hits and won two games for Kansas City as the Monarchs took down the Hilldale Daisies.
While Rogan’s pitching was often compared to that of Satchel Paige, his son Wilber pointed out that there was at least one difference.:“I do know that Satchel needed a designated hitter when he was on the mound,” the younger Rogan said of his father. “When dad was on the mound, he was batting cleanup.”
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roganbu99.shtml
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