Bob Hamelin
[edit] Biography
Bob Hamelin (Robert James Hamelin) was born on November 29, 1967 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1993 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1994, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 24 home runs and 65 RBI. Hamelin played for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Hamelin's best season was 1994, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .282 average and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 16
| 49
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 5
| .224
| .309
| .408
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| 101
| 312
| 64
| 88
| 24
| 65
| .282
| .388
| .599
| 25
| 1
| 56
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 72
| 208
| 20
| 35
| 7
| 25
| .168
| .278
| .313
| 7
| 1
| 26
| 56
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 89
| 239
| 31
| 61
| 9
| 40
| .255
| .391
| .435
| 14
| 1
| 54
| 58
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 7
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 110
| 318
| 47
| 86
| 18
| 52
| .270
| .366
| .487
| 15
| 0
| 48
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 8
|
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| 109
| 146
| 15
| 32
| 7
| 22
| .219
| .295
| .404
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 109
| 146
| 15
| 32
| 7
| 22
| .219
| .295
| .404
| 6
| 0
| 16
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 388
| 1126
| 164
| 281
| 60
| 187
| .250
| .359
| .472
| 64
| 3
| 190
| 263
| 10
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 27
|
| Total
|
|
| 497
| 1272
| 179
| 313
| 67
| 209
| .246
| .352
| .464
| 70
| 3
| 206
| 293
| 11
| 1
| 11
| 10
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 14
| 119
| 129
| 9
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| DH
| 70
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 24
| 24
| 212.1
| 234
| 18
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| DH
| 56
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 63
| 66
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 33
| 28
| 242
| 232
| 20
| 4
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| DH
| 47
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| DH
| 95
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 3
| 34
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 51
| 21
| 247.2
| 230
| 7
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1998
| MIL
| N
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 269
| 245
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 138
| 97
| 918
| 920
| 64
| 10
| 80
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 11, 1988).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (March 26, 1997).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 8, 1997).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 1997).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 14, 1998).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (November 11, 1998).
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