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Roxie Lawson
Alfred Voyle Lawson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
School Iowa Wesleyan College

Debut August 3, 1930
Final Game September 28, 1940
Born April 13, 1906 in Donnellson, IA
Died April 9, 1977 in Stockport, IA

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1930 24 CLE AL   1   2   7   4   2   0   2  0   33.7   46   27   23   1   23   10   0   1   170       0  6.15  4.83   79 2.050
 1931 25 CLE AL   0   2  17   3   0   0  12  0   55.7   72   50   47   5   36   20   0   1   276       0  7.60  4.60   61 1.940
 1933 27 DET AL   0   1   4   2   0   0   1  0   16.0   17   16   13   2   17    6   0   0    80       0  7.31  4.33   59 2.125
 1935 29 DET AL   3   1   7   4   4   2   3  2   40.0   34   11    7   3   24   16   0   2   172       1  1.58  4.19  266 1.450
 1936 30 DET AL   8   6  41   8   3   0  16  3  128.0  139   87   78  13   71   34   4   3   578       0  5.48  4.94   90 1.641
 1937 31 DET AL  18   7  37  29  15   0   5  1  217.3  236  141  127  17  115   68   1   6   995       1  5.26  4.67   89 1.615 MVP-19
 1938 32 DET AL   8   9  27  16   5   0   8  1  127.0  154   85   77  13   82   39   0   2   610       0  5.46  5.03   92 1.858
 1939 33 TOT AL   4   8  38  15   5   0  15  0  162.0  188  100   95  11   90   47   2   4   743       0  5.28  4.85   92 1.716
         DET AL   1   1   2   1   0   0   1  0   11.3    7    7    6   1    7    4   0   0    50       0  4.76  4.90  103 1.235
         SLB AL   3   7  36  14   5   0  14  0  150.7  181   93   89  10   83   43   2   4   693       0  5.32  4.85   91 1.752
 1940 34 SLB AL   5   3  30   2   0   0  16  4   72.0   77   45   41   5   54   18   0   1   337       1  5.13  4.60   90 1.819
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .547  47  39 208  83  34   2  78 11  851.7  963  562  508  70  512  258   7  20  3961       3  5.37  4.77   89 1.732
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10   9  48  19   7   0  18  2  199.0  225  131  118  16  119   60   1   4   925   0   0  5.37  4.77   89 1.732
 Career High     18   9  41  29  15   2  16  4  217.3  236  141  127  17  115   68   4   6   995   0   1  1.58  5.03  266 1.450

