Chuck Stobbs
[edit] Biography
Born on July 2, 1929 in Wheeling, West Virginia, Chuck Stobbs (Charles Klein Stobbs) played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 15 year career. Stobbs broke into the bigs on September 15, 1947 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 4.03 ERA in 152 innings pitched in 1949, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Chuck Stobbs's best season was 1956, when he posted a 3.60 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 97 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6.00
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.43
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 19
| 11
| 6
| 4.03
| 70
| 72
| 68
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 145
| 10
| 75
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 21
| 12
| 7
| 5.10
| 78
| 104
| 96
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 169.1
| 158
| 17
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 25
| 10
| 9
| 4.76
| 75
| 100
| 90
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 180
| 15
| 74
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 17
| 7
| 12
| 3.13
| 73
| 54
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 135
| 118
| 9
| 72
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| 27
| 20
| 11
| 8
| 3.29
| 67
| 64
| 56
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 146
| 11
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 24
| 11
| 11
| 4.10
| 67
| 87
| 83
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 182
| 189
| 6
| 67
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 16
| 4
| 14
| 5.00
| 60
| 90
| 78
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 140.1
| 169
| 13
| 57
| 8
| 2
| 1
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 37
| 33
| 15
| 15
| 3.60
| 97
| 115
| 96
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 240
| 264
| 29
| 54
| 4
| 5
| 1
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 42
| 31
| 8
| 20
| 5.36
| 114
| 140
| 126
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 211.2
| 235
| 28
| 80
| 10
| 4
| 5
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 19
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 6.04
| 23
| 44
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 56.2
| 87
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.63
| 25
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 39.2
| 40
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| 36
| 8
| 3
| 9
| 5.04
| 48
| 60
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 96.1
| 127
| 11
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 2.98
| 50
| 42
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 90.2
| 82
| 13
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 40
| 13
| 12
| 7
| 3.32
| 72
| 54
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 119.1
| 115
| 13
| 38
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 24
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 7.46
| 17
| 37
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 44.2
| 56
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.63
| 25
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 39.2
| 40
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 442
| 238
| 106
| 127
| 4.31
| 872
| 1014
| 900
| 65
| 7
| 18
| 1880.2
| 1963
| 179
| 721
| 29
| 29
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 459
| 238
| 107
| 130
| 4.29
| 897
| 1030
| 916
| 65
| 7
| 19
| 1920.1
| 2003
| 183
| 735
| 30
| 30
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 35
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 39
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| P
| 42
| 31
| 212.1
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| P
| 19
| 8
| 56.2
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .933
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| P
| 17
| 0
| 39.2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| P
| 36
| 8
| 96.1
| 8
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .964
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| P
| 41
| 7
| 90.2
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| P
| 40
| 13
| 119.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| P
| 24
| 3
| 44.2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 459
| 62
| 563.1
| 116
| 301
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 16
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1947
| BOS
| A
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| BOS
| A
| 26
| 53
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .208
| .250
| .245
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1950
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 57
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 9
| .246
| .377
| .263
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 61
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 7
| .180
| .242
| .213
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .079
| .205
| .079
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| WAS
| A
| 27
| 44
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .227
| .292
| .227
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 51
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .137
| .237
| .157
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 35
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .171
| .326
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 38
| 84
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 9
| .179
| .205
| .214
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 42
| 76
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 7
| .211
| .221
| .263
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 19
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| 36
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .118
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .105
| .105
| .105
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 40
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .088
| .162
| .088
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 24
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .375
| .444
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 443
| 574
| 52
| 101
| 0
| 53
| .176
| .245
| .202
| 15
| 0
| 51
| 124
| 2
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 460
| 578
| 53
| 102
| 0
| 53
| .176
| .246
| .202
| 15
| 0
| 52
| 125
| 2
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1947).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Mel Hoderlein to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Gumpert and Don Lenhardt (November 13, 1951).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Mike Fornieles (December 10, 1952).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Washington Senators (July 9, 1958).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (January 21, 1959).
- Signed by Washington Senators (April 3, 1959).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (October 9, 1961).
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