Bob Chance
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Bob Chance (Robert Chance) was born on September 10, 1940 in Statesboro, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1963 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 14 home runs and 75 RBI. Chance played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and California Angels over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Chance's best season was 1964, when he hit for a .279 average and knocked in 75 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 52
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .288
| .302
| .481
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 120
| 390
| 45
| 109
| 14
| 75
| .279
| .346
| .433
| 16
| 1
| 40
| 101
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 9
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 72
| 199
| 20
| 51
| 4
| 14
| .256
| .317
| .362
| 9
| 0
| 18
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 57
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 8
| .175
| .200
| .281
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1967
| WAS
| A
| 27
| 42
| 5
| 9
| 3
| 7
| .214
| .340
| .476
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 277
| 747
| 76
| 195
| 24
| 112
| .261
| .323
| .406
| 34
| 1
| 68
| 195
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 14
| 14
| 101
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 14
| 14
| 101
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 81
| 70
| 632
| 567
| 24
| 7
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 31
| 27
| 217.1
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 30
| 27
| 217
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 48
| 47
| 403.1
| 391
| 25
| 5
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 9
| 78.2
| 73
| 3
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1967
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 10
| 75
| 75
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 48
| 44
| 341.1
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 153
| 137
| 1197
| 1116
| 57
| 15
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 47
| 44
| 341
| 65
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (1961).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from San Francisco Giants in the first-year minor league draft (November 27, 1961).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Woodie Held to Washington Senators in exchange for Chuck Hinton (December 1, 1964).
- Selected by California Angels from Washington Senators in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
- Traded by California Angels to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dave Adlesh (April 30, 1969).
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