| Rollie Stiles | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1906-11-17)November 17, 1906 Ratcliff, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| Died: July 22, 2007(2007-07-22) (aged 100) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1930, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1933, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Record | 9-14 |
| ERA | 5.92 |
| Innings | 298 |
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Rolland Mays Stiles (November 17, 1906 – July 22, 2007) was an American right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball who played for theSt. Louis Browns from1930 to1933. Born inRatcliff, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed, and was 9–14 with anearned run average of 5.92 in his three seasons. Rollie attendedSoutheastern State Teachers College. His first game in the major leagues was on June 19,1930, and his last game was October 1,1933. Stiles' nicknames when playing baseball were "Leapin' Lena", "Lena", and "Rollie", all typical of how he signed autographs for baseball fans.[1]
Stiles made an appearance and gave a speech at the St. Louis Browns Reunion dinner held at theMissouri Athletic Club on June 8, 2006, inSt. Louis, Missouri. He died in his sleep at age 100 on July 22, 2007, at the Bethesda Southgate Nursing Home in St. Louis.[2]
Stiles was the last living person to have pitched toBabe Ruth. While he was the oldest living major league ballplayer at the time of his death, Stiles was not the oldest living professional baseball player; that distinction was held byEmilio Navarro of theNegro leagues, who turned 103 years old in 2008.
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| Preceded by | Oldest recognized verified living baseball player July 15, 2006 – July 22, 2007 | Succeeded by |
