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Goody Rosen

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Full Name: Goodwin George Rosen Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/160 First Game: September 14, 1937
Birthdate: August 28, 1912 Final Game: September 26, 1946
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada) MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: April 6, 1994
Deathplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Goodwin "Goody" Rosen turned professional in 1931, signing a contract with the Rochester Red Wings of the International League, but didn't stick with the team. In 1933, he joined the Louisville Colonels of the American Association and played under manager Burleigh Grimes. When Grimes joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937, he convinced the team to acquire Rosen in August for $10,000 and a player. Rosen broke into the major leagues hitting .312 in 22 games with the Dodgers. In 1938, his first full season, he hit .281, finishing sixth in the National League in triples (11) and leading all league outfielders in fielding percentage (.989) and assists (19). The next season, he split his time between the Dodgers and their International League affiliate, the Montreal Royals.

He then joined the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League, and played there from 1940 until being re-acquired by the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 season.

With the Dodgers, he enjoyed the best year of his career in 1945, finishing 10th in voting for Most Valuable Player Award with a .325 batting average (3rd in NL), 197 hits (2nd), 126 runs (2nd), 11 triples (3rd), 606 at bats (6th) and a .460 slugging percentage (6th), a .379 on base percentage (9th), 14 sacrifice hits (10th), 12 home runs and 19 outfield assists. In that season, he also had the distinction of being the first Canadian major leaguer to be named to the All-Star Game.

Three games into the 1946 season, Rosen was traded to the Dodgers' cross-town rivals, the New York Giants. It would be his last year in the major leagues. Before the end of the season, he was sent down to the Jersey City Giants of the International League.

Rosen rejected an offer from Jersey City to return in 1947 and said he would only continue to play if he were sent to Toronto, where he had opened a restaurant. The deal was made, and Rosen played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League in 1947. After a poor season, he was given an unconditional release, ending his professional baseball career.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1937 BRO N 22 77 10 24 0 6 .312 .361 .403 5 1 6 6 0 0 2 0 0
1938 BRO N 138 473 75 133 4 51 .281 .368 .389 17 11 65 43 0 3 0 0 5
1939 BRO N 54 183 22 46 1 12 .251 .335 .344 6 4 23 21 0 2 4 0 1
1944 BRO N 89 264 38 69 0 23 .261 .330 .314 8 3 26 27 1 2 0 0 2
1945 BRO N 145 606 126 197 12 75 .325 .379 .460 24 11 50 36 3 14 4 0 4
1946 NY N 100 310 39 87 5 30 .281 .377 .390 11 4 48 32 0 4 2 0 10
1946 BRO N 3 3 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 TOT N 103 313 39 88 5 30 .281 .377 .390 11 4 48 33 0 4 2 0 10
Total 551 1916 310 557 22 197 .291 .364 .398 71 34 218 166 4 25 12 0 22

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1937 BRO N OF 21 0 0 50 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1938 BRO N OF 113 0 0 263 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1939 BRO N OF 47 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1944 BRO N OF 65 0 0 199 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1945 BRO N OF 141 0 0 392 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1946 NY N OF 84 0 0 200 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1946 BRO N OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1946 TOT N OF 85 0 0 200 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1946 TOT N CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total OF 472 0 0 1210 42 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 .989

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates (May 14, 1940).
  • Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to New York Giants (April 26, 1946).

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