Chief Roseman

American baseball player (1856–1938)
Baseball player
Chief Roseman
1888 baseball card of Roseman
Outfielder
Born: (1856-07-04)July 4, 1856
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: July 4, 1938(1938-07-04) (aged 82)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1882, for the Troy Trojans
Last MLB appearance
August 25, 1890, for the Louisville Colonels
MLB statistics
Batting average.263
Home runs17
Runs batted in222
Teams
As player
  • Troy Trojans (1882)
  • New York Metropolitans (1883–1887)
  • Philadelphia Athletics (1887)
  • Brooklyn Grays (1887)
  • St. Louis Browns (1890)
  • Louisville Colonels (1890)
As manager
  • St. Louis Browns (1890)

James John "Chief" Roseman (July 4, 1856 – July 4, 1938) was an American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York. He played in the outfield for six teams, mainly in American Association, during his seven-season career.[1] In 1890 he was the player-manager over a short period for the St. Louis Browns.[2]

Roseman died on his 82nd birthday in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, and is interred at St. John Cemetery in Middle Village, New York.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Baseball-Reference player page
  2. ^ Baseball-Reference manager page
  3. ^ Super '70s baseball player page Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Chief Roseman at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
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New York Metropolitans 1884 American Association champions
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St. Louis Cardinals managers


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