Braggo Roth
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Overall Career
Robert Frank "The Globetrotter" Roth was born on August 28, 1892, in Burlington, Wisconsin. Roth was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1914, with the Chicago White Sox.
Roth had an 8-year career as an outfielder. In 811 games he batted .284 with 804 hits, 30 HR and 422 RBI.
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Roth's Moments in the Sun
- 1915: Led the league in home runs with 7
- May 31, 1920: Stole 2nd base, 3rd base, and home plate
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Trivia
- Often traded, Roth played with six different AL teams in eight seasons and earned the nickname: The Globetrotter
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Transactions
- August 21, 1915: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with a player to be named later, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500 to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Jackson. The Chicago White Sox sent Larry Chappell (February 14, 1916) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
- March 1, 1919: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Philadelphia Athletics for Larry Gardner, Elmer Myers, and Charlie Jamieson.
- June 27, 1919: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Red Shannon to the Boston Red Sox for Amos Strunk and Jack Barry.
- January 20, 1920: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Red Shannon to the Washington Senators for Mike Menosky, Harry Harper, and Eddie Foster.
- December 31, 1920: Traded by the Washington Senators to the New York Yankees for Duffy Lewis and George Mogridge.
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External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
