▁Bur ton ▁Roth el ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁Columbia ▁Station , ▁Ohio ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁four ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁bas eman . ▁ ▁Ken ▁K elt ner , ▁the ▁Indians ' ▁regular ▁third ▁bas eman , ▁had ▁entered ▁the ▁Navy ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Reg ular ▁right ▁fiel der ▁Roy ▁C ull en bine ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁third , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁hadn ' t ▁played ▁in ▁three ▁years , ▁but ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁right ▁field ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁called ▁up ▁the ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁Roth el ▁from ▁the ▁Wil kes - Bar re ▁Bar ons . ▁Roth el , ▁in ▁just ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁professional , ▁started ▁four ▁games , ▁but ▁got ▁just ▁two ▁hits ▁in ▁ten ▁at ▁b ats , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁walk ▁three ▁times . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Roth el ' s ▁last ▁start , ▁C ull en bine ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁second ▁bas eman ▁Dutch ▁Meyer ▁and , ▁more ▁pert in ently , ▁third ▁bas eman ▁Don ▁Ross . ▁Roth el ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Wil kes - Bar re . ▁He ▁played ▁just ▁one ▁more ▁season ▁in ▁the