Bob Borkowski
[edit] Biography
Bob Borkowski (Robert Vilarian Borkowski) was born on January 27, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1950 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. Borkowski played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 85
| 256
| 27
| 70
| 4
| 29
| .273
| .319
| .379
| 7
| 4
| 16
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 58
| 89
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 10
| .157
| .185
| .169
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 126
| 377
| 42
| 95
| 4
| 24
| .252
| .300
| .334
| 11
| 4
| 26
| 53
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 94
| 249
| 32
| 67
| 7
| 29
| .269
| .328
| .406
| 11
| 1
| 21
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 73
| 162
| 13
| 43
| 1
| 19
| .265
| .299
| .370
| 12
| 1
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 25
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .211
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .105
| .150
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 37
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .135
| .179
| .162
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 470
| 1170
| 126
| 294
| 16
| 112
| .251
| .298
| .346
| 43
| 10
| 76
| 166
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1950
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 22
| 21
| 191.2
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 98.1
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 36
| 31
| 290
| 69
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1955
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 316
| 31
| 290
| 595
| 15
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 12
| 2
| 19
| 73
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 22
| 21
| 191.2
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 98.1
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1946).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Smoky Burgess to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher (October 4, 1951).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with cash to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Joe Black (June 9, 1955).
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