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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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 19	NYG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 26 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 26 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYG		BRO	L,15-19	CG	55	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	10	Apr 30	NYG		BRO	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	32 (21)	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
12	34 (1)	May 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-7	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	35	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	36	May 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	37	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
16	38	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	39	May 31	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	40	Jun 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	41	Jun 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,16-3	CG	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	42	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,9-1	GF	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	44 (1)	Jun 5	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	46 (1)	Jun 7	NYG		STL	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	50 (3)	Jun 13	NYG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	52 (1)	Jun 15	NYG		CHC	W,7-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	58 (5)	Jun 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	59	Jun 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	65 (5)	Jun 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	66	Jun 30	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	67	Jul 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	68	Jul 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	0	11.0	5	0	1	6	0
32	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	71	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	72	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,10-8	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	73	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	74	Jul 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,13-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	75	Jul 8	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	76	Jul 9	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
39	77	Jul 10	NYG	@	PHI	W,19-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
40	78	Jul 12	NYG		BRO	L,4-10	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	79	Jul 13	NYG		CIN	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	80	Jul 15	NYG		CIN	L,8-14	GS	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	81	Jul 16	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	82	Jul 17	NYG		STL	W,12-9	GS	53	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	83	Jul 18	NYG		STL	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	84	Jul 19 (1)	NYG		STL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	85	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
48	86	Jul 20	NYG		CHC	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	87	Jul 21	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	88	Jul 22 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	89	Jul 22 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,6-1	CG	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	90	Jul 23	NYG		CHC	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	91	Jul 24	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	23	6.1	3	0	0	3	0
54	92	Jul 25	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	93	Jul 26	NYG		PIT	W,10-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	96 (2)	Jul 28	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	97	Jul 29	NYG		PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	98	Jul 30	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	99	Jul 31	NYG		BSN	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	100	Aug 1	NYG		BSN	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	101	Aug 2	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	49	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	102	Aug 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
63	103	Aug 4	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
64	104	Aug 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,8-9	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	105	Aug 8 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	106	Aug 8 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	107	Aug 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
68	108	Aug 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
69	109	Aug 13	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
70	110	Aug 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
71	111	Aug 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	112	Aug 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	113	Aug 17 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	114	Aug 17 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-14	CG	52	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	115	Aug 19	NYG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
76	116	Aug 20	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
77	117	Aug 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	118	Aug 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-12	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	119	Aug 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	120	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	2	1	0	3	0
81	121	Aug 27	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	122	Aug 28	NYG		BRO	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
83	123	Aug 29	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	124	Aug 30	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	125	Aug 31 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	126	Aug 31 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,10-14	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	127	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
88	128	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
89	129	Sep 2	NYG	@	PHI	W,18-5	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	130	Sep 3 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	131	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	132	Sep 4	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	133	Sep 5	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
94	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	137	Sep 9	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	138	Sep 10	NYG		STL	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	139	Sep 11	NYG		STL	L,4-5	GS	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
100	140	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	141	Sep 14 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,6-8	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	142	Sep 14 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-7	CG	30	7.0	3	1	0	4	1
103	143	Sep 15	NYG		PIT	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	144	Sep 16	NYG		CHC	W,7-0	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	145	Sep 17	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	146	Sep 18	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	147	Sep 19	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
110	150	Sep 21 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	151	Sep 21 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	152	Sep 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	153	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	154	Sep 28	NYG		PHI	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
							119gm			226	10	2	238	2