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Bob Heffner
Robert Frederic Heffner

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.

Debut June 19, 1963
  vs. DET 9.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W
Final Game May 20, 1968
Born September 13, 1938 in Allentown, PA

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1963 24 BOS AL   4   9  20  19   3   1   0  0  124.7  131   61   59  15   36   77   2   3   537   1   0  4.26  3.78   89 1.340
 1964 25 BOS AL   7   9  55  10   1   1  21  6  158.7  152   81   72  20   44  112   3   5   661   6   0  4.08  3.84   94 1.235
 1965 26 BOS AL   0   2  27   1   0   0   8  0   49.0   59   42   39   9   18   42   1   6   220   1   1  7.16  3.74   52 1.571
 1966 27 CLE AL   0   1   5   1   0   0   3  0   13.0   12    6    5   1    3    7   0   1    54   0   0  3.46  3.44   99 1.154
 1968 29 CAL AL   0   0   7   0   0   0   2  0    8.0    6    2    2   0    6    3   0   1    33   1   0  2.25  2.89  128 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .344  11  21 114  31   4   2  34  6  353.3  360  192  177  45  107  241   6  16  1505   9   1  4.51  3.77   84 1.322
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   9  53  14   1   0  15  2  165.7  168   90   83  21   50  113   2   7   705   4   0  4.51  3.77   84 1.322
 Career High      7   9  55  19   3   1  21  6  158.7  152   81   72  20   44  112   3   6   661   6   1  4.08  3.84   94 1.235

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 24 BOS AL  21   43    2    5   3  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .116  .136  .186  -12    8   2   0   0   0   0
 1964 25 BOS AL  55   44    3    7   1  0   1    4   0  0   1  11  .159  .178  .250   15   11   1   0   0   0   1
 1965 26 BOS AL  27    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1966 27 CLE AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   59    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 29 CAL AL   7    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      115   94    5   12   4  0   1    6   0  0   4  22  .128  .163  .202    0   19   4   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        132    7   17   6  0   1    8   0  0   6  31  .128  .163  .202    0   27   6   0   0   0   1
 Career High     55   44    3    7   3  0   1    4   0  0   1  11                          11   2   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 24 BOS AL   46   40    1   0.7    97| .116  .259| .136  .325| .186  .399| .322  .725| -12  .034  -6.5  -0.7   0%
 1964 25 BOS AL   46   39    2   1.4   100| .159  .261| .178  .330| .250  .406| .428  .736|  15  .114  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1965 26 BOS AL    7    7    0   0.0    97| .000  .257| .000  .328| .000  .394| .000  .723|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1966 27 CLE AL    2    1    0   0.0    90| .000  .248| .500  .315| .000  .383| .500  .698|  59  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
 1968 29 CAL AL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .301|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       102   87    3   0.9    98| .128  .260| .163  .327| .202  .402| .365  .729|   0  .060 -13.0  -1.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 24 BOS AL P 20 15 16 1 0 .969 .954 1.55 0.79 2.24 1.99 19 124.7 1964 25 BOS AL P 55 15 17 2 1 .941 .958 0.58 0.72 1.81 1.90 10 158.7 1965 26 BOS AL P 27 3 4 0 0 1.000 .946 0.26 0.75 1.29 2.04 1 49.0 1966 27 CLE AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.76 0.00 2.01 1 13.0 1968 29 CAL AL P 7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 0.73 1.12 1.91 0 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 24 BOS AL P 20 15 16 1 0 .969 .954 1.55 0.79 2.24 1.99 19 124.7 1964 25 BOS AL P 55 15 17 2 1 .941 .958 0.58 0.72 1.81 1.90 10 158.7 1965 26 BOS AL P 27 3 4 0 0 1.000 .946 0.26 0.75 1.29 2.04 1 49.0 1966 27 CLE AL P 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.76 0.00 2.01 1 13.0 1968 29 CAL AL P 7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 0.73 1.12 1.91 0 8.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 114 33 38 3 1 .959 .956 0.62 0.74 1.81 1.96 31 353.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 114 33 38 3 1 .959 .956 0.62 0.74 1.81 1.96 31 353
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 12, 1957: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Boston Red Sox in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

March, 1963: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Cincinnati Reds to the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November 29, 1965: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Red Sox in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

October 15, 1966: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Cleveland Indians.

Before 1967 Season: Sent from the New York Mets to the California Angels in an unknown transaction.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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