Bob Hooper

Full Name: Robert Nelson Hooper	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/195	First Game: April 19, 1950
Birthdate: May 30, 1922	Final Game: May 14, 1955
Birthplace: Leamington, Ontario (Canada)	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: March 17, 1980
Deathplace: Brunswick, New Jersey
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on May 30, 1922 in Leamington, Ontario (Canada), Bob Hooper (Robert Nelson Hooper) played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 6 year career. Hooper broke into the bigs on April 19, 1950 with the Philadelphia Athletics, and put up a 5.02 ERA in 170.1 innings pitched in 1950, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Bob Hooper's best season was 1951, when he posted a 4.38 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 64 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1950	PHI	A	45	20	15	10	5.02	58	108	95	3	5	170.1	181	15	91	4	1
1951	PHI	A	38	23	12	10	4.38	64	98	92	9	5	189	192	13	61	4	3
1952	PHI	A	43	14	8	15	5.18	40	100	83	4	6	144.1	158	13	68	2	4
1953	CLE	A	43	0	5	4	4.02	16	37	31	0	7	69.1	50	4	38	2	2
1954	CLE	A	17	0	0	0	4.93	12	22	19	0	2	34.2	39	3	16	0	1
1955	CIN	N	8	0	0	2	7.62	6	12	11	0	0	13	20	2	6	0	0
Total	NL		8	0	0	2	7.62	6	12	11	0	0	13	20	2	6	0	0
Total	AL		186	57	40	39	4.74	190	365	320	16	25	607.2	620	48	274	12	11
Total			194	57	40	41	4.80	196	377	331	16	25	620.2	640	50	280	12	11

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1950	PHI	A	P	45	19	37	2	10	.966
1951	PHI	A	P	38	18	37	3	3	.948
1952	PHI	A	P	43	22	32	1	5	.982
1953	CLE	A	P	43	3	16	0	2	1.000
1954	CLE	A	P	17	2	6	0	0	1.000
1955	CIN	N	P	8	0	4	0	0	1.000
Total			P	194	64	132	6	20	.970

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1950	PHI	A	45	56	4	7	1	8	.125	.155	.214	2	0	21	2	4	2
1951	PHI	A	38	72	8	15	1	8	.208	.219	.292	3	1	19	0	2	1
1952	PHI	A	43	41	3	8	2	3	.195	.214	.366	1	1	10	0	3	1
1953	CLE	A	43	12	0	1	0	0	.083	.154	.083	0	1	0	0	0	0
1954	CLE	A	17	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0	0
1955	CIN	N	8	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		8	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		186	186	15	31	4	19	.167	.188	.263	6	3	51	2	9	4
Total			194	187	15	31	4	19	.166	.188	.262	6	3	51	2	9	4

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Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1941).
Selected by Detroit Tigers from New York Giants in the minor league draft (November 15, 1948).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dick Rozek and Bob Wilson (December 19, 1952).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds (April 13, 1955).

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