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Joe Rogan

Baseball is an outdoor sport in which a pitcher pitches a hard, fist sized ball to the hitting area of a batter. The batter hits the hard ball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical bat made up of wood or metal. The batsman scores by running counter-clockwise within the four markers called the bases arranged at the corners of a diamond. Baseball is sometimes called hardball to differentiate it from similar games such as softball.

It is a popular game in North America, parts of Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game initially developed in the United States from an early bat-and-ball game called rounders, and now it has become the national sport of United States.

He was born on July 28, 1889, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and died on March 4, 1967, in Kansas City, Missouri. He is one of the Negro Leagues' most versatile players, Rogan attained mastery both on the pitcher's mound and at the plate. His career 0.721 winning percentage is the highest recorded in Negro League history. In 11 seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, he compiled a 0.339 batting average, 10th among all Negro Leaguers. Rogan used a no-windup delivery and possessed a devastating fastball and an array of curveballs. He also threw a forkball, a palmball, and a legal spitter.

Rogan began as a catcher, but eventually played every position. He was a great low-ball and curveball hitter. He had thin but powerful legs and tremendously strong wrists, and would attack the ball with a smooth swing and a heavy bat. He helped the Kansas City, Giants to 54 consecutive wins in 1909 against semi-pro and local competition. In 1911 he began his pitching career with the 25th Infantry Wreckers army team. After nine years of army ball, he was discovered at age 30 by Casey Stengel and referred to Monarchs owner.

As a Monarch in 1922, Rogan hit 13 home runs in 47 league games. He led the league with 16 victories and batted 0.411 in 1924. He then starred in the first Black World Series, against Hilldale. In the 10-game series, he went 2-1 in four games and played the outfield the other six, hitting 0.325. But a freak knee injury forced him to watch from the sidelines as his club lost the championship to Hilldale.

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