Rich Rollins

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Richard John Rollins (born April 16, 1938 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played with the Minnesota Twins (1961-68), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970) and Cleveland Indians (1970). He batted and threw right-handed.

Contents 1 Career 2 Highlights 3 Fact 4 External links

[edit] Career

In a 10-season career, Rollins was a .269 hitter with 77 home runs and 399 RBI in 1002 games.

[edit] Highlights

• All-Star (1962)
• Led American League in triples (1964)
• Top 10 MVP (8th, 1962)
• Finished third in the AL Batting Crown [.307], behind Carl Yastrzemski [.321] and Al Kaline [.312] (1962)

[edit] Fact

• Rollins received the most 1962 All-Star Game votes of any AL player and started both games that year.

[edit] External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Baseball Library