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Bob Anderson
Robert Carl Anderson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 29, 1935 in East Chicago, IN
Schools: Michigan State University, Western Michigan University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1957
Final Game: September 25, 1963
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1957 21 CHC NL 0 1 .000 7.71 8 0 2 0 0 0 16.1 20 16 14 2 8 1 7 1 1 0 76 51 1.714 11.0 1.1 4.4 3.9 0.88
1958 22 CHC NL 3 3 .500 3.97 17 8 4 2 0 0 65.2 61 29 29 3 29 1 51 1 0 1 275 98 1.371 8.4 0.4 4.0 7.0 1.76
1959 23 CHC NL 12 13 .480 4.13 37 36 1 7 1 0 235.1 245 117 108 21 77 3 113 5 3 4 1004 96 1.368 9.4 0.8 2.9 4.3 1.47
1960 24 CHC NL 9 11 .450 4.11 38 30 3 5 0 1 203.2 201 105 93 26 68 8 115 7 0 9 868 92 1.321 8.9 1.1 3.0 5.1 1.69
1961 25 CHC NL 7 10 .412 4.26 57 12 21 1 0 8 152.0 162 85 72 14 56 11 96 2 0 4 659 98 1.434 9.6 0.8 3.3 5.7 1.71
1962 26 CHC NL 2 7 .222 5.02 57 4 16 0 0 4 107.2 111 70 60 9 60 5 82 5 0 8 492 83 1.588 9.3 0.8 5.0 6.9 1.37
1963 27 DET AL 3 1 .750 3.30 32 3 15 0 0 0 60.0 58 28 22 5 21 2 38 6 0 4 260 113 1.317 8.7 0.8 3.2 5.7 1.81
7 Seasons 36 46 .439 4.26 246 93 62 15 1 13 840.2 858 450 398 80 319 31 502 27 4 30 3634 93 1.400 9.2 0.9 3.4 5.4 1.57
162 Game Avg. 7 9 .439 4.26 49 19 12 3 0 3 169 172 90 80 16 64 6 101 5 1 6 729 93 1.400 9.2 0.9 3.4 5.4 1.57
CHC (6 yrs) 33 45 .423 4.33 214 90 47 15 1 13 780.2 800 422 376 75 298 29 464 21 4 26 3374 92 1.406 9.2 0.9 3.4 5.3 1.56
DET (1 yr) 3 1 .750 3.30 32 3 15 0 0 0 60.0 58 28 22 5 21 2 38 6 0 4 260 113 1.317 8.7 0.8 3.2 5.7 1.81
NL (6 yrs) 33 45 .423 4.33 214 90 47 15 1 13 780.2 800 422 376 75 298 29 464 21 4 26 3374 92 1.406 9.2 0.9 3.4 5.3 1.56
AL (1 yr) 3 1 .750 3.30 32 3 15 0 0 0 60.0 58 28 22 5 21 2 38 6 0 4 260 113 1.317 8.7 0.8 3.2 5.7 1.81

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1957 21 CHC NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 22 CHC NL 17 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .118 .118 .118 .235 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 23 CHC NL 37 90 80 6 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 34 .075 .119 .088 .207 -43 7 1 1 6 0 0 1
1960 24 CHC NL 39 82 71 4 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 26 .169 .221 .169 .390 9 12 0 1 5 1 0 1
1961 25 CHC NL 57 45 42 5 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 22 .143 .163 .286 .449 16 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
1962 26 CHC NL 57 27 23 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 .130 .200 .217 .417 11 5 1 0 2 0 0 1
1963 27 DET AL 32 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .556 1.000 176 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 247 274 246 18 33 2 1 2 12 0 0 10 107 .134 .174 .175 .349 -6 43 2 2 15 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 180 161 12 22 1 1 1 8 0 0 7 70 .134 .174 .175 .349 -6 28 1 1 10 1 0
CHC (6 yrs) 215 265 237 17 29 1 1 2 10 0 0 10 104 .122 .164 .160 .324 -12 38 2 2 15 1 0
DET (1 yr) 32 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .556 1.000 176 5 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 215 265 237 17 29 1 1 2 10 0 0 10 104 .122 .164 .160 .324 -12 38 2 2 15 1 0
AL (1 yr) 32 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .444 .444 .556 1.000 176 5 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 CHC NL 21 P 8 0 16.1 7 0 5 2 0 .714 2.76 0.63 .971 2.04 0.82
1958 CHC NL 22 P 17 8 65.2 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.92 0.82 .950 1.97 0.77
1959 CHC NL 23 P 37 36 234.1 60 13 43 4 4 .933 2.15 1.51 .955 1.99 0.82
1960 CHC NL 24 P 38 30 203.2 57 10 43 4 2 .930 2.34 1.39 .963 2.09 0.87
1961 CHC NL 25 P 57 12 152.0 52 14 38 0 7 1.000 3.08 0.91 .958 2.18 0.88
1962 CHC NL 26 P 57 4 107.2 21 4 16 1 1 .952 1.67 0.35 .948 2.07 0.82
1963 DET AL 27 P 32 3 60.0 13 2 9 2 0 .846 1.65 0.34 .962 2.00 0.79
7 Seasons P 246 93 839.2 224 46 165 13 14 .942 2.26 0.86 .958 2.06 0.83
7 Seasons TOT 246 93 839.2 224 46 165 13 14 .942 2.26 0.86 .900 2.06 0.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1961 NL--57--5th
1962 NL--57--8th

Saves s c a p y
1961 NL--8--8th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1959 NL--235.3--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1959 NL--36--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1960 NL--26--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1959 NL--77--9th

Hits s c a p y
1959 NL--245--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1959 NL--.803--9th

Losses s c a p y
1959 NL--13--8th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1959 NL--108--3rd
1960 NL--93--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1960 NL--9--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1960 NL--7--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1959 NL--1004--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 9 (1565), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 29, 1954: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1962: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Boros.

November 18, 1963: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Rocky Colavito and $50,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Jerry Lumpe, Ed Rakow and Dave Wickersham.

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