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Bobby Locke
Lawrence Donald Locke

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut June 18, 1959
  vs. BOS 5.7 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER
Final Game September 29, 1968
Born March 3, 1934 in Rowes Run, PA

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1959 25 CLE AL   3   2  24   7   0   0   8  2   77.7   66   33   27   6   41   40   3   3   338   2   0  3.13  3.71  118 1.378
 1960 26 CLE AL   3   5  32  11   2   2  10  2  123.0  121   51   46  10   37   53   2   1   521   3   1  3.37  3.76  112 1.285
 1961 27 CLE AL   4   4  37   4   0   0  17  2   95.3  112   50   48  12   40   37   2   4   425   4   0  4.53  3.94   87 1.594
 1962 28 TOT NL   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  0   17.7   17   12   10   4   12   10   0   1    81   0   0  5.09  3.91   77 1.642
         STL NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    2.0    1    0    0   0    2    1   0   1     9   0   0  0.00  4.30  inf 1.500
         PHI NL   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  0   15.7   16   12   10   4   10    9   0   0    72   0   0  5.74  3.86   67 1.660
 1963 29 PHI NL   0   0   9   0   0   0   5  0   10.7   10    7    7   0    5    7   0   0    46   1   0  5.91  3.26   55 1.406
 1964 30 PHI NL   0   0   8   0   0   0   0  0   19.3   21    6    6   2    6   11   0   2    83   3   0  2.79  3.46  124 1.397
 1965 31 CIN NL   0   1  11   0   0   0   3  0   17.3   20   15   11   2    8    8   0   1    77   5   0  5.71  3.75   66 1.615
 1967 33 CAL AL   3   0   9   1   0   0   6  2   19.3   14    6    5   1    3    7   1   0    74   0   0  2.33  3.10  133 0.879
 1968 34 CAL AL   2   3  29   0   0   0  11  2   36.3   51   29   26   3   13   21   1   2   172   3   1  6.44  2.89   45 1.761
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .516  16  15 165  23   2   2  60 10  416.7  432  209  186  40  165  194   9  14  1817  21   2  4.02  3.66   91 1.433
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  59   8   0   0  21  3  150.7  156   75   67  14   59   70   3   5   657   7   0  4.02  3.66   91 1.433
 Career High      4   5  37  11   2   2  17  2  123.0  121   51   48  12   41   53   3   4   521   5   1  3.13  3.94  118 1.285

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 25 CLE AL  24   24    4    8   1  0   1    5   0  0   1   5  .333  .360  .500  137   12   2   0   0   0   1
 1960 26 CLE AL  35   38    7    9   1  0   0    4   0  0   6   7  .237  .341  .263   69   10   3   0   0   0   0
 1961 27 CLE AL  37   19    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   7  .211  .250  .211   27    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 28 TOT NL   6    7    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .286  .286  .286   56    2   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL   5    7    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .286  .286  .286   56    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 29 PHI NL   9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1964 30 PHI NL   8    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1965 31 CIN NL  11    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   51    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 33 CAL AL   9    3    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .667  .667  .667  305    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 34 CAL AL  29    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      168   98   12   25   2  0   1   12   0  0   9  22  .255  .318  .306   74   30   6   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         95   12   24   2  0   1   12   0  0   9  21  .255  .318  .306   74   29   6   0   0   0   1
 Career High     37   38    7    9   1  0   1    5   0  0   6   7                          12   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 25 CLE AL   27   19    4   5.6    96| .333  .257| .360  .328| .500  .392| .860  .720| 137  .613   1.1   0.1   0%
 1960 26 CLE AL   47   32    4   3.4    99| .237  .260| .341  .333| .263  .398| .604  .731|  69  .372  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1961 27 CLE AL   20   15    1   1.8   101| .211  .260| .250  .335| .211  .405| .461  .740|  27  .147  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1962 28 TOT NL    7    5    1   5.4   100| .286  .266| .286  .333| .286  .404| .572  .737|  56  .573  -0.4   0.0   0%
         PHI NL    7    5    1   5.4   100| .286  .266| .286  .333| .286  .404| .572  .737|  56  .573  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1963 29 PHI NL    1    1    0   0.0    89| .000  .253| .000  .315| .000  .378| .000  .693|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1964 30 PHI NL    3    3    0   0.0    93| .000  .262| .000  .320| .000  .390| .000  .710|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1965 31 CIN NL    2    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .266| .500  .330| .000  .402| .500  .732|  51  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
 1967 33 CAL AL    3    1    1  27.0    80| .667  .238| .667  .306| .667  .356|1.334  .662| 305  .974   0.7   0.1   0%
 1968 34 CAL AL    3    3    0   0.0    76| .000  .232| .000  .301| .000  .344| .000  .645|-100  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       113   80   11   3.7    97| .255  .258| .318  .330| .306  .395| .624  .725|  74  .417  -3.5  -0.3   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 ------+
1959 25 CLE AL P 24 9 11 1 1 .952 .957 0.83 0.85 2.32 2.05 7 77.7 1960 26 CLE AL P 32 10 30 2 2 .952 .966 1.25 0.78 2.93 1.96 11 123.0 1961 27 CLE AL P 37 9 20 0 0 1.000 .954 0.78 0.83 2.74 2.05 4 95.3 1962 28 TOT NL P 6 1 6 0 1 1.000 .946 1.17 0.82 3.56 2.08 0 17.7 STL NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 0.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 PHI NL P 5 1 5 0 1 1.000 .952 1.20 0.82 3.44 2.06 0 15.7 1963 29 PHI NL P 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.84 1.68 2.02 0 10.7 1964 30 PHI NL P 8 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.75 0.84 2.80 2.15 0 19.3 1965 31 CIN NL P 11 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.64 0.81 3.64 2.08 0 17.3 1967 33 CAL AL P 9 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.74 2.80 1.96 1 19.3 1968 34 CAL AL P 29 2 3 1 1 .833 .962 0.17 0.73 1.24 1.88 0 36.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1959 25 CLE AL P 24 9 11 1 1 .952 .957 0.83 0.85 2.32 2.05 7 77.7 1960 26 CLE AL P 32 10 30 2 2 .952 .966 1.25 0.78 2.93 1.96 11 123.0 1961 27 CLE AL P 37 9 20 0 0 1.000 .954 0.78 0.83 2.74 2.05 4 95.3 1962 28 TOT NL P 6 1 6 0 1 1.000 .946 1.17 0.82 3.56 2.08 0 17.7 STL NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 0.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 PHI NL P 5 1 5 0 1 1.000 .952 1.20 0.82 3.44 2.06 0 15.7 1963 29 PHI NL P 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.22 0.84 1.68 2.02 0 10.7 1964 30 PHI NL P 8 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.75 0.84 2.80 2.15 0 19.3 1965 31 CIN NL P 11 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.64 0.81 3.64 2.08 0 17.3 1967 33 CAL AL P 9 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.74 2.80 1.96 1 19.3 1968 34 CAL AL P 29 2 3 1 1 .833 .962 0.17 0.73 1.24 1.88 0 36.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 165 39 83 4 6 .968 .958 0.74 0.80 2.63 2.01 23 416.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 165 39 83 4 6 .968 .958 0.74 0.80 2.63 2.01 23 417
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Shutouts
1960 AL-2-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1961: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry Kindall.

April 7, 1962: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Al Herring (minors).

April 28, 1962: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Ferrarese.

October 15, 1964: Purchased by the California Angels from the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 28, 1965: Traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Coates and a player to be named.

June 3, 1966: Purchased by the California Angels from the Cincinnati Reds.


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