Bob Skinner
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[edit] Biography
Bob Skinner (Robert Ralph Skinner) was born on October 3, 1931 in La Jolla, California. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .249 with 8 home runs and 46 RBI. Skinner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 11 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Bob Skinner's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1962, when he slugged 20 home runs, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 75 runs. However, others believe that it was 1958, when he hit for a .321 average and knocked in 70 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | PIT | N | 132 | 470 | 67 | 117 | 8 | 46 | .249 | .316 | .370 | 15 | 9 | 47 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | 113 | 233 | 29 | 47 | 5 | 29 | .202 | .282 | .326 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 | PIT | N | 126 | 387 | 58 | 118 | 13 | 45 | .305 | .370 | .468 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 1958 | PIT | N | 144 | 529 | 93 | 170 | 13 | 70 | .321 | .387 | .491 | 33 | 9 | 58 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| 1959 | PIT | N | 143 | 547 | 78 | 153 | 13 | 61 | .280 | .357 | .399 | 18 | 4 | 67 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 1960 | PIT | N | 145 | 571 | 83 | 156 | 15 | 86 | .273 | .340 | .431 | 33 | 6 | 59 | 86 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| 1961 | PIT | N | 119 | 381 | 61 | 102 | 3 | 42 | .268 | .358 | .360 | 20 | 3 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 1962 | PIT | N | 144 | 510 | 87 | 154 | 20 | 75 | .302 | .395 | .504 | 29 | 7 | 76 | 89 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| 1963 | PIT | N | 34 | 122 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 8 | .270 | .341 | .393 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1963 | CIN | N | 72 | 194 | 25 | 49 | 3 | 17 | .253 | .332 | .371 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1963 | TOT | N | 106 | 316 | 43 | 82 | 3 | 25 | .259 | .335 | .380 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 1964 | STL | N | 55 | 118 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 16 | .271 | .333 | .339 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | 25 | 59 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | .220 | .270 | .424 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | TOT | N | 80 | 177 | 16 | 45 | 4 | 21 | .254 | .313 | .367 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | STL | N | 80 | 152 | 25 | 47 | 5 | 26 | .309 | .360 | .493 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1966 | STL | N | 49 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .156 | .208 | .244 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1381 | 4318 | 642 | 1198 | 103 | 531 | .277 | .351 | .421 | 197 | 58 | 485 | 646 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 53 | 81 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | PIT | N | 1B | 118 | 116 | 1006.1 | 1026 | 84 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1954 | PIT | N | RF | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | PIT | N | OF | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | OF | 36 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | 1B | 23 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1956 | PIT | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | PIT | N | 1B | 9 | 8 | 72 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1957 | PIT | N | OF | 93 | 83 | 743.2 | 172 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1957 | PIT | N | 3B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | PIT | N | LF | 93 | 83 | 743.2 | 173 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1958 | PIT | N | LF | 141 | 141 | 1191.1 | 230 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1958 | PIT | N | OF | 141 | 141 | 1191.1 | 232 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1959 | PIT | N | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | PIT | N | OF | 141 | 141 | 1254.2 | 285 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1959 | PIT | N | LF | 141 | 141 | 1254.2 | 287 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1960 | PIT | N | OF | 141 | 140 | 1228.1 | 250 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1960 | PIT | N | LF | 141 | 140 | 1228.1 | 242 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1961 | PIT | N | OF | 97 | 96 | 843 | 175 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1961 | PIT | N | LF | 97 | 96 | 843 | 173 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1962 | PIT | N | LF | 139 | 138 | 1180.1 | 214 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1962 | PIT | N | OF | 139 | 138 | 1180.1 | 210 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1963 | PIT | N | OF | 32 | 30 | 275 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1963 | PIT | N | LF | 32 | 30 | 275 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1963 | CIN | N | OF | 51 | 46 | 406.2 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | CIN | N | LF | 51 | 46 | 406.2 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | TOT | N | LF | 83 | 76 | 681.2 | 134 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1963 | TOT | N | OF | 83 | 76 | 681.2 | 131 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1964 | STL | N | LF | 4 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | STL | N | OF | 30 | 29 | 203 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
| 1964 | STL | N | RF | 26 | 25 | 174 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | LF | 12 | 12 | 101.2 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .917 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | OF | 12 | 12 | 101.2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .913 |
| 1964 | TOT | N | LF | 16 | 16 | 130.2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .931 |
| 1964 | TOT | N | OF | 42 | 41 | 304.2 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .930 |
| 1965 | STL | N | LF | 16 | 13 | 105.2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1965 | STL | N | OF | 33 | 28 | 229.2 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .935 |
| 1965 | STL | N | RF | 18 | 15 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| Total | LF | 867 | 844 | 7359.1 | 1499 | 64 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 | ||
| Total | 1B | 151 | 125 | 1078.1 | 1262 | 96 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 | ||
| Total | OF | 948 | 886 | 7672.1 | 1600 | 71 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 | ||
| Total | 3B | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | RF | 46 | 42 | 313 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .940 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1951).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Jerry Lynch (May 23, 1963).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Saul and cash (June 13, 1964).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 5, 1966).
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