Jack Rothrock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1905
Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States
Date of Death: 02-Feb-1980
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Jack Rothrock
- Jack Houston Rothrock (March 14, 1905 – February 2, 1980) was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for four teams between the 1925 and 1937 seasons.
- Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 165 lb., Rothrock was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed.
- He was born in Long Beach, California. Rothrock was a line drive hitter and aggressive baserunner.
- He entered the majors in 1925 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them through the 1932 midseason before joining the Chicago White Sox (1932), St.
- Louis Cardinals (1934–1935) and Philadelphia Athletics (1935, 1937).
- In 1927 was considered in the American League MVP vote, then in 1928 played all nine positions, plus pinch-hitting and pinch-running duties.
- He became just the second American League player ever to play all nine positions in one season. Rothrock hit a career-high .300 with 23 stolen bases for the 1929 Red Sox, then in 1933 hit .278 with 39 extra-base hits and a .343 on-base percentage.
- His most productive season came with the 1934 National League champions Cardinals, when he posted career-numbers in home runs (11), runs (106), and RBI (72), while hitting .284 with a .336 OBP and leading the league with 154 games played.
- He also led the victorious Cardinals with six RBI in the 1934 World Series. In an 11-season career, Rothrock was a .276 hitter (924-for-3350) with 28 home runs and 327 RBI in 1014 games, including 498 runs, 162 doubles, 35 triples, 75 stolen bases, and a .336 OBP.
- In 868 fielding appearances, he played at center field (194), left field (138), right field (311), shortstop (78), second base (63), third base (48) and first base (38), as well as a catcher (1) and pitcher (1).
- Rothrock died at the age of 74 in San Bernardino, California.
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