Ray Rohwer

Ray Rohwer

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 155 lb.
• School University of California
• High School Dixon High School
• Debut April 13, 1921
• Final Game September 1, 1922
• Born June 5, 1895 in Dixon, CA USA
• Died January 24, 1988 in Davis, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Ray Rohwer played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1921-22, and then was in the Pacific Coast League for nine years. In his two seasons with the Pirates, he had an OPS+ of 103. He might have come to the majors earlier, but his college days were interrupted by service in World War I.

Rohwer attended Dixon High School, starring in baseball, basketball and track. He then went to the University of California, attending in 1916-17 before going into the army as a lieutenant and serving in Europe. He came back to play baseball again at Cal in 1920, and then joined the Pirates. After nine seasons in the PCL, he came back to Dixon and worked for the Federal Land Bank for 33 years. Source: Dixon High Hall of Fame.

Ray was a slugger in the PCL. In 1923, he had 87 extra-base hits; in 1924 he had 90 extra-base hits; and in 1925 he had 87 extra base hits.

With the Sacramento Senators in 1927, Rohwer went 25-for-40 (.625) over seven-day span, with 12 runs, 21 RBI, 5 2B, and 4 HR.

Rohwer's brother, Claude Rohwer, was a minor league player. Claude had played for Berkeley along with his brother Ray, and went to spring training with the Pirates as a possible third baseman for the team. However, the Pirates decided to go instead with a young prospect named Pie Traynor. Their brother Otto also played baseball for Berkeley in 1925-27. Source: [1].

"WHEN WILL THEY STOP HIM? When will they stop this Seattle slugger. Fifteen thousand fans are expected to be in the Seattle Baseball Park to see how much longer he can keep it up. Thirteen straight times at bat, seven of them triples and three of them singles and six bases on balls is the record for consecutive hitting and getting on bases made by the Indian leftfielder in the last three games." - from a newspaper article about Ray Rohwer, reproduced at a site remembering the 1924 Seattle Indians and Ray Rohwer [2]

Related Sites

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Ray Rohwer