Preacher Roe
Preacher Roe
Full name: Elwin Charles Roe
Born: February 26, 1915, Ash Flat, Arkansas
First Game: August 22, 1938; Final Game: September 4, 1954
Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 170
TSN NL Pitcher of the Year (1951)
P on TSN All-Star Team (1951)
Preacher Roe
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1938 STL N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1938 STL N
1944 PIT N 39 53 4 7 0 0 0 1 3 23 0 6 1 0 .132 .179 .132 0.0 1944 PIT N
1945 PIT N 33 75 3 8 1 0 0 3 6 21 0 8 1 0 .107 .173 .120 0.0 1945 PIT N
1946 PIT N 21 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 .067 .222 .067 0.0 1946 PIT N
1947 PIT N 38 40 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 4 0 0 .125 .167 .125 0.0 1947 PIT N
1948 BRO N 34 51 4 5 0 0 0 1 5 14 0 9 1 0 .098 .179 .098 0.0 1948 BRO N
1949 BRO N 30 70 5 8 0 0 0 7 7 28 0 7 0 0 .114 .195 .114 0.0 1949 BRO N
1950 BRO N 36 91 8 14 1 0 0 3 2 27 0 8 1 0 .154 .172 .165 0.0 1950 BRO N
1951 BRO N 34 89 3 10 0 0 0 7 2 36 0 9 2 0 0 .112 .132 .112 0.0 1951 BRO N
1952 BRO N 27 57 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 19 0 5 1 0 0 .070 .117 .070 0.0 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N 25 57 4 3 0 0 1 2 3 18 0 5 0 0 0 .053 .100 .105 0.0 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N 15 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190 0.0 1954 BRO N
Total 333 620 37 68 3 0 1 28 38 215 0 63 0i 7 0 0i .110 .161 .119 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1949 BRO N Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1949 BRO N
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 BRO N
Total Splits 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1949 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1949 NL
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1938 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 16 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 -0.1 1938 STL N
1944 PIT N 39 25 7 1 8 1 185.1 182 793 7 82 64 59 88 12 1 2 0 13 11 3.11 1.0 1944 PIT N
1945 PIT N 33 31 15 3 1 1 235 228 936 11 77 75 46 148 8 2 1 0 14 13 2.87 3.2 1945 PIT N
1946 PIT N 21 10 1 0 8 2 70 83 315 5 50 40 25 28 6 0 2 0 3 8 5.14 -2.0 1946 PIT N
1947 PIT N 38 22 4 1 8 2 144 156 635 19 93 84 63 59 6 1 0 1 4 15 5.25 -1.9 1947 PIT N
1948 BRO N 34 22 8 2 7 2 177.2 156 713 14 60 52 33 86 8 5 2 0 12 8 2.63 2.6 1948 BRO N
1949 BRO N 30 27 13 3 2 1 212.2 201 851 25 69 66 44 109 8 0 2 0 15 6 2.79 2.6 1949 BRO N
1950 BRO N 36 32 16 2 4 1 250.2 245 1027 34 96 92 66 125 3 2 4 0 19 11 3.30 2.3 1950 BRO N
1951 BRO N 34 33 19 2 1 0 257.2 247 1031 30 91 87 64 113 9 2 0 0 22 3 3.04 1.9 1951 BRO N
1952 BRO N 27 25 8 2 2 0 158.2 163 651 16 59 55 39 83 5 1 3 0 11 2 3.12 0.4 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N 25 24 9 1 0 0 157 171 661 27 78 76 40 85 5 1 1 0 11 3 4.36 -0.3 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N 15 10 1 0 1 0 63 69 275 11 40 35 23 31 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 5.00 -0.7 1954 BRO N
Total 333 261 101 17 42 10 1914.1 1907 7904 199 799 730 504 956 74 1i 15 17 1 127 84 3.43 9.0 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1949 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 6 34 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 1949 BRO N
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 3 1 1 0 1 0 11.1 9 50 2 4 4 6 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.18 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 5 33 2 4 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 1953 BRO N
Total Splits 5 3 3 1 1 0 28.1 20 117 4 8 8 10 1 14 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 2.54 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1949 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1949 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1938 STL N P 1 0 0 0 0 -
1944 PIT N P 39 11 27 2 0 .950
1945 PIT N P 33 16 40 0 3 1.000
1946 PIT N P 21 4 13 1 1 .944
1947 PIT N P 38 6 20 1 2 .963
1948 BRO N P 34 4 30 0 2 1.000
1949 BRO N P 30 5 29 2 4 .944
1950 BRO N P 36 12 34 1 3 .979
1951 BRO N P 34 18 39 3 6 .950
1952 BRO N P 27 9 23 0 0 1.000
1953 BRO N P 25 4 30 0 3 1.000
1954 BRO N P 15 1 10 0 2 1.000
Total P 333 90 295 10 26 .975
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1949 BRO N Daily P 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .667
1952 BRO N Daily P 3 1 1 11.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1953 BRO N Daily P 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Total P 5 3 3 28.1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .833
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1949 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1938).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Johnny Podgajny ,
Johnny Wyrostek and cash (September 30, 1943 ).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Billy Cox and Gene Mauch to Brooklyn Dodgers in
exchange for Dixie Walker , Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi (December 8, 1947 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Billy Cox to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for
Johnny Jancse, Harry Schwegeman and $50000 (December 13, 1954 ).
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