25 Facts About Roger Peckinpaugh

1.

Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager.

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2.

Roger Peckinpaugh played in Major League Baseball from 1910 through 1927, during which he played for the Cleveland Naps, New York Yankees, Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox.

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3.

Roger Peckinpaugh debuted with the Naps, who traded him to the Yankees in 1913.

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4.

Roger Peckinpaugh managed the Yankees for 20 games in 1914 and was the team captain for the remainder of his time with the club.

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5.

Roger Peckinpaugh was a minor league baseball manager, and served in the front office of the Indians and Buffalo Bisons from 1942 through 1947.

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6.

Roger Peckinpaugh was considered an excellent defensive shortstop and strong leader.

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7.

Roger Peckinpaugh was named American League Most Valuable Player in 1925.

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8.

Roger Peckinpaugh played in the World Series three times: winning the 1924 World Series with the Senators, losing the 1921 World Series with the Yankees, and losing the 1925 World Series with the Senators.

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9.

Roger Peckinpaugh was born in Wooster, Ohio, the third child of Frank and Cora Roger Peckinpaugh.

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10.

Roger Peckinpaugh attended East High School, where he played American football, basketball, and baseball.

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11.

Roger Peckinpaugh was promoted to the Naps to make his Major League Baseball debut in September 1910, playing in 15 games for the Naps at age 19.

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12.

Roger Peckinpaugh appeared in 70 games for the Naps in 1912, batting only.

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13.

Chance resigned with three weeks remaining in the season, and Roger Peckinpaugh served as player–manager for the remainder of the season; at the age of 23, he became the youngest manager in MLB history.

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14.

Roger Peckinpaugh finished the 1914 season fifth in the AL with 38 stolen bases.

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15.

Roger Peckinpaugh tied Buck Weaver for fourth in runs scored and several players for eighth in home runs in the 1919 season.

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16.

Roger Peckinpaugh set an MLB record for most assists in one game by a shortstop with nine.

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17.

On January 10,1922, Pecknipaugh was involved in a three-team trade involving the Red Sox, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics, where Roger Peckinpaugh joined the Senators, Joe Dugan and Frank O'Rourke went to the Red Sox, and the Athletics acquired Bing Miller, Jose Acosta, and $50,000.

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18.

Roger Peckinpaugh was a key contributor in the 1924 World Series, in which the Senators defeated the Giants.

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19.

Roger Peckinpaugh won the League Award as the AL's Most Valuable Player in 1925, edging Al Simmons by a small margin.

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20.

Roger Peckinpaugh was named manager of the Cleveland Indians after the 1927 season.

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21.

Out of professional baseball in 1935, Roger Peckinpaugh joined Lew Fonseca on nationwide baseball tours, which involved the viewing of a movie and technical demonstrations.

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22.

Roger Peckinpaugh applied to be manager of the Boston Bees for the 1938 season, but the job was given to Casey Stengel.

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23.

Roger Peckinpaugh returned to professional baseball as the manager of the New Orleans Pelicans of the Class-A1 Southern Association in 1939.

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24.

Roger Peckinpaugh was fired after the 1947 season, as the team's directors felt Peckinpaugh didn't sufficiently develop a farm system.

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25.

Roger Peckinpaugh was considered a calm baseball player and manager, who did not let his temper get the best of him.

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