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Wally Roettger

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: August 28, 1902 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: September 14, 1951 in Champaign, IL

Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Streator, IL

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: May 1, 1927 (Age 24-246d, 6,550th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1934 (Age 32-033d)
vs. CHC 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Walter Henry Roettger

Pronunciation: \RUTT-gur\

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Relatives: Brother of Oscar Roettger

1931 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

1949

556

.285

192

RBI

245

OBP

.324

SLG

.387

OPS

.711

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-30 / in Starts: 9-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	45 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 109 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	61 (29-21-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 109 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (37-22-13)

Most Driven In
A Vaughan	3
P Traynor	3
E Grace	2
C Lavagetto	1
G Suhr	1
T Thevenow	1
W Jensen	1
L Waner	0

Most Driven In By
G Suhr	1
F Lindstrom	1
R Birkofer	1
W Jensen	1
P Waner	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	553	4 (3)	Apr 21	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.43	-0.010	1.23	-0.02%	-0.48	PH
2	554	5	Apr 22	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	3						PR RF
3	555	6	Apr 24	PIT		STL	W,5-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	1.28	0.034	3.64	0.06%	0.06	RF
4	556	7	Apr 26	PIT		STL	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	2	.80	-0.081	2.26	-0.14%	-0.82	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	557	26 (18)	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-16	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.364	.727	9	.01	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.22	PH
6	558	30 (3)	May 24	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-3	7-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.462	.462	.462	.923	3	.83	-0.046	3.47	-0.12%	-0.33	LF
7	559	31	May 27	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.31	-0.012	1.35	-0.03%	-0.62	LF
8	560	33 (1)	May 28 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	1.66	0.024	7.67	0.07%	-0.29	LF
9	561	35 (1)	May 30 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.318	.636	9	3.52	-0.091	14.63	-0.23%	-0.45	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	562	37 (1)	Jun 1	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.346	.320	.666	7	1.74	-0.050	5.93	-0.10%	-0.36	LF
11	563	38	Jun 2 (1)	PIT		STL	L,4-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	9	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.38	PH
12	564	39	Jun 2 (2)	PIT		STL	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.355	.400	.755	6	1.80	0.206	5.36	0.37%	2.30	LF
13	565	43 (3)	Jun 7	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	6	.99	-0.025	3.33	-0.05%	-0.11	LF
14	566	46 (2)	Jun 12	PIT		BRO	L,7-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.343	.364	.706	9	1.13	-0.030	3.59	-0.06%	-0.25	PH
15	567	47	Jun 13	PIT		BRO	W,15-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.353	.686	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PR LF
16	568	48	Jun 14	PIT		BRO	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.324	.343	.667	9	3.57	-0.093	10.48	-0.16%	-0.25	PH
17	569	49	Jun 15	PIT		BRO	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.341	.410	.752	7	2.03	0.127	5.19	0.20%	1.47	LF
18	570	50	Jun 16	PIT		NYG	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.279	.311	.372	.683	7	.74	-0.035	2.45	-0.07%	-0.19	LF
19	571	52 (1)	Jun 19	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.364	.668	9	.75	-0.020	1.89	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
20	572	55 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,7-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.298	.356	.653	9						PH
21	573	63 (7)	Jun 29	PIT		CHC	T,8-8	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.313	.370	.682	9	1.11	0.047	2.66	0.07%	0.27	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	574	66 (2)	Jul 3	PIT		CIN	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.260	.288	.340	.628	7	.43	-0.054	.65	-0.05%	-1.27	LF
23	575	68 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.283	.333	.616	9	4.79	-0.117	9.55	-0.14%	-0.32	PH
24	576	72 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-12	3-GF	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.298	.364	.662	1	.03	-0.001	.07	0.00%	0.72	PH LF
25	577	75 (2)	Jul 12 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.295	.356	.651	3	.37	-0.037	.65	-0.04%	-0.32	LF
26	578	76	Jul 13	PIT	@	NYG	L,6-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.306	.367	.673	9	.22	0.010	.29	0.01%	0.27	PH
27	579	79 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.302	.361	.662	9	.27	-0.007	.29	0.00%	-0.16	PH
28	580	81 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.387	.700	9	1.95	0.157	1.62	0.08%	1.16	PH
29	581	83 (1)	Jul 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,7-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.308	.381	.689	9	1.69	0.052	.53	0.01%	0.39	PH
30	582	85 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,10-13	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.318	.391	.709	9	.45	0.020	.09	0.00%	0.58	PH
31	583	94 (8)	Jul 31 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,7-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.313	.385	.698	8	2.16	-0.055	.10	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	584	102 (7)	Aug 8 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,4-7	0-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.303	.324	.394	.717	9						PH
33	585	104 (1)	Aug 10	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.319	.388	.707	9	1.22	-0.031	.01	0.00%	-0.18	PH
34	586	108 (3)	Aug 14	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.314	.382	.697	9	3.55	-0.057	.02	0.00%	-0.32	PH
35	587	109	Aug 15 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.290	.310	.377	.687	8	5.15	-0.245	.09	0.00%	-0.96	PH
36	588	112 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.306	.371	.677	9	.48	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
37	589	113	Aug 18	PIT		BRO	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.301	.366	.668	8	.56	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.53	PH
38	590	122 (8)	Aug 28	PIT		BSN	L,3-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.311	.366	.677	9	2.50	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	591	134 (11)	Sep 12	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.307	.361	.668	9	2.82	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
40	592	141 (6)	Sep 21 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,9-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.295	.347	.642	1	.77	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.63	PH LF
41	593	142	Sep 21 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,16-3	CG	6	6	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.310	.370	.680	1	.17	-0.032	.00	0.00%	1.12	LF
42	594	143	Sep 22 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.286	.310	.369	.679	1	1.46	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-1.13	LF
43	595	144	Sep 22 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,11-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.304	.360	.664	1	1.07	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.33	LF
44	596	145	Sep 23	PIT		CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.269	.292	.344	.636	1						LF
45	597	146	Sep 25	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.280	.330	.610	1	.70	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.88	LF
46	598	150 (3)	Sep 30 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.248	.269	.317	.586	3						LF
47	599	151	Sep 30 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.245	.266	.311	.577	1						LF
							16-30		109	106	7	26	5	1	0	13	3	1	8	0	0		3	3	0	1	.245	.266	.311	.577		1.10	-0.891	2.18	-0.39%	-4.72

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