Bob Dillinger
[edit] Biography
Bob Dillinger (Robert Bernard Dillinger) was born on September 17, 1918 in Glendale, California. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1946 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .280 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Dillinger played for the St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Dillinger's best season was 1948, when he stole 28 bases and hit for a .321 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 83
| 225
| 33
| 63
| 0
| 11
| .280
| .341
| .333
| 6
| 3
| 19
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 8
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 137
| 571
| 70
| 168
| 3
| 37
| .294
| .361
| .371
| 23
| 6
| 56
| 38
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 0
| 13
|
| 1948
| STL
| A
| 153
| 644
| 110
| 207
| 2
| 44
| .321
| .385
| .415
| 34
| 10
| 65
| 34
| 1
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 18
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 137
| 544
| 68
| 176
| 1
| 51
| .324
| .385
| .417
| 22
| 13
| 51
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 14
|
| 1950
| PIT
| N
| 58
| 222
| 23
| 64
| 1
| 9
| .288
| .328
| .356
| 8
| 2
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 9
|
| 1950
| PHI
| A
| 84
| 356
| 55
| 110
| 3
| 41
| .309
| .366
| .444
| 21
| 9
| 31
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1950
| Total
|
| 142
| 578
| 78
| 174
| 4
| 50
| .301
| .352
| .410
| 29
| 11
| 44
| 42
| 1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 20
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 12
| 43
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .233
| .250
| .302
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 89
| 299
| 39
| 90
| 0
| 20
| .301
| .337
| .348
| 6
| 4
| 15
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1951
| Total
|
| 101
| 342
| 42
| 100
| 0
| 20
| .292
| .326
| .342
| 9
| 4
| 16
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 70
| 265
| 26
| 74
| 1
| 9
| .279
| .315
| .347
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 683
| 2639
| 375
| 814
| 9
| 204
| .308
| .368
| .395
| 112
| 45
| 237
| 179
| 12
| 32
| 100
| 0
| 70
|
| Total
|
|
| 753
| 2904
| 401
| 888
| 10
| 213
| .306
| .363
| .391
| 123
| 47
| 251
| 201
| 12
| 34
| 106
| 0
| 83
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 98
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1946
| STL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 265
| 19
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1948
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 242
| 20
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 209
| 25
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1950
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 116
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1950
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 173
| 12
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1950
| Total
|
| 3B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 289
| 20
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 116
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1951
| Total
|
| 3B
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 131
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 692
| 0
| 0
| 811
| 1234
| 112
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1939).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Paul Lehner to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Ray Coleman, Frankie Gustine, Billy DeMars, Ray Ippolito and $100000 (December 13, 1949).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Pittsburgh Pirates (July 19, 1950).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago White Sox (May 16, 1951).
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