Bob Hale
[edit] Biography
Bob Hale (Robert Houston Hale) was born on November 7, 1933 in Sarasota, Florida. He made his Major League debut on July 4, 1955 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1955, his rookie year, he hit .357 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Hale played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Hale's best season was 1955, when he hit for a .357 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 67
| 182
| 13
| 65
| 0
| 29
| .357
| .376
| .407
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 85
| 207
| 18
| 49
| 1
| 24
| .237
| .274
| .309
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 42
| 44
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 7
| .250
| .265
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 19
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .350
| .409
| .450
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 40
| 54
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .185
| .214
| .241
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 70
| 70
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 12
| .300
| .312
| .400
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| 11
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .154
| .154
| .385
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 36
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 6
| .167
| .200
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 53
| 49
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 7
| .163
| .189
| .224
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 376
| 626
| 41
| 171
| 2
| 89
| .273
| .299
| .335
| 29
| 2
| 26
| 51
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 300
| 33
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 366
| 29
| 10
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 22
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 5
| 44.2
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1961
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 1
| 17
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 120
| 9
| 106.2
| 776
| 72
| 20
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1952).
- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Baltimore Orioles (January 20, 1960).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to New York Yankees (July 28, 1961).
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