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1930 24 CLE AL   7   11    3    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   7  .091  .231  .091  -16    1   1           0    
 1931 25 CLE AL  17   14    0    2   0  1   0    1   0  0   0   5  .143  .200  .286   23    4   0           1    
 1933 27 DET AL   4    5    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1935 29 DET AL   7   13    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   2  .308  .357  .385   94    5   1           0    
 1936 30 DET AL  41   45    2   10   0  1   0    5   0  0   2   6  .222  .255  .267   29   12   0           0    
 1937 31 DET AL  37   81   11   21   3  0   0    6   0  0   6  14  .259  .310  .296   52   24   5           0     MVP-19
 1938 32 DET AL  27   45    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   9  .044  .065  .044  -73    2   1           0    
 1939 33 TOT AL  39   47    6    8   1  1   0    1   0  0   0   8  .170  .170  .234    1   11   6           0   0
         DET AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   0
         SLB AL  37   43    6    8   1  1   0    1   0  0   0   8  .186  .186  .256   11   11   5           0   0
 1940 34 SLB AL  30   22    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .045  .045  .045  -77    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      209  283   26   49   5  3   0   17   0  0  12  57  .173  .209  .212    6   60  14   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        219   20   38   4  2   0   13   0  0   9  44  .173  .209  .212    6   47  11   0   0   1   0
 Career High     41   81   11   21   3  1   0    6   0  0   6  14                          24   6   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1930 24 CLE AL   14   11    0   0.0   119| .091  .300| .231  .365| .091  .441| .322  .806| -16  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1931 25 CLE AL   15   12    1   2.2   113| .143  .294| .200  .362| .286  .420| .486  .782|  23  .190  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1933 27 DET AL    5    5    0   0.0   108| .000  .283| .000  .355| .000  .408| .000  .763|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1935 29 DET AL   15   10    2   5.4   109| .308  .284| .357  .356| .385  .410| .742  .766|  94  .529  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1936 30 DET AL   47   35    3   2.3   121| .222  .299| .255  .374| .267  .439| .522  .813|  29  .164  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1937 31 DET AL   92   65    7   2.8   119| .259  .292| .310  .368| .296  .436| .606  .804|  52  .245  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1938 32 DET AL   47   44    0   0.0   124| .044  .299| .065  .379| .044  .445| .109  .824| -73  .000 -12.8  -1.2   0%
 1939 33 TOT AL   53   45    2   1.2   116| .170  .289| .170  .365| .234  .428| .404  .793|   1  .065  -7.4  -0.7   0%
         DET AL    5    5    0   0.0   120| .000  .295| .000  .371| .000  .436| .000  .807|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
         SLB AL   48   40    2   1.3   116| .186  .289| .186  .364| .256  .427| .442  .791|  11  .080  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1940 34 SLB AL   22   21    0   0.0   113| .045  .282| .045  .355| .045  .427| .090  .782| -77  .000  -5.9  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       310  248   15   1.6   118| .173  .293| .209  .368| .212  .433| .421  .801|   6  .103 -42.9  -4.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1930 24 CLE AL P 7 2 6 0 0 1.000 .941 1.14 1.19 2.14 2.19 4 33.7 1931 25 CLE AL P 17 5 7 1 1 .923 .952 0.71 1.19 1.94 2.21 3 55.7 1933 27 DET AL P 4 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 1.25 1.18 2.81 2.31 2 16.0 1935 29 DET AL P 7 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.57 1.11 0.90 2.16 4 40.0 1936 30 DET AL P 41 7 28 1 1 .972 .956 0.85 1.04 2.46 1.99 8 128.0 1937 31 DET AL P 37 16 33 2 2 .961 .953 1.32 1.09 2.03 2.05 29 217.3 1938 32 DET AL P 27 9 26 2 0 .946 .951 1.30 1.12 2.48 2.11 16 127.0 1939 33 TOT AL P 38 8 26 1 1 .971 .950 0.89 0.98 1.89 1.92 15 162.0 DET AL P 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 1.00 2.39 1.91 1 11.3 SLB AL P 36 8 23 1 1 .969 .951 0.86 0.98 1.85 1.92 14 150.7 1940 34 SLB AL P 30 3 12 0 2 1.000 .955 0.50 1.05 1.88 2.04 2 72.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1930 24 CLE AL P 7 2 6 0 0 1.000 .941 1.14 1.19 2.14 2.19 4 33.7 1931 25 CLE AL P 17 5 7 1 1 .923 .952 0.71 1.19 1.94 2.21 3 55.7 1933 27 DET AL P 4 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 1.25 1.18 2.81 2.31 2 16.0 1935 29 DET AL P 7 2 2 1 0 .800 .952 0.57 1.11 0.90 2.16 4 40.0 1936 30 DET AL P 41 7 28 1 1 .972 .956 0.85 1.04 2.46 1.99 8 128.0 1937 31 DET AL P 37 16 33 2 2 .961 .953 1.32 1.09 2.03 2.05 29 217.3 1938 32 DET AL P 27 9 26 2 0 .946 .951 1.30 1.12 2.48 2.11 16 127.0 1939 33 TOT AL P 38 8 26 1 1 .971 .950 0.89 0.98 1.89 1.92 15 162.0 DET AL P 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 1.00 2.39 1.91 1 11.3 SLB AL P 36 8 23 1 1 .969 .951 0.86 0.98 1.85 1.92 14 150.7 1940 34 SLB AL P 30 3 12 0 2 1.000 .955 0.50 1.05 1.88 2.04 2 72.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 208 52 145 8 7 .961 .953 0.95 1.07 2.08 2.05 83 851.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 208 52 145 8 7 .961 .953 0.95 1.07 2.08 2.05 83 852
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1937-AL-19-0.05
Car-1085-0.05 shares

Wins
1937 AL-18-3

Won-Loss %
1937 AL-.720-6

Games
1936 AL-41-8

Saves
1936 AL-3-6
1940 AL-4-8

Comp. Games
1937 AL-15-10

Shutouts
1935 AL-2-9

Home Runs Allow.
1937 AL-17-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1937 AL-115-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1937 AL-127-4

Wild Pitches
1937 AL-6-5

Games Finished
1936 AL-16-8
1939 AL-15-10
1940 AL-16-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 17 (1143) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1138) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

May 13, 1939: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Mark Christman, George Gill, Bob Harris, Vern Kennedy, and Chet Laabs to the St. Louis Browns for Beau Bell, Bobo Newsom, Red Kress, and Jim Walkup.

April 3, 1941: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.


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