Roseman, James (Chief)

James John Roseman

An outfielder -- and pitcher -- in the early days of baseball, this long-ball hitter was a teammate of Lipman Pike; in 1881, they both played outfield for the Brooklyn Atlantics. The encyclopedia of JEWS in sports lists the Chief as Jewish, though the Jewish Sports Review (September/October 2000) insists he is not. One of the authors of the encyclopedia, Jesse Silver, has recently declared that current research seems to confirm Roseman was not Jewish.

Birth and Death Dates:
July 4, 1856 -- July 4, 1938

Career Highlights:
The Chief hit .339 in his last season in the majors, 1890, in which he also managed St. Louis. He averaged four home runs a season from 1884-86, a formidable number in that era. Impressively, he had double figures in triples for three consecutive years: 11 in 1884, 15 in 1885, and 10 in 1886.

Career Dates:
1882-87, 1890 (also manager)

Position:
Primarily an outfielder, he played 29 games at first base and pitched on 4 occasions.

Physical description:
5'7", 167 lbs. Right-handed.

Career Statistics:
Games: 681
Batting Avg.: .263
Slugging Avg.: .359

At-bats: 2761
Hits: 726
Doubles: 120
Triples: 50

Home Runs: 15
Home Run %: 0.5
Runs: 443
RBI: 43*

BB: 133
Strike Outs: 41
Stolen Bases: 13*

Pinch Hitting
At-bats: 0
Hits: 0

Total Chances per Game: 2.2
Fielding Avg: .866

Pitching Statistics
Wins: 0
Losses: 1
Winning pct.: .000

ERA: 7.88

Games: 4
Games Started: 1
Complete Games: 0

Innings Pitched: 16
Hits Allowed: 20
Bases-on-Balls: 7
Strike Outs: 1

Shut-outs: 0

Relief Pitching
Wins: 0
Losses: 0
Saves: 0

Fielding Statistics
Put-outs: 1229
Assists: 109
Errors: 173
Double Plays: 39

Total Chances per Game: 2.2
Fielding avg: .886

*total based on incomplete career records.

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