Alfred Voyle "Roxie" Lawson was an American baseball player and manager.
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15 Facts About Roxie Lawson
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Roxie Lawson was a right-handed pitcher in professional baseball for 13 years from 1929 to 1941, including nine years in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and St Louis Browns.
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Roxie Lawson did not make it in Keokuk and was demoted to a club in Decorah, Iowa.
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On September 4,1933, and after a strong season with Toledo, Roxie Lawson was sold to the Detroit Tigers for cash and players.
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Roxie Lawson began the 1935 season with the Toledo Mud Hens and posted one of the best seasons of his career.
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Roxie Lawson hit a single and a double against Philadelphia, and the shutout gave him an 18-inning scoreless streak in the week since joining the Tigers.
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However, Roxie Lawson did not pitch in the World Series, as the Tigers starters threw five complete games.
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Roxie Lawson ranked 19th in the voting for the 1937 American League Most Valuable Player award.
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On May 13,1939, Roxie Lawson was sent to the St Louis Browns as part of a 10-player trade that sent Bobo Newsom to the Tigers.
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Roxie Lawson ranked eighth in the American League with four saves.
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Roxie Lawson spent only one season with Meridian and was hired in January 1948 as the manager of the Green Bay Bluejays.
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Roxie Lawson's wife died in an automobile accident near Marquette, Michigan, in 1957.
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