Rocky Bridges
[edit] Biography
Rocky Bridges (Everett Lamar Bridges) was born on August 7, 1927 in Refugio, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1951 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 1 home run and 15 RBI. Bridges played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 63
| 134
| 13
| 34
| 1
| 15
| .254
| .306
| .328
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| 51
| 56
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .196
| .286
| .250
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 122
| 432
| 52
| 98
| 1
| 21
| .227
| .288
| .273
| 13
| 2
| 37
| 42
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 53
| 52
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 2
| .231
| .322
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 95
| 168
| 20
| 48
| 1
| 18
| .286
| .341
| .327
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 71
| 19
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .211
| .348
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 120
| 391
| 40
| 89
| 3
| 47
| .228
| .298
| .304
| 17
| 2
| 40
| 32
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 17
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| 125
| 392
| 41
| 89
| 3
| 47
| .227
| .299
| .304
| 17
| 2
| 41
| 33
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 17
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 116
| 377
| 38
| 99
| 5
| 28
| .263
| .315
| .355
| 14
| 3
| 27
| 32
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 16
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 116
| 381
| 38
| 102
| 3
| 35
| .268
| .320
| .349
| 16
| 3
| 30
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 14
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .333
| .357
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 23
| 32
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .313
| .333
| .313
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 32
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .313
| .333
| .313
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 84
| 229
| 20
| 55
| 2
| 15
| .240
| .320
| .297
| 5
| 1
| 26
| 37
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 463
| 862
| 108
| 207
| 3
| 59
| .240
| .305
| .288
| 28
| 2
| 81
| 91
| 0
| 21
| 8
| 2
| 26
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 456
| 1410
| 137
| 355
| 13
| 128
| .252
| .313
| .329
| 52
| 9
| 124
| 138
| 7
| 19
| 2
| 8
| 53
|
| Total
|
|
| 919
| 2272
| 245
| 562
| 16
| 187
| .247
| .310
| .313
| 80
| 11
| 205
| 229
| 7
| 40
| 10
| 10
| 79
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 62
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .871
|
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1952
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 34
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 329
| 320
| 16
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 19
| 12
| 113
| 29
| 38
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 0
| 22.2
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 20
| 0
| 35
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 88
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 108
| 104
| 915.1
| 226
| 382
| 18
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 14
| 14
| 123.2
| 33
| 40
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| 2B
| 16
| 14
| 129.2
| 35
| 40
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| SS
| 109
| 104
| 916.1
| 226
| 382
| 18
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 112
| 101
| 895
| 191
| 331
| 13
| 73
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| SS
| 110
| 108
| 861.2
| 179
| 293
| 24
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 4
| 47
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 1
| 16.2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 7.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 7
| 6
| 49
| 11
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 3
| 35.2
| 3
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .813
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 10
| 6
| 56.1
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| SS
| 25
| 19
| 162
| 32
| 57
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 59
| 49
| 429.2
| 113
| 139
| 3
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 190
| 3
| 72.1
| 103
| 197
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 271
| 82
| 739.1
| 592
| 614
| 24
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 447
| 338
| 2926.1
| 686
| 1161
| 62
| 244
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Cincinnati Reds as part of 4-team trade in which Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to Milwaukee Braves; Milwaukee Braves sent cash to Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to Brooklyn Dodgers; Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to Philadelphia Phillies; Brooklyn Dodgers sent Jim Pendleton to Milwaukee Braves; and Cincinnati Reds sent Joe Adcock to Milwaukee Braves (February 16, 1953).
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Cincinnati Reds (May 20, 1957).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Eddie Yost and Neil Chrisley to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Reno Bertoia, Ron Samford and Jim Delsing (December 6, 1958).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Red Wilson to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Hank Foiles (July 26, 1960).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals (September 2, 1960).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 11, 1960).
- Signed by Los Angeles Angels (January 10, 1961).
- Released by Los Angeles Angels (October 19, 1961).
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