Played just one game with Brooklyn Dodgers in '42 before entering the armed services... returned to Brooklyn and was used as utility infielder for the next two years, 1946-47, before being shipped to Pittsburgh prior to the 1948 season. Bucs manager Bill Meyer liked the hustle of Rojek and inserted him into the starting shortstop position. Rojek, a patience batter, led the NL in at bats in 1948 with 641, cracked a career-high 27 doubles, scored career-best 85 runs, batted a solid .290 and walked 61 times while striking out just 41 times all year, His numbers slipped slightly the next year, and then he suffered a broken bone and played only 76 games in '50. Traded to Cardinals in early-1951, he played 59 games that year, batted .267 with 10 extra base hit, and after 9 games in '52, was out of the majors... Stan Rojek career stats: .266 BA, 67 Doubles, 13 Triples, 4 Hrs, 225 Runs, 122 RBIs, 470 hits in 1764 at-bats, 32 Stolen Bases, 152 Walks 100Ks...baseballhistorian.com - 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates