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Bob Chakales (The Golden Greek)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 21, 1951
Final Game September 17, 1957
Born August 10, 1927 in Asheville, NC

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1951 23 CLE AL   3   4  17  10   2   1   5  0   68.3   80   40   36   3   43   32   0   2   321       1  4.74  3.79   80 1.800
 1952 24 CLE AL   1   2   5   1   0   0   2  0   12.0   19   13   13   2    8    7   0   0    58       0  9.75  3.34   34 2.250
 1953 25 CLE AL   0   2   7   3   1   0   2  0   27.0   28   13    8   2   10    6   1   2   116       0  2.67  3.76  141 1.407
 1954 26 TOT AL   5   7  41   6   0   0  28  3   99.7   85   44   38   8   55   47   1   1   433       0  3.43  3.59  104 1.405
         CLE AL   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  0   10.3    4    1    1   0   12    3   0   0    47       0  0.87  3.69  423 1.548
         BAL AL   3   7  38   6   0   0  28  3   89.3   81   43   37   8   43   44   1   1   386       0  3.73  3.57   96 1.388
 1955 27 TOT AL   2   3  36   0   0   0  15  0   67.0   66   40   34   6   31   34   1   2   292   4   1  4.57  3.96   87 1.448
         CHW AL   0   0   7   0   0   0   4  0   12.3   11    2    2   2    6    6   0   0    50   1   0  1.46  3.96  271 1.378
         WSH AL   2   3  29   0   0   0  11  0   54.7   55   38   32   4   25   28   1   2   242   3   1  5.27  3.96   75 1.463
 1956 28 WSH AL   4   4  43   1   0   0  23  4   96.0   94   53   43   3   57   33   3   2   423   7   0  4.03  4.16  103 1.573
 1957 29 TOT AL   0   3  22   2   0   0  13  3   50.3   73   43   40   7   21   28   1   3   240   1   0  7.15  3.94   55 1.868
         WSH AL   0   1   4   2   0   0   1  0   18.3   20   13   11   2   10   12   0   2    85   1   0  5.40  3.86   72 1.636
         BOS AL   0   2  18   0   0   0  12  3   32.0   53   30   29   5   11   16   1   1   155   0   0  8.16  3.98   49 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .375  15  25 171  23   3   1  88 10  420.3  445  246  212  31  225  187   7  12  1883  12   2  4.54  3.86   85 1.594
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   8  59   8   1   0  30  3  147.0  155   86   74  10   78   65   2   4   660   4   0  4.54  3.86   85 1.594
 Career High      5   7  43  10   2   1  28  4   99.7   94   53   43   8   57   47   3   3   433   7   1  3.43  4.16  104 1.405

