JockBio: Jimmy Rollins Facts

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• Philadelphia Phillies	• Shortstop	• #11
• Height: 5' 8"	• Weight: 175	• Born:11/27/78

In 2001, Jimmy became the first player to lead the NL in steals and triples since Lou Brock in 1968.
As a rookie, Jimmy broke Larry Bowa’s club record for consecutive stolen bases.
In 2002, Jimmy became only the 11th national Leaguer to be named to the All-Star team in his first two seasons.
In 2004, Jimmy broke Dick Bartell’s club record for runs by a shortstop with 119.
Jimmy’s 73 RBIs in 2004 were the most by a Philadelphia shortstop since Granny Hamner’s 87 in 1952.
Jimmy’s 36-game hitting streak in 2005 was the longest since Paul Molitor hit safely in 39 in 1987.
In 2006, Jimmy and Chase Utley became the first pair of middle infielders in the NL to each hit more than 25 homers in the same season.
In 2006, Jimmy became the youngest Phillie since Greg Luzinski to collect his 1,000th hit.
In 2007, Jimmy had seven consecutive multi-hit games at the end of August.
In 2007, Jimmy became first player in history to collect at least 200 hits, 15 triples, 25 homers and 25 stolen bases in one season.
Jimmy broke Willie Wilson's record for at-bats in a season with 716 in 2007.
In 2007, Jimmy set the Phillies record for home runs by a shortstop, with 30. He also established marks for NL shortstops with 139 runs and 88 extra-base hits.
Jimmy was the fifth Phillie to win the NL MVP Award. The others were Chuck Klein (1932), Jim Konstanty (1950), Mike Schmidt (1980, 1981, 1986) and Ryan Howard (2006).
In 2007, Jimmy became Philadelphia's second 30-30 man. Former teammate Bobby Abreu was the first. Jimmy, Alex Rodriguez and Barry Larkin are the only 30-30 shortstops in history.
Jimmy set a Philly record in 2007 with nine leadoff homers.
In 2008, Jimmy became the first player to lead off two clinching games with homers in the same postseason.
Jimmy is one of only three NL shortstops to start all 162 games in a season. Leo Cardenas and Bill Russell are the other two.
Only four players—Jimmy, Fred Schulte, Curtis Granderson and Willie Mays—have had a season of 20 doubles, triples homers and steals. Of the four, Jimmy is the only one to also top 200 hits.
When asked if he would worry about his hitting streak over the winter of 2005-06, Jimmy said he was more worried about getting his garage cleaned out.
After Jimmy won the 2007 NL MVP, his parents hosted a huge barbecue in his honor. Among the guests was Rickey Henderson, his boyhood idol.
One of Jimmy’s best buddies in baseball in Albert Pujols, the man who beat him for the 2001 Rookie of the Year award.
Jimmy’s cousin is the Bay Area rapper Paipay.
Jimmy has one pair of gloves for hitting and another for baserunning. One pair is always flapping from his back pocket.
Jimmy’s younger brother, Antwon, played for a couple of years in the Texas Rangers organization.
Jimmy says Steve Trachsel is the pitcher he least likes to face.
Jimmy lists two of the old-time players he'd pay to watch play as Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
Jimmy signed a $40 million extension with the Phillies in June of 2005. It will keep him under contract until 2011.
Jimmy’s nickname is J-Roll.
Jimmy’s mother still claims she was a better ballplayer than he is.

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Granny Hamner, 1954 Topps

Greg Luzinski,
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