James Roseman

James John Roseman
(Chief)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 167 lb.

• Debut May 1, 1882
• Final Game August 25, 1890
• Born 1856 in New York, NY USA
• Died July 4, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY USA

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Biographical Information

James Roseman had some good years in the American Association, where he played most of his major league career. In 1890, playing with the St. Louis Browns, he was second in the league in on-base percentage. He broke in with the Troy Trojans in 1882, where he was a teammate of Roger Connor and Buck Ewing. Roseman was suspended in April of 1887 by manager Frank Bancroft due to excessive drinking, and according to Sporting Life, he became so upset that he attempted to attack Bancroft. After being held back by the umpire Lon Knight, Roseman yelled for him to let him go and to "let me get at the son of a bitch 'till I hit him on the kisser."

A letter survives where he wrote in 1877 offering his availability to the Buffalo team. He later played for Buffalo part of that year.

In 1879 he played for Holyoke, a team which had a number of former and future major leaguers including Roger Connor, Lip Pike and Mickey Welch.

It was reported in 1891 that he was a prosperous saloon keeper.

Preceded by John Kerins

St. Louis Browns Manager 1890

Succeeded by Count Campau

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1890	St. Louis Browns	American Association	7-8	--		replaced replaced Tommy McCarthy (11-11) and John Kerins (9-8) on June 10 / replaced by Count Campau on June 28

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