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Luther Roy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 161lb (178cm, 73kg)

Born: July 29, 1902 in Ooltewah, TN us

Died: July 24, 1963 in Grand Rapids, MI

Buried: Rest Lawn Memorial Park, Grand Rapids, MI

Debut: June 12, 1924 (Age 21-319d, 6,007th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 5, 1929 (Age 27-068d)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Luther Franklin Roy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.2

ERA

7.17

170.2

WHIP

1.893

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-20 / in Starts: 2-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 16, Entered with runners on base: 10

1929 Pitching Game Log

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1929 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	34	2	Apr 19	PHI		NYG	L,5-14	GS-1	L(0-1)	99	0.0	4	5	5	1	0	1	0	inf	inf	5	21	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.49	-0.39%
2	35	9	Apr 28	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-8	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45.00	18.79	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
3	36	10	Apr 30	PHI		BSN	L,12-14	2-7		1	4.2	6	4	3	1	1	1	1	12.71	8.62	22		0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	1	2.96	-0.07%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	37	14	May 7	PHI		CIN	W,6-4	1-8	W(1-1)	6	8.0	5	1	1	2	3	0	1	5.93	5.43	32		2	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.31%
5	38	18	May 11	PHI		PIT	W,11-6	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	10	6	4	4	1	1	1	5.16	5.53	41	44	0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.63	-0.02%
6	39	22	May 17	PHI		BRO	L,13-14	GS-1		5	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	6.35	6.10	4	30	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.23%
7	40	23	May 18(1)	PHI		BRO	L,16-20	1-4		0	2.2	6	5	5	2	0	1	0	7.46	6.50	16		1	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.22%
8	41	29	May 26	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-6		7	6.0	7	2	2	2	3	0	0	6.61	5.79	26	51	3	1	0	23	2	0	0	2	0	2	1.03	0.05%
9	42	35	May 30(2)	PHI		BSN	W,11-5	GS-7	W(3-1)	3	7.0	10	4	3	1	0	0	0	6.10	5.32	33	42	0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	2	2	1.34	0.07%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
10	43	38	Jun 3	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-14	4-GF(8)		3	5.0	11	10	10	4	0	1	0	7.48	5.61	29		3	0	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	1	.37	-0.21%
11	44	42	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-8		3	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	7.68	5.68	2		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.58	-0.21%
12	45	45	Jun 10	PHI	@	STL	L,9-10	2-6	L(3-2)	2	3.2	4	2	2	3	2	0	0	7.47	5.56	18		0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.36	-0.14%
13	46	49	Jun 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-7		4	6.1	5	2	2	6	0	1	0	6.92	5.81	28	49	1	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.07%
14	47	54	Jun 20	PHI		NYG	L,6-11	GS-8	L(3-3)	4	8.0	13	8	7	1	1	1	0	7.04	5.65	39	26	0	0	0	38	1	0	0	1	0	2	.77	-0.13%
15	48	64	Jun 27	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-9	GS-7	L(3-4)	6	7.0	11	9	6	4	2	1	0	7.11	5.66	36	23	1	0	0	32	0	1	0	1	0	1	.17	-0.05%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
16	49	70	Jul 4(2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-5	GS-6	L(3-5)	6	5.1	7	4	4	3	0	0	0	7.09	5.58	24	35	2	0	1	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.02%
17	50	73	Jul 6(2)	PHI		STL	L,6-28	1-5		1	4.1	13	9	8	1	0	0	0	7.62	5.46	27		0	0	0	24	3	1	0	0	1	1	.01	0.00%
18	51	77	Jul 11	PHI		PIT	L,2-6	GS-7	L(3-6)	4	7.0	9	5	5	1	0	2	0	7.52	5.58	30	38	0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	.03	0.00%
19	52	81	Jul 15(2)	PHI		CHC	L,6-7	GS-1	L(3-7)	3	0.1	4	5	3	1	0	0	0	7.80	5.61	7	26	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
20	53	83	Jul 17	PHI		CHC	L,3-16	4-7		1	3.1	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	7.92	5.51	16		0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
21	54	88	Jul 23	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	6-6		5	0.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	8.02	5.58	2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Robins
22	55	100	Aug 3	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-12	6-GF(8)		10	2.2	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	7.98	5.56	14		0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
23	56	152	Oct 5(1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		62	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.90	5.53	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
							3-20		W-L:3-7	3.8	92.1	141	92	81	42	14	11	4	7.90	5.53	457	35	13	1	1	401	25	4	0	9	5	12	.86	-1.18%

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