William Russell "Red" Rollings (March 31, 1904 – December 31, 1964) was a

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who played from through for the

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(1927–1928) and

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(1930). Listed at , 167 lb., Rollings batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in

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. In a three-season career, Rollings was a .251 hitter (89-for-355) with 36 runs and 28

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in 184 games, including 13 doubles, two

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, five

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s, and a .311

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with no

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s. Rollings died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama.

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