Baseball

Professional Players

Rock County, Wisconsin

Player

Born

Died

Position / Team / Years

Notes

ABERSON, Cliff ----- ----- Chicago Cubs originally a member of the Class D Wisconsin State League team, the Janesville Cubs
BRIGHT, Harry

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Pittsburgh

originally a member of the Class D Wisconsin State League team, the Janesville Cubs

Washington
CANTILLION, Joe ----- ----- manager, Washington Senators, 1907-1909 -----
COLE, Willis Russell Jan. 6, 1882 - Milton Junction Oct. 11, 1965 - Madison, WI Chicago White Sox, Aug. 22, 1909 - 1910 batted & threw right; 5'8", 170 lbs.
ELSTON, Don ----- ----- Chicago Cubs originally a member of the Class D Wisconsin State League team, the Janesville Cubs
GRAHAM, Bernard 1860 - Beloit Oct. 30, 1886 - Mobile, AL Chicago/Pittsburgh, July 11, 1884 - 1884 "Bernie"; batted left
outfield, Baltimore Monumentals, 1884
HANSEN, Roy Inglof March 6, 1898 - Beloit Feb. 9, 1977 - Beloit pitcher, Washington Senators, May 28, 1918 - 1918 "Ing"; batted & threw right; 6'0", 165 lbs.
KLAWITTER, Tom ----- ----- relief pitcher; Minnesota Twins, 1985-? on disabled list following elbow surgery in 1985
LATHROP, William George, Sr. Aug. 12, 1891 - Hanover Nov. 20, 1958 - Janesville pitcher; Chicago White Sox, July 29, 1913 - 1914 "Bill"; 184 lbs.
LOWE, Richard Alvern Feb. 2, 1854 - Evansville June 28, 1922 - Janesville Detroit Wolverines, June 26, 1884 - 1884 "Dick"
MORRISSEY, John J. Dec. 30, 1856 - Janesville April 29, 1884 - Janesville Buffalo Bisons, May 2, 1881 - 1881 -----
Detroit Wolverines, 1882
MORRISSEY, Thomas J. 1861 - Janesville Sept. 23, 1941 - Janesville Milwaukee Brewers, Sept. 27, 1884 - 1884 "Tom"
PERRINE, John Grover Feb. 14, 1885 - Clinton Aug. 13, 1948 - Kansas City, MO Washington Senators, April 11, 1907 - 1907 "Nig"; batted & threw right; 5'9", 160 lbs.
RIGGERT, Joseph Aloysius

Dec. 11, 1886 - Janesville

Dec. 10, 1973 - Kansas City, MO
Boston Red Sox, May 12, 1911 - 1911

"Joe"; batted & threw right; 170 lbs.
Brooklyn Robins, 1914
St. Louis Cardinals, 1914
Boston Braves, 1919
SPERRY, Stanley Kenneth Feb. 19, 1914 - Evansville Sept. 27, 1962 - Evansville Philadelphia Phillies, July 28, 1936 - 1936 "Stan"; batted left; threw right; 164 lbs.
Philadelphia Athletics, 1938
STRAMPE, Robert Edwin

June 13, 1950 - Janesville

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pitcher, Detroit Tigers, May 10, 1972 - 1972

"Bob"; batted & threw right; 6'1", 185 lbs.; professional career lasted 10 years
Detroit Tigers, ?-1982
SULLIVAN, Billy ? - Edgerton ----- captain, Chicago White Sox, 1908 - ? -----

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