Bobby Tolan
[edit] Biography
Bobby Tolan (Robert Tolan) was born on November 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1965 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 6 home runs and 32 RBI. Tolan played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Bobby Tolan's best season was 1970, when he slugged 16 home runs, stole 57 bases, hit for a .316 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 17
| 69
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .188
| .197
| .217
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 43
| 93
| 10
| 16
| 1
| 6
| .172
| .233
| .280
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 110
| 265
| 35
| 67
| 6
| 32
| .253
| .309
| .370
| 7
| 3
| 19
| 43
| 4
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 6
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 92
| 278
| 28
| 64
| 5
| 17
| .230
| .272
| .335
| 12
| 1
| 13
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 8
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| 152
| 637
| 104
| 194
| 21
| 93
| .305
| .347
| .474
| 25
| 10
| 27
| 92
| 15
| 10
| 26
| 2
| 9
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| 152
| 589
| 112
| 186
| 16
| 80
| .316
| .384
| .475
| 34
| 6
| 62
| 94
| 8
| 9
| 57
| 3
| 9
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| 149
| 604
| 88
| 171
| 8
| 82
| .283
| .334
| .386
| 28
| 5
| 44
| 88
| 6
| 6
| 42
| 5
| 15
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 129
| 457
| 42
| 94
| 9
| 51
| .206
| .251
| .304
| 14
| 2
| 27
| 68
| 3
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 11
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 95
| 357
| 45
| 95
| 8
| 40
| .266
| .320
| .384
| 16
| 1
| 20
| 41
| 9
| 6
| 7
| 4
| 5
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 147
| 506
| 58
| 129
| 5
| 43
| .255
| .306
| .338
| 19
| 4
| 28
| 45
| 10
| 14
| 11
| 3
| 15
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 110
| 272
| 32
| 71
| 5
| 35
| .261
| .285
| .342
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 39
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 8
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 49
| 74
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 9
| .203
| .241
| .338
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 15
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .176
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 64
| 90
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 10
| .189
| .229
| .300
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 22
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .286
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 1282
| 4238
| 572
| 1121
| 86
| 497
| .265
| .314
| .382
| 173
| 34
| 258
| 587
| 65
| 64
| 193
| 27
| 91
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| STL
| N
| OF
| 17
| 17
| 153.2
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| RF
| 17
| 17
| 153.2
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| OF
| 26
| 22
| 204
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| RF
| 15
| 14
| 128
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| LF
| 11
| 8
| 76
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| RF
| 26
| 12
| 129.1
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| OF
| 80
| 47
| 479.2
| 118
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 8
| 94
| 107
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| CF
| 54
| 33
| 327.2
| 83
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 22.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| OF
| 68
| 56
| 530.2
| 116
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| CF
| 9
| 7
| 68
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| RF
| 59
| 48
| 454.2
| 93
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 7
| 78.2
| 83
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 87
| 86
| 777.1
| 240
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 63
| 63
| 555
| 127
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1969
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 150
| 149
| 1332.1
| 362
| 6
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 150
| 146
| 1301
| 342
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1970
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 150
| 146
| 1301
| 349
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 149
| 148
| 1323.2
| 401
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1972
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 149
| 148
| 1323.2
| 404
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 120
| 116
| 1033.1
| 279
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 76
| 69
| 597.1
| 185
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 67
| 47
| 436
| 88
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| OF
| 88
| 84
| 741.1
| 161
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| RF
| 84
| 74
| 664.1
| 139
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| CF
| 10
| 10
| 77
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| OF
| 120
| 114
| 1004.1
| 230
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| RF
| 20
| 18
| 155.1
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| LF
| 94
| 83
| 747.1
| 158
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| CF
| 13
| 13
| 101.2
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 27
| 10
| 126.2
| 106
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 50
| 41
| 375.2
| 354
| 13
| 3
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 13
| 11
| 81
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 35
| 20
| 192
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 26
| 7
| 94
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 10
| 103.1
| 106
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 25
| 11
| 118.1
| 122
| 7
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 130
| 77
| 807.1
| 784
| 51
| 4
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1006
| 919
| 8305
| 2131
| 50
| 54
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 561
| 523
| 4654.2
| 1353
| 26
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 356
| 295
| 2696.1
| 570
| 18
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 139
| 101
| 954
| 206
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1963).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Pittsburgh Pirates in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Wayne Granger to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Vada Pinson (October 11, 1968).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Dave Tomlin to San Diego Padres in exchange for Clay Kirby (November 9, 1973).
- Released by San Diego Padres (February 12, 1976).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (April 1, 1976).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 25, 1977).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 10, 1977).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1977).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (July 5, 1979).
- Released by San Diego Padres (October 19, 1979).
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