Rocky Bridges
1951–1961 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
919G
.247AVG
.310OBP
.313SLG
More career statistics
562H
16HR
187RBI
10SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 15 | 18 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 229 | 233 |
| Batting · RBI | 187 | 188 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919 | 2,537 | 2,272 | 245 | 562 | 80 | 11 | 16 | 187 | 205 | 229 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 712 | .247 | .310 | .313 | .623 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1953-07-25 to 1953-08-02
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 walks | 1961-05-27 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1955-08-13 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1957-08-17 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 462 | 1273 | 288 | 8 | 101 | 110 | 119 | .255 | .313 | .324 |
| Away | 457 | 1264 | 274 | 8 | 87 | 95 | 114 | .240 | .292 | .303 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 133 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 11 | .305 | .383 | .339 |
| May | 164 | 486 | 106 | 3 | 52 | 57 | 48 | .252 | .335 | .324 |
| June | 202 | 583 | 137 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 44 | .257 | .295 | .345 |
| July | 168 | 462 | 96 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 43 | .231 | .275 | .300 |
| August | 177 | 488 | 106 | 2 | 40 | 37 | 48 | .243 | .293 | .289 |
| September | 149 | 383 | 81 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 38 | .233 | .290 | .291 |
| October | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 76 | 136 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 13 | .210 | .294 | .277 |
| chicago-cubs | 69 | 140 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 14 | .288 | .343 | .304 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 66 | 123 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 16 | .282 | .333 | .336 |
| new-york-giants | 65 | 155 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 15 | .255 | .329 | .299 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 65 | 243 | 56 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 18 | .259 | .313 | .356 |
| new-york-yankees | 64 | 217 | 51 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 24 | .258 | .323 | .359 |
| cleveland-guardians | 63 | 226 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 11 | .238 | .292 | .307 |
| chicago-white-sox | 62 | 232 | 50 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 14 | .237 | .284 | .284 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 134 | 34 | 1 | 15 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 51 | 56 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .196 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Cincinnati Reds | 122 | 432 | 98 | 1 | 22 | 6 | .227 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 52 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 168 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | .211 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 125 | 392 | 89 | 3 | 47 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 116 | 377 | 99 | 5 | 28 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Detroit Tigers | 116 | 381 | 102 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | 32 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 84 | 229 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .240 | – | – |