Julio Rojo

Catcher 1916–1930 Negro Leagues

451H

10HR

.265AVG

248RBI

.685OPS

Julio Rojo, born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba, played 15 seasons (1916–1930) primarily as a catcher, mostly with the Baltimore Black Sox, New York Lincoln Giants, Cuban Stars East. He collected 451 hits and 10 home runs with a .265 batting average.

Born: May 22, 1894 · Sagua la Grande, Cuba · 5 major leaguers from Sagua la Grande
Bats / Throws: B / R
Teams: Baltimore Black Sox, New York Lincoln Giants, Cuban Stars East, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, New York Bacharach Giants, Brooklyn Royal Giants
Died: 1958

Batting

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG
1916	Cuban Stars East	10	31	2	6	2	0	0	2	0	1	—	.194
1917	Cuban Stars East	26	96	8	20	1	0	0	6	3	8	—	.208
1918	Cuban Stars East	13	54	8	16	1	4	0	9	1	5	—	.296
1919	Cuban Stars East / Brooklyn Royal Giants	18	67	11	15	4	0	0	7	0	5	—	.224
1920	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	28	82	10	14	2	0	1	7	1	12	0	.171
1921	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	56	181	32	46	5	6	3	33	10	16	0	.254
1922	New York Bacharach Giants	49	162	26	42	8	2	2	19	4	16	1	.259
1923	Baltimore Black Sox	42	149	21	51	10	3	0	32	13	10	2	.342
1924	Baltimore Black Sox	41	139	28	44	9	1	1	26	8	7	0	.317
1925	Baltimore Black Sox	49	162	24	42	9	0	1	16	13	14	—	.259
1926	Baltimore Black Sox	50	172	13	33	2	1	0	10	7	10	7	.192
1927	New York Lincoln Giants / Cuban Stars East	31	108	21	27	5	1	1	19	3	7	—	.250
1928	New York Lincoln Giants	21	69	15	24	8	2	0	13	3	10	—	.348
1929	New York Lincoln Giants	43	136	24	40	8	2	1	25	11	13	1	.294
1930	New York Lincoln Giants	27	94	20	31	10	2	0	24	6	5	0	.330
Career		504	1,702	263	451	84	24	10	248	83	139	11	.265

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	SO	BB
1917	Cuban Stars East	1	1	6.62	3	2	17.2	9	10
1919	Cuban Stars East	1	0	0.00	1	0	1.1	1	0
1921	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants	0	0	15.00	1	0	3.0	2	4
1923	Baltimore Black Sox	0	0	10.80	1	0	3.1	0	1
1929	New York Lincoln Giants	0	0	5.40	1	0	1.2	0	2
Career		2	1	7.67	7	2	27.0	12	17

Negro Leagues Shaded rows are Negro Leagues seasons, recognized as major league by MLB since 2020.

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