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 23 CLE AL  17   20    1    7   0  0   1    6   0  0   0   2  .350  .350  .500  133   10   1           0   0
 1952 24 CLE AL   5    4    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  186    2   0           0   1
 1953 25 CLE AL   7    7    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .286  .286  .286   56    2   0           0   0
 1954 26 TOT AL  41   25    2    9   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .360  .385  .400  121   10   3   0       0   1
         CLE AL   3    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .333  .500  .333  131    1   1   0       0   0
         BAL AL  38   22    2    8   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .364  .364  .409  119    9   2   0       0   1
 1955 27 TOT AL  36   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHW AL   7    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL  29    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 28 WSH AL  43   20    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .150  .150  .150  -19    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1957 29 TOT AL  22   10    0    3   0  1   0    2   0  0   0   2  .300  .300  .500  115    5   1   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL   4    7    0    1   0  1   0    2   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .429   52    3   0   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL  18    3    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .667  .667  .667  258    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      171   96    5   26   1  1   1    9   0  0   1  10  .271  .278  .333   68   32   8   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         91    5   25   1  1   1    9   0  0   1   9  .271  .278  .333   68   30   8   0   0   0   2
 Career High     43   25    2    9   1  1   1    6   0  0   1   3                          10   3   0   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 23 CLE AL   21   14    4   7.7    98| .350  .261| .350  .342| .500  .383| .850  .725| 133  .726   0.7   0.1   0%
 1952 24 CLE AL    4    3    1   9.0    91| .500  .253| .500  .332| .500  .370|1.000  .701| 186  .805   0.4   0.0   0%
 1953 25 CLE AL    7    5    1   5.4   101| .286  .267| .286  .343| .286  .393| .572  .736|  56  .584  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1954 26 TOT AL   29   20    4   5.4    94| .360  .258| .385  .333| .400  .377| .785  .711| 121  .604   0.7   0.0   0%
         CLE AL    5    3    1   8.9   100| .333  .268| .500  .344| .333  .391| .833  .735| 131  .795   0.2   0.0   0%
         BAL AL   24   17    3   4.7    93| .364  .257| .364  .331| .409  .376| .773  .707| 119  .548   0.5   0.0   0%
 1955 27 TOT AL   10   10    0   0.0   101| .000  .264| .000  .343| .000  .393| .000  .737|-100  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
         CHW AL    2    2    0   0.0   105| .000  .270| .000  .350| .000  .402| .000  .752|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL    8    8    0   0.0   100| .000  .263| .000  .342| .000  .391| .000  .733|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1956 28 WSH AL   23   20    1   1.3   103| .150  .262| .150  .344| .150  .401| .300  .744| -19  .088  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1957 29 TOT AL   11    8    1   3.4   100| .300  .263| .300  .336| .500  .398| .800  .733| 115  .383   0.0   0.0   0%
         WSH AL    7    6    0   0.0    98| .143  .261| .143  .333| .429  .393| .572  .726|  52  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         BOS AL    4    2    1  13.6   104| .667  .270| .667  .343| .667  .407|1.334  .750| 258  .887   0.6   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       105   80   12   4.0    98| .271  .261| .278  .339| .333  .388| .611  .727|  68  .452  -5.0  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1951 23 CLE AL   P   17      1   11    0    0 1.000  .952  0.71  0.99  1.58  2.07   10   68.3
 1952 24 CLE AL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.04  0.00  2.10    1   12.0
 1953 25 CLE AL   P    7      2    5    1    1  .875  .959  1.00  0.89  2.33  1.93    3   27.0
 1954 26 TOT AL   P   41      5   16    3    1  .875  .959  0.51  0.93  1.90  2.01    6   99.6
         CLE AL   P    3      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.93  0.00  2.01    0   10.3
         BAL AL   P   38      5   16    3    1  .875  .959  0.55  0.93  2.12  2.01    6   89.3
 1955 27 TOT AL   P   36      3   14    1    1  .944  .955  0.47  0.83  2.28  1.99    0   67.0
         CHW AL   P    7      2    2    1    0  .800  .952  0.57  0.83  2.93  1.98    0   12.3
         WSH AL   P   29      1   12    0    1 1.000  .956  0.45  0.83  2.14  1.99    0   54.7
 1956 28 WSH AL   P   43      1   25    1    2  .963  .949  0.60  0.82  2.43  1.92    1   96.3
 1957 29 TOT AL   P   22      2    8    1    1  .909  .962  0.45  0.86  1.79  1.99    2   50.3
         WSH AL   P    4      0    5    0    1 1.000  .962  1.25  0.85  2.46  1.97    2   18.3
         BOS AL   P   18      2    3    1    0  .833  .962  0.28  0.86  1.41  2.00    0   32.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1951 23 CLE AL   P   17      1   11    0    0 1.000  .952  0.71  0.99  1.58  2.07   10   68.3
 1952 24 CLE AL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.04  0.00  2.10    1   12.0
 1953 25 CLE AL   P    7      2    5    1    1  .875  .959  1.00  0.89  2.33  1.93    3   27.0
 1954 26 TOT AL   P   41      5   16    3    1  .875  .959  0.51  0.93  1.90  2.01    6   99.6
         CLE AL   P    3      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.93  0.00  2.01    0   10.3
         BAL AL   P   38      5   16    3    1  .875  .959  0.55  0.93  2.12  2.01    6   89.3
 1955 27 TOT AL   P   36      3   14    1    1  .944  .955  0.47  0.83  2.28  1.99    0   67.0
         CHW AL   P    7      2    2    1    0  .800  .952  0.57  0.83  2.93  1.98    0   12.3
         WSH AL   P   29      1   12    0    1 1.000  .956  0.45  0.83  2.14  1.99    0   54.7
 1956 28 WSH AL   P   43      1   25    1    2  .963  .949  0.60  0.82  2.43  1.92    1   96.3
 1957 29 TOT AL   P   22      2    8    1    1  .909  .962  0.45  0.86  1.79  1.99    2   50.3
         WSH AL   P    4      0    5    0    1 1.000  .962  1.25  0.85  2.46  1.97    2   18.3
         BOS AL   P   18      2    3    1    0  .833  .962  0.28  0.86  1.41  2.00    0   32.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 171     14   79    7    6  .930  .955  0.54  0.88  1.99  1.99   23  420.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       171     14   79    7    6  .930  .955  0.54  0.88  1.99  1.99   23    421

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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1956 AL-43-8

Games Finished
1954 AL-28-5
1956 AL-23-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.
November 15, 1948: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1948 minor league draft.
June 1, 1954: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Vic Wertz.
December 6, 1954: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Jim Brideweser and Clint Courtney to the Chicago White Sox for Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson, Matt Batts, and Fred Marsh.
June 7, 1955: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Clint Courtney and Johnny Groth to the Washington Senators for Jim Busby.
April 29, 1957: Traded by the Washington Senators with Dean Stone to the Boston Red Sox for Milt Bolling, Russ Kemmerer, and Faye Throneberry.
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Uniforms
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