Stan Rojek

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: April 21, 1919 in North Tonawanda, NY us

Died: July 9, 1997 in North Tonawanda, NY

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Debut: September 22, 1942 (Age 23-154d, 7,408th in MLB history)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 13, 1952 (Age 33-022d)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Stanley Andrew Rojek

Nicknames: Happy Rabbit

Pronunciation: \ROE-jack\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.6

AB

1764

H

470

HR

BA

.266

R

225

RBI

122

SB

OBP

.327

SLG

.326

OPS

.653

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1939	20	BRO-min	D	103	403	403		129	29	4	4						.320	.320	.442	.762		178							OLE · PONY
1940	21	BRO-min	C	123	470	470		135	17	6	0						.287	.287	.349	.636		164							DAY · MATL
1941	22	BRO-min	B	140	502	502		155	12	8	0						.309	.309	.365	.673		183							DHM · PIED
1942	23	BRO-min	AA	144	619	562	90	159	21	5	3	49	11	3	46	34	.283	.337	.354	.691		199	10	0	11				MTL · IL
1942	23	BRO	NL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0		0	/H

1946	27	BRO	NL	45	52	47	11	13	2	1	0	2	1	0	4	1	.277	.333	.362	.695	96	17	3	0	1		0	H6/45
1947	28	BRO	NL	32	88	80	7	21	0	1	0	7	1	1	7	3	.263	.322	.288	.609	61	23	3	0	1		3	6/54H
1948	29	PIT	NL	*156*	714	641	85	186	27	5	4	51	24	16	61	41	.290	.355	.367	.721	94	235	8	3	8		1	*6	MVP-10
1949	30	PIT	NL	144	625	557	72	136	19	2	0	31	4	11	50	31	.244	.309	.285	.594	59	159	10	2	16		0	*6
1950	31	PIT	NL	76	253	230	28	59	12	1	0	17	2	1	18	13	.257	.313	.317	.631	64	73	4	1	4		0	6/H4
1951	32	TOT	NL	59	219	202	21	54	7	3	0	14	0	3	10	11	.267	.308	.332	.640	72	67	7	2	5		0	6/H
1951	32	PIT	NL	8	17	16	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.188	.188	.375	0	3	0	0	1		0	/6
1951	32	STL	NL	51	202	186	21	51	7	3	0	14	0	3	10	10	.274	.318	.344	.662	78	64	7	2	4		0	6/H
1952	33	CHW-min	AAA	125	536	496	57	122	12	4	0	20	3		34	13	.246	.297	.286	.583		142	14	2	4				TOL · AA
1952	33	SLB	AL	9	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	35	1	1	0	0		0	/H64
1953	34	BRO-min	AAA,AA	70	227	208	25	55	9	2	1	31	0		16	13	.264	.317	.341	.658		71		0	3				MTL,MOB · IL,SOUA
1954	35	BRO-min	AAA	52	144	132	11	30	7	0	0	7	0		9	12	.227	.275	.280	.555		37	4	0	2	1			STP · AA
1955	36	BRO-min	AAA	71	148	132	12	30	5	1	0	8	1		14	11	.227	.299	.280	.580		37	3	0	1	1			STP · AA
8 Yrs				522	1960	1764	225	470	67	13	4	122	32	32	152	100	.266	.327	.326	.653	75	575	36	8	35		4
162 Game Avg.				162	608	547	70	146	21	4	1	38	10	10	47	31	.266	.327	.326	.653	75	178	11	2	11		1

PIT (4 yrs)				384	1609	1444	185	384	58	8	4	99	30	28	129	86	.266	.329	.325	.654	75	470	22	6	29		1
BRO (3 yrs)				78	140	127	19	34	2	2	0	9	2	1	11	4	.268	.326	.315	.641	73	40	6	0	2		3
SLB (1 yr)				9	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	35	1	1	0	0		0
STL (1 yr)				51	202	186	21	51	7	3	0	14	0	3	10	10	.274	.318	.344	.662	78	64	7	2	4		0

NL (7 yrs)				513	1951	1757	225	469	67	13	4	122	32	32	150	100	.267	.327	.327	.654	75	574	35	8	35		4
AL (1 yr)				9	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	35	1	1	0	0		0

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