![]() ![]() 994 fielding percentage, and led to a couple MVP votes as well as his fourth All-Star appearance. His consistency in the 1940 season saw him lead the American League catchers with a. He also drove in the only run of the game with a triple. On opening day of the 1940 season, Hemsley caught Feller's no-hitter, becoming the only catcher to catch an opening day no-hit game. Hemsley became the starter in 1939 after Pytlak went down with an injury, and played well enough to earn his third All-Star bid. He spent the 1938 season backing up Frankie Pytlak but, became known as Feller's personal catcher. on the recommendation of Bob Feller, who had been impressed with Hemsley's catching skills. ![]() Hemsley was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Cole, Roy Hughes, and Billy Sullivan, Jr. 222 in 1937, as well as a suspension for violation of team rules on July 2, 1937, led to a trade on February 10, 1938. He played well for two more seasons for the Browns, but a batting average of. His effort in 1935 also earned him his first spot on the All-Star team, as well as 9th place in MVP voting. He also hit 7 triples both years, a career high. Hemsley became the starting catcher for the Browns in the 1934 season, and his best years were with the St. On August 12, 1933, he was traded to the St. 200 while playing under another Hall of Famer, Ernie Lombardi. He struggled in Cincinnati, hitting under. At the end of the 1932 season, Hemsley was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with Johnny Moore, Lance Richbourg, and Bob Smith for Babe Herman. He played with the Cubs during their run to the 1932 World Series, though Hemsley ended up without a hit in three pinch hit appearances. 309 during his tenure on the Cubs for the 1931 season. He spent his time as a Cub backing up Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett, though was able to bat. The following season, Hemsley played 10 games before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Grace. After spending his first two seasons backing up Charlie Hargreaves, he became the starting catcher for the Pirates for the 1930 season. He began his career in 1928 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing 50 games. Born in Syracuse, Ohio, he was nicknamed "Rollicking Rollie". ![]() He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 19 seasons from 1928 to 1947. Ralston Burdett Hemsley (J– July 31, 1972) was an American professional baseball player. It's been 2 months and 28 days since this fight.April 19, 1928, for the Pittsburgh PiratesĪpril 17, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies His most recent fight was a super-lightweight bout against Venezuelan boxer Ismael Barroso on May 13, 2023. Romero has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far. Some of Romero's best fights and notable victories include wins over Ismael Barroso, Anthony Yigit, Jackson Marinez, Avery Sparrow, Juan Carlos Cordones, Arturs Ahmetovs, and Nicolas Atilio Velazquez. For all the details about Romero's world title wins and defenses refer to " Rolando Romero World Titles". Romero has won one world title at super-lightweight. Romero had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on after 14 professional fights, against Gervonta Davis for the WBA (Regular) title. He went on to win 13 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 11 wins via stoppage. ![]() Rolando Romero made his professional boxing debut against David Courtney at the age of 21 on December 2, 2016, defeating Courtney via 1st round TKO. ![]()
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