page_title: Bill Rumler
section_title: Outlaw leagues, and return to organized baseball (1921–1932)
hierarchical_section_title: Bill Rumler / Professional career / Outlaw leagues, and return to organized baseball (1921–1932)
caption_attribution_description: English: 1919 baseball card for Bill Rumler.
context_page_description: William George "Bill" Rumler, known as James Rumler during the 1918 season, and Red Moore during the 1921 season, was a professional baseball player, whose career spanned 19 seasons, three of which were spent in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Browns. He played catcher, and outfielder. Over his major league career, Rumler compiled a combined batting average of .251 with 15 runs scored, 43 hits, seven doubles, four triples, one home run, and 32 runs batted in in 139 games played. After making his MLB debut in 1914, he spent the next season in the minor leagues. He returned to the majors in 1916, and again for a final time in 1917.
  After his MLB career was over, Rumler joined the minor league Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League. In 1920, during his second season with the team, Rumler was given a five-year suspension from the PCL after being accused of throwing games for gamblers. He played with several outlaw leagues after he was suspended. He returned to the PCL in 1929 as a member of the Hollywood Stars. In 1932, he was hired as a player-manager for the Lincoln Links.
context_section_description: In 1921, Rumler went under the name Red Moore, and played with the Minot Minoters, who represented Minot, North Dakota. Minot was an outlaw baseball team. On July 15, Rumler was appointed manager of the Minot club. The Bismarck Tribune called Rumler Minot's "big home run hitter and catcher". At the end of the season, it was rumored that Rumler was going to be able to return to the PCL Salt Lake City Bees. However, in 1922, Rumler joined the outlaw Hibbing, Minnesota Minnesota Steel League team. He joined the Canton Terminals, who represented Canton, Ohio in 1923. He re-signed with the Canton club in 1924.
  In 1925, Rumler signed with the Kenosha Twin Sixies, who represented Kenosha, Wisconsin. He primarily played center field for the Twins Sixies that year. On the season, he hit eight home runs. In January 1926, Rumler announced that he wanted to re-sign with the Kenosha club. He eventually made it official when he re-signed with the Twin Sixies, and returned to his spot in center field. In 1927, Rumler again played for the Twin Sixies. In April 1928, Rumler was hired to manage to the Milford, Nebraska team.
  On December 4, 1928, Rumler's suspension from organized baseball was lifted, and he signed with the Hollywood Stars of the PCL. He attended spring training with the Stars that season. He made the club at the start of the regular season. In late-May, he suffered an injury to his shoulder, which healed by mid-June. During the fourth game of the 1929 PCL pennant series against the Mission Reds, Rumler was struck in the head by a pitch, and knocked unconscious. He regained consciousness that night in the hospital. Rumler was released from the hospital in time for the deciding fifth game, which the Stars won due to an eight inning come-back led by Rumler. On the season, he batted .386 with 194 hits, 39 doubles, three triples, and 26 home runs in 140 games played. He was third in the PCL in batting average.
  Rumler re-signed with the Hollywood Stars in 1930. In April, while on a train going to Oakland, California, Rumler had a nightmare, which caused him to kick his foot through the Pullman's window. After the incident, he had to sit out for a week while the lacerations on his foot and leg. On June 18, during a game against the Mission Reds, Rumler hit a game-winning home run. He suffered another injury in September. With the Stars that year, Rumler batted .353 with 122 hits, 23 doubles, three triples, and 14 home runs.
  On May 6, 1931, Rumler signed with the Denver Bears of the Class-A Western League. With the Bears, he batted .237 with 14 hits, one double, and one triple in 16 games played. In August, he signed with the Canadian-American Clowns, a travel team. As a member of the Clowns, he played a game against the House of David, a Negro league baseball team who represented Ogden, Utah. His last season in professional baseball would come in 1932, as the player-manager for the Lincoln Links of the Class-D Nebraska State League.  With Lincoln, he batted .340 with 16 hits, five doubles, and one triple in 17 games played. He was succeeded as manager of the club by Bob Sanguinet.
caption: After his suspension in 1920, Rumler was forced to play in outlaw leagues until 1929, when his ban was lifted.
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