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Rolen was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft, but didn't receive playing time until 1996. In the next season, he was named National League Rookie of the Year. Rolen's 2004 season has arguably been his best to date. For much of the season, he led the National League in RBIs, often ranked among the league leaders in most offensive statistics, and had the highest vote total of any player for the All-Star Game. Despite being injured for the last stretch of the season, he finished the year with a career-high .314 batting average, 34 home runs, and 124 RBIs. He finished fourth in the National League MVP voting. A middle-of-the-order hitter throughout his career, Rolen has a career .283 batting average as well as a .372 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage. He has 1,558 Hits, 261 Home runs, and 1,012 RBIs, as well as having scored 954 Runs (as of August 31, 2007). However, while Rolen is a fine hitter, it is his glove that attracts the most attention. In a twelve-year career, Rolen has won seven Gold Glove Awards. Only Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson (16) and Mike Schmidt (10) have more. Schmidt himself has said that Rolen is a better gloveman than he was, and many analysts and baseball experts agree.
This white throwback St. Louis Cardinals jersey was worn on March 31, 2007 by Scott Rolen during the first annual Major League Baseball Civil Rights Game in Memphis, Tennessee. This jersey has the historic Civil Rights Game patch on the left sleeve, sewn above the embroidered Majestic logo. Tagged on the tail with a Majestic tag and a size 50 flag tag. Also tagged on the inside with a pro-coded "0062" wash tag. Jersey shows light evidence of use, to be expected from a jersey worn in one exhibition game. Authenticated by Major League Baseball. Several 8x10 photos of Rolen wearing this jersey accompany this lot. A great looking jersey from a very historic groundbreaking inaugural exhibition game. Consigned by Rob Steinmetz.View Lot Detail page
This white throwback St. Louis Cardinals jersey was worn on March 31, 2007 by Scott Rolen during the first annual Major League Baseball Civil Rights Game in Memphis, Tennessee. This jersey has the historic Civil Rights Game patch on the left sleeve, sewn above the embroidered Majestic logo. Tagged on the tail with a Majestic tag and a size 50 flag tag. Also tagged on the inside with a pro-coded "0062" wash tag. Jersey shows light evidence of use, to be expected from a jersey worn in one exhibition game. Authenticated by Major League Baseball. Several 8x10 photos of Rolen wearing this jersey accompany this lot. A great looking jersey from a very historic groundbreaking inaugural exhibition game. Consigned by Rob Steinmetz.View Lot Detail page