Rollie Hemsley

1928–1947 · bats R / throws R · ALS, ASF, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, MLS, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

1,593G

.262AVG

.311OBP

.360SLG

More career statistics

1,321H

31HR

555RBI

29SB

3Rare feats

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 · At bats	5,047	5,049
Batting · Caught stealing	18	26
Batting · Doubles	257	258
Batting · Strikeouts	395	391
Batting · Plate appearances	5,509	5,513
Batting · Runs	562	561
Batting · RBI	555	553
Batting · Walks	357	359

Career batting

G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	HBP	SF	TB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1,593	5,509	5,047	562	1,321	257	72	31	555	357	395	29	18	4	0	1,815	.262	.311	.360	.671

Streaks

11longest hitting streak · 1935-04-26 to 1935-05-12

15longest on-base streak

The three rarest things in this career

Rarity	What	Date	Rate	Game
89	Three Sacrifice Flies	1928-08-02	1 in 13,977 games	box score ↗
43	Five for Five	1934-05-09	1 in 135 games	box score ↗
41	3 doubles	1934-05-11	1 in 2,195 player-games	box score ↗

Splits

Regular season only.

Home and away

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Home	790	2688	670	13	288	176	183	.273	.315	.377
Away	803	2825	651	18	265	183	208	.251	.295	.344

By month

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
April	130	484	111	3	46	32	34	.249	.295	.357
May	281	951	232	6	99	51	66	.261	.298	.366
June	280	1021	258	6	98	70	67	.277	.321	.402
July	302	1018	252	5	92	64	68	.268	.310	.355
August	346	1160	265	8	131	78	80	.252	.296	.346
September	251	867	200	3	86	64	75	.256	.304	.328
October	3	12	3	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.333

Most-faced opponents

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
detroit-tigers	160	581	149	1	50	36	45	.278	.318	.375
washington-senators-1901-60	159	586	130	1	40	33	38	.239	.278	.318
boston-red-sox	151	534	137	2	61	33	37	.277	.318	.379
chicago-white-sox	150	546	136	7	61	39	22	.276	.321	.398
philadelphia-athletics	144	528	127	2	57	37	45	.266	.311	.358
new-york-yankees	134	484	114	6	44	43	29	.262	.324	.366
cleveland-guardians	102	386	104	1	35	31	32	.299	.350	.359
brooklyn-dodgers	85	245	52	1	30	10	27	.227	.253	.345

Season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	IP	K
1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	50	133	36	–	17	1	.271	–	–
1929	Pittsburgh Pirates	88	237	68	–	36	1	.287	–	–
1930	Pittsburgh Pirates	104	324	82	2	45	3	.253	–	–
1931	Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates	76	239	69	3	32	4	.289	–	–
1932	Chicago Cubs	60	151	36	4	20	2	.238	–	–
1933	Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns	81	211	45	1	22	–	.213	–	–
1934	St. Louis Browns	123	431	133	2	53	6	.309	–	–
1935	St. Louis Browns	144	504	146	–	47	3	.290	–	–
1936	St. Louis Browns	116	377	99	2	39	2	.263	–	–
1937	St. Louis Browns	100	334	74	3	28	–	.222	–	–
1938	Cleveland Guardians	66	203	60	2	28	1	.296	–	–
1939	Cleveland Guardians	107	395	104	2	36	2	.263	–	–
1940	Cleveland Guardians	119	416	111	4	42	1	.267	–	–
1941	Cleveland Guardians	98	288	69	2	24	2	.240	–	–
1942	Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees	67	200	38	–	22	1	.190	–	–
1943	New York Yankees	62	180	43	2	24	–	.239	–	–
1944	New York Yankees	81	284	76	2	26	–	.268	–	–
1946	Philadelphia Phillies	49	139	31	–	11	–	.223	–	–
1947	Philadelphia Phillies	2	3	1	–	1	–	.333	–	–