Robin Roberts
[edit] Biography
Born on September 30, 1926 in Springfield, Illinois, Robin Roberts (Robin Evan Roberts) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 19 year career. Roberts broke into the bigs on June 18, 1948 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 3.19 ERA in 146.2 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Robin Roberts's best season was 1952, when he posted a 2.59 ERA, won 28 games and struck out 148 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 20
| 20
| 7
| 9
| 3.19
| 84
| 63
| 52
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 146.2
| 148
| 10
| 61
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 31
| 15
| 15
| 3.69
| 95
| 101
| 93
| 11
| 3
| 4
| 226.2
| 229
| 15
| 75
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| 40
| 39
| 20
| 11
| 3.02
| 146
| 112
| 102
| 21
| 5
| 1
| 304.1
| 282
| 29
| 77
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 39
| 21
| 15
| 3.03
| 127
| 115
| 106
| 22
| 6
| 2
| 315
| 284
| 20
| 64
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 37
| 28
| 7
| 2.59
| 148
| 104
| 95
| 30
| 3
| 2
| 330
| 292
| 22
| 45
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1953
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 41
| 23
| 16
| 2.75
| 198
| 119
| 106
| 33
| 5
| 2
| 346.2
| 324
| 30
| 61
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 45
| 38
| 23
| 15
| 2.97
| 185
| 116
| 111
| 29
| 4
| 4
| 336.2
| 289
| 35
| 56
| 7
| 2
| 5
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 38
| 23
| 14
| 3.28
| 160
| 137
| 111
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 305
| 292
| 41
| 53
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 37
| 19
| 18
| 4.45
| 157
| 155
| 147
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 297.1
| 328
| 46
| 40
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 32
| 10
| 22
| 4.07
| 128
| 122
| 113
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 249.2
| 246
| 40
| 43
| 16
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 34
| 17
| 14
| 3.24
| 130
| 112
| 97
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 269.2
| 270
| 30
| 51
| 5
| 2
| 2
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 35
| 15
| 17
| 4.27
| 137
| 137
| 122
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 257.1
| 267
| 34
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 5
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 33
| 12
| 16
| 4.02
| 122
| 113
| 106
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 237.1
| 256
| 31
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 18
| 1
| 10
| 5.85
| 54
| 85
| 76
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 154
| 19
| 23
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 25
| 10
| 9
| 2.78
| 102
| 63
| 59
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 191.1
| 176
| 17
| 41
| 7
| 2
| 4
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 13
| 3.33
| 124
| 100
| 93
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 251.1
| 230
| 35
| 40
| 8
| 0
| 3
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 31
| 31
| 13
| 7
| 2.91
| 109
| 69
| 66
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 204
| 203
| 18
| 52
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 1.89
| 34
| 22
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 76
| 61
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 20
| 15
| 5
| 7
| 3.38
| 63
| 51
| 43
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 114.2
| 110
| 17
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1965
| Total
|
| 30
| 25
| 10
| 9
| 2.78
| 97
| 73
| 59
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 190.2
| 171
| 18
| 30
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 12
| 3
| 5
| 3.82
| 26
| 31
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 63.2
| 79
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 6.14
| 28
| 35
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 48.1
| 62
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 24
| 21
| 5
| 8
| 4.82
| 54
| 66
| 60
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 112
| 141
| 15
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 563
| 503
| 244
| 209
| 3.47
| 1959
| 1679
| 1513
| 277
| 38
| 25
| 3927.1
| 3863
| 418
| 749
| 52
| 28
| 43
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 113
| 106
| 42
| 36
| 3.09
| 398
| 283
| 261
| 28
| 7
| 0
| 761.1
| 719
| 87
| 153
| 24
| 5
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 676
| 609
| 286
| 245
| 3.41
| 2357
| 1962
| 1774
| 305
| 45
| 25
| 4688.2
| 4582
| 505
| 902
| 76
| 33
| 54
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 50
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 37
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1953
| PHI
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 51
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| P
| 45
| 38
| 336.2
| 15
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 1
| .981
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 50
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 32
| 249.2
| 26
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 269.2
| 17
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 257.1
| 22
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 1
| .984
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| P
| 35
| 33
| 237.1
| 21
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 7
| 1
| .957
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| P
| 26
| 18
| 117
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| P
| 27
| 25
| 191.1
| 24
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 0
| .957
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 251.1
| 24
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| .948
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 204
| 9
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 6
| 0
| .972
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| P
| 10
| 10
| 76
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .857
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| P
| 20
| 15
| 114.2
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| .920
|
| 1965
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 25
| 190.2
| 14
| 21
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .897
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| P
| 13
| 12
| 63.2
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .917
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 9
| 48.1
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .929
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| P
| 24
| 21
| 112
| 7
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 676
| 327
| 2417
| 316
| 601
| 31
| 45
| 0
| 21
| 128
| 54
| 3
| .967
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 44
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 5
| .250
| .340
| .364
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 67
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .075
| .162
| .090
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| 40
| 102
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .118
| .182
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 39
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 87
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 4
| .172
| .333
| .195
| 2
| 0
| 20
| 27
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 112
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 7
| .125
| .210
| .196
| 6
| 1
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 123
| 14
| 22
| 1
| 7
| .179
| .229
| .260
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 29
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 45
| 122
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 6
| .123
| .155
| .189
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 51
| 107
| 12
| 27
| 2
| 13
| .252
| .360
| .467
| 9
| 4
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 100
| 8
| 20
| 1
| 8
| .200
| .248
| .270
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 80
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .162
| .200
| .213
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 36
| 99
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 9
| .202
| .255
| .273
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 89
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .191
| .242
| .247
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 35
| 79
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .152
| .212
| .165
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 33
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .143
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 52
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .192
| .271
| .212
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 79
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 8
| .203
| .250
| .215
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 31
| 68
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| .132
| .192
| .147
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .238
| .360
| .429
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 20
| 35
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 7
| .171
| .216
| .229
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1965
| Total
|
| 30
| 56
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 10
| .196
| .274
| .304
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| HOU
| N
| 13
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .167
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 11
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 24
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .115
| .233
| .115
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 575
| 1291
| 93
| 214
| 5
| 86
| .166
| .239
| .232
| 50
| 10
| 119
| 317
| 6
| 86
| 3
| 0
| 30
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 113
| 234
| 14
| 41
| 0
| 17
| .175
| .233
| .197
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 55
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 688
| 1525
| 107
| 255
| 5
| 103
| .167
| .238
| .226
| 55
| 10
| 135
| 372
| 8
| 108
| 3
| 0
| 37
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1948).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Yankees (October 16, 1961).
- Released by New York Yankees (May 21, 1962).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (May 21, 1962).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (August 6, 1965).
- Signed by Houston Astros (August 6, 1965).
- Released by Houston Astros (October 29, 1965).
- Signed by Houston Astros (March 30, 1966).
- Released by Houston Astros (July 13, 1966).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (July 13, 1966).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (October 4, 1966).
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