Bob Chakales
[edit] Biography
Born on August 10, 1927 in Asheville, North Carolina, Bob Chakales (Robert Edward Chakales) played for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 7 year career. Chakales broke into the bigs on April 21, 1951 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.74 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 1951, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Chakales's best season was 1954, when he posted a 3.43 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 17
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 4.74
| 32
| 40
| 36
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 68.1
| 80
| 3
| 43
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 9.75
| 7
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 19
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2.67
| 6
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 28
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .87
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 3.73
| 44
| 43
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 89.1
| 81
| 8
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1954
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 6
| 5
| 7
| 3.43
| 47
| 44
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 99.2
| 85
| 8
| 55
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5.27
| 28
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.2
| 55
| 4
| 25
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.46
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 11
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.57
| 34
| 40
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 66
| 6
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 43
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 4.03
| 33
| 53
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 96
| 94
| 3
| 57
| 7
| 2
| 3
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5.40
| 12
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 20
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8.16
| 16
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 32
| 53
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7.15
| 28
| 43
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 50.1
| 73
| 7
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 171
| 23
| 15
| 25
| 4.54
| 187
| 246
| 212
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 420.1
| 445
| 31
| 225
| 12
| 12
| 7
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1954
| TOT
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| P
| 4
| 2
| 18.1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .833
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| P
| 22
| 2
| 50.1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 171
| 2
| 50.1
| 14
| 79
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .930
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 17
| 20
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 6
| .350
| .350
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 22
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .364
| .364
| .409
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 25
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .360
| .385
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 29
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 43
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .150
| .150
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .143
| .429
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .667
| .667
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| 22
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .300
| .300
| .500
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 171
| 96
| 5
| 26
| 1
| 9
| .271
| .278
| .333
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1945).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Philadelphia Phillies in the minor league draft (November 15, 1948).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Vic Wertz (June 1, 1954).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Jim Brideweser and Clint Courtney to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, Matt Batts and Fred Marsh (December 6, 1954).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Johnny Groth and Clint Courtney to Washington Senators in exchange for Jim Busby (June 7, 1955).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Dean Stone to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Milt Bolling, Russ Kemmerer and Faye Throneberry (April 29, 1957).
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