IMLB- Two Way Stars Rogan, Dihigo, and Radcliffe

We are all familar with the talents of the "Babe" George Herman Ruth. He was not only an amazing power hitter he was also an excellent pitcher. The other two way stars listed here "Bullet" Joe Rogan, pitcher and outfileder in the Negro Leagues. Martin Dihigo, Cuban star and Negro League star. Played every position except cather. Then there is Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, who pitched and played catcher in the Negro Leagues. Finally there is Ewell Albert "Reb" Russell who played for the White Sox and the Pirates in the majors. He like Ruth started as a pitcher and then moved on to the outfield. Russell did not do them at the same time but never the less he was proficent at both so he is included here. Russell won 114 games with a 2.82 era in 8 years in the IMLB from 1913 to 1918. Russell switched to the outfield in 1922 and batted .334/.377/.606.984 with 32 homers, he followed that season up with a .273/.326/.458/.784. He then declined at the plate and was sent to the minors.

Below is a chart of the two way players with their pitching and batting stats.

Player	Babe Ruth			Bullet Rogan									Martin Dihigo								Ted Radcliffe
Year	1916	1917	1918	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1929	1930	1931	1932
P-G	37	50	40	36	34	31	34	39	31	35	31	32	30	29	30	39	33	36	28	29	29	30	31	30
Wins	23	31	18	19	21	12	10	17	15	22*	15	15	10	12	6	14	10	13	9	9	4	12	13	9
Loss	8	11	17	12	11	16	16	16	10	10	10	11	12	11	12	16	17	17	13	14	20	9	7	13
ERA	2.3	2.08	3.2	3.48	4.89	4.68	4.79	3.88	5.13	3.49	4.28	3.43	5.5	4.17	5.12	5.01	4.54	4.62	3.97	4.43	8.45	3.7	3.78	4.92
K's	134	128	97	91	105	102	102	102	131	99	61	48	79	76	61	117	88	104	51	41	31	62	50	60
B-G	37	50	142	135	137	138	138	139	137	136	133	118	125	146	144	145	148	137	146	143	103	76	94	58
Ave	0.312	0.345	0.298	0.365	0.354	0.315	0.304	0.319	0.344	0.35	0.298	0.29	0.323	0.327	0.295	0.264	0.259	0.264	0.275	0.278	0.222	0.25	0.292	0.245
OBP	0.355	0.435	0.425	0.407	0.417	0.386	0.396	0.396	0.434	0.418	0.356	0.339	0.389	0.396	0.347	0.338	0.323	0.338	0.359	0.349	0.281	0.304	0.34	0.311
SLG	0.366	0.566	0.492	0.506	0.496	0.394	0.405	0.444	0.481	0.497	0.406	0.458	0.522	0.471	0.464	0.411	0.427	0.423	0.426	0.417	0.329	0.335	0.411	0.319
OPS	0.721	1.001	0.917	0.913	0.913	0.78	0.801	0.84	0.914	0.915	0.762	0.797	0.912	0.867	0.81	0.648	0.749	0.761	0.784	0.766	0.61	0.639	0.751	0.63
HR	1	5	12	5	6	0	3	4	7	10	5	11	19	17	20	16	18	19	16	12	3	2	2	1