Bob Nieman
[edit] Biography
Bob Nieman (Robert Charles Nieman) was born on January 26, 1927 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1951 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .289 with 18 home runs and 74 RBI. Nieman played for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Bob Nieman's best season was 1953, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .281 average and knocked in 69 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 12
| 43
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 8
| .372
| .413
| .628
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 131
| 478
| 66
| 138
| 18
| 74
| .289
| .352
| .456
| 22
| 2
| 46
| 73
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 14
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 142
| 508
| 72
| 143
| 15
| 69
| .281
| .354
| .453
| 32
| 5
| 57
| 57
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 91
| 251
| 24
| 66
| 8
| 35
| .263
| .319
| .422
| 14
| 1
| 22
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 99
| 272
| 36
| 77
| 11
| 53
| .283
| .366
| .460
| 11
| 2
| 36
| 37
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 40
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 4
| .300
| .364
| .475
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 114
| 388
| 60
| 125
| 12
| 64
| .322
| .442
| .497
| 20
| 6
| 86
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 10
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 128
| 428
| 63
| 137
| 14
| 68
| .320
| .436
| .495
| 21
| 6
| 90
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 14
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 129
| 445
| 61
| 123
| 13
| 70
| .276
| .363
| .429
| 17
| 6
| 63
| 86
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 14
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 105
| 366
| 56
| 119
| 16
| 60
| .325
| .395
| .522
| 20
| 2
| 44
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 12
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 118
| 360
| 49
| 105
| 21
| 60
| .292
| .367
| .528
| 18
| 2
| 42
| 55
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 12
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| 81
| 188
| 19
| 54
| 4
| 31
| .287
| .372
| .473
| 13
| 5
| 24
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .471
| .471
| .529
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 65
| 2
| 23
| 2
| 10
| .354
| .417
| .538
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| 45
| 82
| 2
| 31
| 2
| 12
| .378
| .427
| .537
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| 30
| 30
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 3
| .300
| .323
| .467
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 32
| 31
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 4
| .290
| .303
| .452
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 117
| 235
| 20
| 71
| 5
| 36
| .302
| .373
| .477
| 16
| 5
| 25
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 996
| 3217
| 435
| 947
| 120
| 508
| .294
| .373
| .474
| 164
| 27
| 410
| 470
| 7
| 26
| 10
| 17
| 99
|
| Total
|
|
| 1113
| 3452
| 455
| 1018
| 125
| 544
| .295
| .373
| .474
| 180
| 32
| 435
| 512
| 9
| 26
| 10
| 18
| 104
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| STL
| A
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 10
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| OF
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 271
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 243
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 120
| 117
| 992.1
| 237
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 116
| 113
| 961.1
| 221
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 31
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 100
| 97
| 768
| 145
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 100
| 97
| 768
| 144
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 97
| 94
| 723.2
| 171
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 97
| 94
| 723.2
| 171
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| OF
| 55
| 52
| 344
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1960
| STL
| N
| LF
| 53
| 51
| 343
| 64
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| STL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 12
| 11
| 83
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 44
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 5
| 5
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| LF
| 11
| 10
| 72
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| OF
| 16
| 15
| 111
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| SF
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 926
| 375
| 2947
| 1672
| 47
| 44
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 11
| 10
| 71
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 380
| 365
| 2876
| 621
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1948).
- Claimed on waivers by Oklahoma City (Texas) from Cincinnati Reds (June, 1951).
- Sold by Oklahoma City (Texas) to St. Louis Browns (July 21, 1951).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Owen Friend and JW Porter to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Virgil Trucks, Hal White and Johnny Groth (December 4, 1952).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Walt Dropo and Ted Gray to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Leo Cristante, Ferris Fain and Jack Phillips (December 6, 1954).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson and George Kell to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley (May 21, 1956).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gene Green and Charles Staniland (December 2, 1959).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Joe Morgan, cash and a player to be named later (May 10, 1961); St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Lee (@June 1, 1961).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to San Francisco Giants (April 29, 1962).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (October 22, 1962).
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