Goody Rosen
From SABR Encyclopedia
| Goody Rosen | |
| Goodwin George Rosen | |
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| Bat/Throw: | L/L |
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| Height: | 5' 9" |
| Weight: | 160 |
| Born: | 1912-8-28 at Toronto, ON (CA) |
| Died: | 1994-4-6 at Toronto, ON (CA) |
| Interred: | Beth Tzedec Memorial Park in Toronto, ON (CA) |
| More info | |
| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with Luis Olmo and Dixie Walker. On April 26, 1946 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman Jack Graham for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the
Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn ending a seven game winning streak. Goody had five hits,HR,3RBI's and scored 4 runs. Later on in the same season he crashed into a fence and sustained a clavicle injury that eventually led to ending his major league career. In October 1946 the Giants send him to Jersey City.
Goody threatens to quit the game unless a deal can be arranged for him to play for Toronto, his hometown. He had invested all his savings in a restaurant and would like to play there in order that he can be close to his business. The Giants honored his request and finished his professional
career at Toronto.
Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sources
- The Ballplayers. New Yor: Arbor House, 1990.
- Giants Diary. Berkeley,CA: North Atlantic Books, 1987.
- , pg 18. Sporting News, 1946-July-31.
- , pg 21. Sporting News, 1946-October-09.
- , pg 25. Sporting News, 1947-February-05.
