Rollie Stiles
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| Rollie Stiles | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1930 for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Final game | |
| October 1, 1933 for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Career statistics | |
| Record | 9-14 |
| ERA | 5.92 |
| Innings | 298 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Rolland Mays (Rollie) Stiles (born in Ratcliff, Arkansas November 17, 1906) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1930 to 1933. He batted and threw right-handed, and was 9-14 with an ERA of 5.92 in his three seasons. Rollie attend Southeastern State Teachers College. His first game in the Major Leagues was June 19, 1930, and his last game was October 1, 1933.
Stiles is currently the oldest living major league ballplayer, although not the oldest living professional baseball player (that honour goes to Emilio Navarro of the Negro Leagues who turned 101 years old in 2006). Stiles' nickname when playing baseball was "Leapin' Lena", "Lena", and "Rollie" which is typically how he signs autographs for baseball fans.
He made an appearance and gave a speech at the St. Louis Browns Reunion dinner held at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Missouri June 8, 2006.
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[edit] External links
- Baseball Reference
- Photograph of Rollie Stiles age 99 in 2006
- Another Photograph of Rollie Stiles age 99
- 2006 St. Louis Browns reunion attended by Rollie Stiles age 99
- Article about Rollie Stiles and Babe Ruth
- Video Interview with Rollie Stiles - discussing Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
- Rollie's 100th birthday in the St. Louis newspaper
- Arkansas Baseball website mentions Rollie's 100th
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