#69 Buck "Lefty" Rogers, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#69 Buck "Lefty" Rogers, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Buck Rogers
Lefty
11/5/1912
27
USA,VA,SPRING GARDEN
5"11
170

Starting Pitcher
R
L

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
GREAT
Normal
2.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,085,714
1940 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 160 Days (1020 total Days)
160 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 160 Days (1020 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Eligible
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	31	33	91	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	37	43	96
Versus RHB	29	30	90
Talent	4	4	8

Pitching Ratings
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5
69
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Sinker

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	21	3	1	10
Versus LHP	7	21	3	1	10
Versus RHP	1	21	3	1	10
Talent	2	2	2	2	5

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
2
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/28	@NYA	L 3-8	*	6.2	8	6	6	4	2	L
8/4	PHA	W 3-2	*	8	2	2	1	4	3	W	PoG
8/8	@LAA	L 4-15	*	3	4	6	6	3	3	L
8/12	SLA	W 11-6	*	2.1	5	5	5	4	1
8/17	BOS	W 7-6	*	6.1	11	6	6	4	5
8/21	@CLE	W 3-2	*	8	8	2	2	3	4	W	PoG
8/25	@NYA	L 2-10	*	5	8	5	4	6	0	L
8/29	@KCA	W 7-1	*	7.1	7	1	1	4	8	W	PoG
9/3	WS1	W 12-7	*	0.2	4	5	5	2	0
9/7	LAA	W 8-7	*	3.1	1	0	0	1	2

Pitching Stats 1940

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	37	37	16	12	0	4.66	233.2	229	137	121	136	111	7	18.9	0	17	45.9
Projected	37	37	16	12	0	4.66	233.0	229	137	121	136	111

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.1	8.8	4.3	5.2	20	9	45.0	0	0	.0	4.35

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	314	84	24	2	5	42	48	42	43	0	0	1	.268	.353	.404	.757
vs. RHB	581	145	34	13	11	79	89	94	68	0	0	1	.250	.353	.410	.763

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	21	21	8	6	0	4.87	131.1	132	82	71	76	53
Road	16	16	8	6	0	4.40	102.1	97	55	50	60	58
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	1	3	0	5.91	32.0	33	25	21	24	12
May	8	8	5	3	0	3.79	61.2	59	31	26	28	30
June	7	7	5	1	0	2.30	54.2	34	16	14	23	26
July	7	7	2	3	0	6.53	41.1	53	33	30	30	17
August	7	7	3	2	0	5.63	40.0	45	27	25	28	24
Sept./Oct.	2	2	0	0	0	11.25	4.0	5	5	5	3	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1935	42	42	18	16	0	4.58	245.2	243	139	125	17	115	119	1	1	1.46	.278	WS1
1936	44	44	16	17	0	4.60	270.0	270	155	138	23	132	91	3	1	1.49	.268	WS1
1937	41	41	17	18	0	3.98	307.1	270	146	136	24	160	154	14	0	1.40	.260	WS1 CLE
1938	40	40	18	18	0	4.66	264.2	265	162	137	15	136	124	11	1	1.52	.284	CLE
1939	33	23	8	15	5	4.83	158.1	153	102	85	6	89	71	6	0	1.53	.275	CLE
1940	37	37	16	12	0	4.66	233.2	229	137	121	16	136	111	7	0	1.56	.277	CLE DET
Total	237	227	93	96	5	4.51	1479.2	1430	841	742	101	768	670	42	3	1.49	.273

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1935	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WS1
1936	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WS1
1937	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WS1 CLE
1938	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1939	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
Total	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1940

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.961

233.2

2.93

Player History

Earned first career win on 4/7/1935...
Traded from Washington to Cleveland on 6/17/1937 (Going to WS1: 1B Highpockets Hudspeth. Going to CLE: P Buck Rogers)...
1/26/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 9/20/1938 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
1/26/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/7/1939 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks...
1/26/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,085,714 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Cleveland to Detroit on 7/8/1940 (Going to CLE: 2B Benny Mccoy, P Bob Harris, 3B Mark Christman. Going to DET: P Buck Rogers)...
Injured on 9/7/1940 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1937 - 3.98 - 10th	Wins 1935 - 18 - 8th	Losses 1936 - 17 - 7th 1937 - 18 - 8th 1938 - 18 - 8th	IP 1937 - 307.1 - 6th	K's 1935 - 119 - 10th
BB 1935 - 115 - 5th 1936 - 132 - 7th 1937 - 160 - 3rd 1938 - 136 - 10th	CG 1937 - 14 - 7th 1938 - 11 - 5th