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Luther Roy
Luther Franklin Roy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 161 lb.

Debut June 12, 1924
Final Game October 5, 1929
Born July 29, 1902 in Ooltewah, TN
Died July 24, 1963 in Grand Rapids, MI

Brother of Charlie Roy

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1924 21 CLE AL   0   5  16   5   2   0   5  0   48.7   62   48   42   3   31   14   0   2   238       0  7.77  4.27   55 1.911
 1925 22 CLE AL   0   0   6   1   0   0   4  0   10.0   14    7    4   1   11    1   0   0    50       0  3.60  4.43  123 2.500
 1927 24 CHC NL   3   1  11   0   0   0   7  0   19.7   14    9    5   0   11    5   1   0    82       0  2.29  3.87  169 1.271
 1929 26 TOT NL   3   6  23  12   1   0   4  0   92.3  141   93   85  11   39   16   3   4   457       0  8.29  5.16   62 1.949
         PHI NL   3   6  21  12   1   0   2  0   88.7  137   91   83  11   37   16   3   3   440       0  8.42  5.18   62 1.962
         BRO NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    3.7    4    2    2   0    2    0   0   1    17       0  4.91  4.62   94 1.636
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .333   6  12  56  18   3   0  20  0  170.7  231  157  136  15   92   36   4   6   827       0  7.17  4.72   66 1.893
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5  11  51  16   2   0  18  0  156.7  212  144  124  13   84   33   3   5   759   0   0  7.17  4.72   66 1.893
 Career High      3   6  23  12   2   0   7  0   92.3  141   93   85  11   39   16   3   4   457   0   0  7.77  5.16   62 1.911

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1924 21 CLE AL  16   15    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .267  .267  .267   37    4   1           0    
 1925 22 CLE AL   6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1927 24 CHC NL  11    3    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      0   0  .333  .333  .333   79    1   0           0    
 1929 26 TOT NL  23   33    2    9   0  0   0    4   0      7   6  .273  .400  .273   66    9   0           0    
         PHI NL  21   32    2    9   0  0   0    4   0      7   6  .281  .410  .281   71    9   0           0    
         BRO NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       56   53    3   14   0  0   0    5   0  0   7  10  .264  .350  .264   54   14   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        153    9   41   0  0   0   14   0  0  20  29  .264  .350  .264   54   41   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     23   33    2    9   0  0   0    4   0  0   7   6                           9   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1924 21 CLE AL   16   12    1   2.2   113| .267  .299| .267  .369| .267  .411| .534  .780|  37  .192  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1925 22 CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   116| .000  .301| .000  .372| .000  .422| .000  .794|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1927 24 CHC NL    3    2    0   0.0   104| .333  .290| .333  .349| .333  .400| .666  .749|  79  .000  -0.1   0.0     
 1929 26 TOT NL   40   24    4   4.4   126| .273  .312| .400  .376| .273  .454| .673  .830|  66  .405  -1.4  -0.1     
         PHI NL   39   23    4   4.6   126| .281  .312| .410  .377| .281  .454| .691  .831|  71  .423  -1.1  -0.1     
         BRO NL    1    1    0   0.0   119| .000  .302| .000  .366| .000  .439| .000  .805|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        61   40    5   3.3   121| .264  .306| .350  .373| .264  .437| .614  .810|  54  .302  -3.7  -0.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1924 21 CLE AL P 16 5 12 0 1 1.000 .960 1.06 1.32 3.14 2.53 5 48.7 1925 22 CLE AL P 6 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 1.40 0.90 2.70 1 10.0 1927 24 CHC NL P 11 0 6 2 1 .750 .952 0.55 1.29 2.74 2.33 0 19.7 1929 26 TOT NL P 23 3 25 0 2 1.000 .966 1.22 1.23 2.73 2.40 12 92.4 PHI NL P 21 3 24 0 2 1.000 .964 1.29 1.23 2.74 2.39 12 88.7 BRO NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.25 2.43 2.43 0 3.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1924 21 CLE AL P 16 5 12 0 1 1.000 .960 1.06 1.32 3.14 2.53 5 48.7 1925 22 CLE AL P 6 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 1.40 0.90 2.70 1 10.0 1927 24 CHC NL P 11 0 6 2 1 .750 .952 0.55 1.29 2.74 2.33 0 19.7 1929 26 TOT NL P 23 3 25 0 2 1.000 .966 1.22 1.23 2.73 2.40 12 92.4 PHI NL P 21 3 24 0 2 1.000 .964 1.29 1.23 2.74 2.39 12 88.7 BRO NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.25 2.43 2.43 0 3.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 56 8 44 2 4 .963 .963 0.93 1.29 2.74 2.45 18 170.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 56 8 44 2 4 .963 .963 0.93 1.29 2.74 2.44 18 171
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wild Pitches
1929 NL-4-8

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

October 3, 1928: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1928 rule 5 draft.

July 24, 1929: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Brooklyn Robins for Lou Koupal.


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