Bobby Bolin
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Bobby Donald Bolin
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
- Debut April 18, 1961
- Final Game September 30, 1973
- Born January 29, 1939 in Hickory Grove, SC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Bobby Bolin pitched 13 seasons in the big leagues.
On August 14, 1964, Bolin pitched a one-hitter against the 1964 Milwaukee Braves, with Ed Bailey getting the only hit for the Braves. The 1964 Giants, for their part, had only three hits - all home runs by Willie McCovey, Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda.
Bobby had been signed in 1956 at age 17 by the New York Giants. He was very successful in the minors, going 15-9, then 10-8, then 20-8, and then 12-8.
He made his major league debut in 1961 and was primarily a reliever, but as the years went by he got more and more starts, reaching a peak in 1966 when 34 of his 36 appearances were starts.
In 1965, although used mostly as a reliever, he pitched 163 innings and was 7th in the league in ERA with a 2.76 and a record of 14-6. In 1966 his 2.89 ERA was ninth in the league and in 1968 his 1.99 ERA was second in the league.
He spent part of 1972 in the minors, going 6-1 for Louisville. He was a teammate there of the 35-year-old Stan Williams as well as the young Roger Moret and Lynn McGlothen.
In the last year of his major league career, pitching for the 1973 Red Sox, his 15 saves were 7th in the league.
While with the Giants, he was one year younger than Juan Marichal, who was his teammate for nine years.
