Bob Steele

Full Name: Robert Wesley Steele	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/175	First Game: April 17, 1916
Birthdate: March 29, 1894	Final Game: April 24, 1919
Birthplace: Cassburn, Ontario (Canada)	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: January 27, 1962
Deathplace: Ocala, Florida
Bat/Throw: Both/Left

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Born on March 29, 1894 in Cassburn, Ontario (Canada), Bob Steele (Robert Wesley Steele) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants over the course of his 4 year career. Steele broke into the bigs on April 17, 1916 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.41 ERA in 148 innings pitched in 1916, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Bob Steele's best season was 1917, when he posted a 2.84 ERA and struck out 105 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1916	STL	N	29	21	5	15	3.41	67	74	56	7	1	0	148	156	6	42	2	3
1917	STL	N	12	6	1	3	3.21	23	18	15	1	0	0	42	33	1	19	2	0
1917	PIT	N	27	19	5	11	2.76	82	70	55	13	1	1	179.2	158	0	53	6	5
1917	TOT	N	39	25	6	14	2.84	105	88	70	14	1	1	221.2	191	1	72	8	5
1918	PIT	N	10	4	2	3	3.31	21	25	18	2	1	1	49	44	2	17	0	2
1918	NY	N	12	7	3	5	2.59	24	29	19	5	1	1	66	56	1	11	3	3
1918	TOT	N	22	11	5	8	2.90	45	54	37	7	2	2	115	100	3	28	3	5
1919	NY	N	1	0	0	1	6.00	0	3	2	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	0
Total			91	57	16	38	3.05	217	219	165	28	4	3	487.2	450	10	144	13	13

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1916	STL	N	P	29	3	26	3	0	.906
1917	STL	N	P	12	1	9	1	0	.909
1917	PIT	N	P	27	4	43	6	3	.887
1917	TOT	N	P	39	5	52	7	3	.891
1918	PIT	N	P	10	1	12	0	0	1.000
1918	NY	N	P	12	1	9	2	0	.833
1918	TOT	N	P	22	2	21	2	0	.920
1919	NY	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	91	10	99	12	3	.901

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	SH	SB
1916	STL	N	29	51	0	10	0	.196	.196	.196	0	0	0	11	0	0
1917	STL	N	12	13	2	5	0	.385	.385	.462	1	0	0	0	0	0
1917	PIT	N	33	76	6	17	5	.224	.224	.263	1	1	0	14	1	1
1917	TOT	N	45	89	8	22	5	.247	.247	.292	2	1	0	14	1	1
1918	PIT	N	10	16	1	2	0	.125	.176	.250	0	1	1	3	0	1
1918	NY	N	12	21	3	6	2	.286	.348	.381	0	1	2	2	0	2
1918	TOT	N	22	37	4	8	2	.216	.275	.324	0	2	3	5	0	3
1919	NY	N	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			97	178	12	40	7	.225	.238	.270	2	3	3	31	1	4

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Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Doug Baird (June 14, 1917).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants (@July 20, 1918).

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