Oscar Frederick Louis Roettger (February 19, 1900 - July 4, 1986) was an American

United States

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 first baseman

First baseman

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 and right-handed pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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. Born in St. Louis, Missouri

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, he first played as a pitcher for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 from 1923–1924, and later returned to the major leagues with the Brooklyn Robins

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 in 1927 and as a first baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 in 1932. In 1983 he was presented with the King of Baseball

King of Baseball

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award given by Minor League Baseball. He died at age 86 in St. Louis.

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