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Roxie Lawson
Alfred Voyle "Roxie" Lawson (April 13, 1906 – April 9, 1977) was an American baseball player and manager. He was a right-handed pitcher in professional baseball for 13 years from 1929 to 1941, including nine years in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1930–1931), Detroit Tigers (1933, 1935–1939), and St. Louis Browns (1939–1940). During his major league career, he compiled a 47–39 win–loss record with a career earned run average (ERA) of 5.37. Lawson pitched with a right-handed side-arm delivery.
After his playing career was over, Lawson managed at the minor league level, with the Meridian Peps (Meridian, Mississippi) in the Southeastern League in 1947 and with the Green Bay Bluejays of the Wisconsin State League in 1948.
Lawson was born in Donnellson, Iowa, in 1906. His father, William Lawson, was a blacksmith. The family moved to Stockport, Iowa, when Lawson was a child. He played baseball at Stockport High School and began pitching as a senior, but "he was so wild there was as much likelihood of his tosses hitting the third baseman as there was of them arriving somewhere in the vicinity of the batter."
After graduating from high school, he played semi-pro baseball and developed a reputation for his ability to strike out 10 to 15 batters per game.
Lawson attended Iowa Wesleyan College where he excelled as a college basketball player. After it was discovered that Lawson had played semi-pro baseball, he was declared ineligible to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Accordingly, and after his third semester at the school, Lawson quit college and told officials, "No play, no study, I quit."
After leaving Iowa Wesleyan, Lawson began playing professional baseball with the Keokuk Indians in Keokuk, Iowa. He did not make it in Keokuk and was demoted to a club in Decorah, Iowa. While playing for Decorah, he signed with a scout for the Cleveland Indians. The Indians assigned him the Terre Haute Tots in the Three-I League. In two seasons with Terre Haute, he compiled an 8–4 record in 1929 and a 14–7 record in 1930. Wildness continued to be a problem for Lawson while with Terre Haute.
In July 1930, the Cleveland Indians purchased Lawson from Terre Haute. He made his Major League Baseball debut on August 3, 1930, pitching 3-1/3 innings against the St. Louis Browns and allowing one earned run. On August 13, he started his first major league game, a 7–2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. Lawson appeared in seven games, four as a starter, for the 1930 Indians and compiled a 1–2 record with a 6.15 ERA. Lawson remained with the Indians during their 1931 season, appearing in 17 games (three as a starter) and compiling a 0–2 record and 7.60 ERA.
In March 1932, the Indians transferred Lawson to the Toledo Mud Hens. He appeared in 32 game for the Mud Hens in 1931, compiling a 12–11 record with a 5.56 ERA. In 1933, he appeared in a career high 43 games and 248 innings for Toledo. He compiled an 18–14 record with a 4.57 ERA.
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Roxie Lawson
Alfred Voyle "Roxie" Lawson (April 13, 1906 – April 9, 1977) was an American baseball player and manager. He was a right-handed pitcher in professional baseball for 13 years from 1929 to 1941, including nine years in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1930–1931), Detroit Tigers (1933, 1935–1939), and St. Louis Browns (1939–1940). During his major league career, he compiled a 47–39 win–loss record with a career earned run average (ERA) of 5.37. Lawson pitched with a right-handed side-arm delivery.
After his playing career was over, Lawson managed at the minor league level, with the Meridian Peps (Meridian, Mississippi) in the Southeastern League in 1947 and with the Green Bay Bluejays of the Wisconsin State League in 1948.
Lawson was born in Donnellson, Iowa, in 1906. His father, William Lawson, was a blacksmith. The family moved to Stockport, Iowa, when Lawson was a child. He played baseball at Stockport High School and began pitching as a senior, but "he was so wild there was as much likelihood of his tosses hitting the third baseman as there was of them arriving somewhere in the vicinity of the batter."
After graduating from high school, he played semi-pro baseball and developed a reputation for his ability to strike out 10 to 15 batters per game.
Lawson attended Iowa Wesleyan College where he excelled as a college basketball player. After it was discovered that Lawson had played semi-pro baseball, he was declared ineligible to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Accordingly, and after his third semester at the school, Lawson quit college and told officials, "No play, no study, I quit."
After leaving Iowa Wesleyan, Lawson began playing professional baseball with the Keokuk Indians in Keokuk, Iowa. He did not make it in Keokuk and was demoted to a club in Decorah, Iowa. While playing for Decorah, he signed with a scout for the Cleveland Indians. The Indians assigned him the Terre Haute Tots in the Three-I League. In two seasons with Terre Haute, he compiled an 8–4 record in 1929 and a 14–7 record in 1930. Wildness continued to be a problem for Lawson while with Terre Haute.
In July 1930, the Cleveland Indians purchased Lawson from Terre Haute. He made his Major League Baseball debut on August 3, 1930, pitching 3-1/3 innings against the St. Louis Browns and allowing one earned run. On August 13, he started his first major league game, a 7–2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. Lawson appeared in seven games, four as a starter, for the 1930 Indians and compiled a 1–2 record with a 6.15 ERA. Lawson remained with the Indians during their 1931 season, appearing in 17 games (three as a starter) and compiling a 0–2 record and 7.60 ERA.
In March 1932, the Indians transferred Lawson to the Toledo Mud Hens. He appeared in 32 game for the Mud Hens in 1931, compiling a 12–11 record with a 5.56 ERA. In 1933, he appeared in a career high 43 games and 248 innings for Toledo. He compiled an 18–14 record with a 4.57 ERA.