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Bob Bruce
Robert James Bruce
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 16, 1933 in Detroit, MI
High School: Highland Park (Highland Park, MI)
School: Alma College
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1959
Final Game: June 24, 1967
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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
1959 26 DET AL 0 1 .000 9.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 5 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 12 45 2.500 9.0 4.5 13.5 4.5 0.33
1960 27 DET AL 4 7 .364 3.74 34 15 8 1 0 0 130.0 127 68 54 16 56 1 76 5 0 6 572 107 1.408 8.8 1.1 3.9 5.3 1.36
1961 28 DET AL 1 2 .333 4.43 14 6 2 0 0 0 44.2 57 28 22 6 24 2 25 2 0 0 210 93 1.813 11.5 1.2 4.8 5.0 1.04
1962 29 HOU NL 10 9 .526 4.06 32 27 0 6 0 0 175.0 164 92 79 16 82 3 135 12 1 7 765 92 1.406 8.4 0.8 4.2 6.9 1.65
1963 30 HOU NL 5 9 .357 3.59 30 25 2 1 1 0 170.1 162 73 68 7 60 3 123 8 3 9 726 88 1.303 8.6 0.4 3.2 6.5 2.05
1964 31 HOU NL 15 9 .625 2.76 35 29 2 9 4 0 202.1 191 70 62 8 33 4 135 3 1 4 830 124 1.107 8.5 0.4 1.5 6.0 4.09
1965 32 HOU NL 9 18 .333 3.72 35 34 0 7 1 0 229.2 241 107 95 22 38 4 145 9 0 8 956 89 1.215 9.4 0.9 1.5 5.7 3.82
1966 33 HOU NL 3 13 .188 5.34 25 23 0 1 0 0 129.2 160 83 77 16 29 4 71 8 1 1 574 63 1.458 11.1 1.1 2.0 4.9 2.45
1967 34 ATL NL 2 3 .400 4.89 12 7 2 1 0 1 38.2 42 25 21 3 15 4 22 1 1 1 173 68 1.474 9.8 0.7 3.5 5.1 1.47
9 Seasons 49 71 .408 3.85 219 167 17 26 6 1 1122.1 1146 551 480 95 340 25 733 48 7 37 4818 91 1.324 9.2 0.8 2.7 5.9 2.16
162 Game Avg. 9 13 .408 3.85 39 29 3 5 1 0 198 202 97 85 17 60 4 129 8 1 7 849 91 1.324 9.2 0.8 2.7 5.9 2.16
HOU (5 yrs) 42 58 .420 3.78 157 138 4 24 6 0 907.0 918 425 381 69 242 18 609 40 6 29 3851 90 1.279 9.1 0.7 2.4 6.0 2.52
DET (3 yrs) 5 10 .333 3.97 50 22 11 1 0 0 176.2 186 101 78 23 83 3 102 7 0 7 794 101 1.523 9.5 1.2 4.2 5.2 1.23
ATL (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.89 12 7 2 1 0 1 38.2 42 25 21 3 15 4 22 1 1 1 173 68 1.474 9.8 0.7 3.5 5.1 1.47
NL (6 yrs) 44 61 .419 3.83 169 145 6 25 6 1 945.2 960 450 402 72 257 22 631 41 7 30 4024 89 1.287 9.1 0.7 2.4 6.0 2.46
AL (3 yrs) 5 10 .333 3.97 50 22 11 1 0 0 176.2 186 101 78 23 83 3 102 7 0 7 794 101 1.523 9.5 1.2 4.2 5.2 1.23

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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
1959 26 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 27 DET AL 34 45 39 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 .179 .256 .179 .435 19 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
1961 28 DET AL 14 12 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .222 .495 33 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
1962 29 HOU NL 32 68 55 8 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 12 14 .200 .343 .218 .561 60 12 2 0 1 0 0 1
1963 30 HOU NL 32 64 55 5 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 17 .127 .213 .200 .413 23 11 0 1 3 0 0 1
1964 31 HOU NL 37 72 63 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .190 .239 .206 .445 30 13 0 2 5 0 0 1
1965 32 HOU NL 35 80 74 3 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 26 .122 .132 .149 .280 -18 11 0 0 4 1 0 1
1966 33 HOU NL 25 47 39 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .077 .100 .077 .177 -48 3 0 0 7 0 0 1
1967 34 ATL NL 12 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 .231 .167 .397 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 223 401 346 25 52 7 1 0 17 0 0 28 102 .150 .220 .176 .396 15 61 3 3 23 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 291 251 18 38 5 1 0 12 0 0 20 74 .150 .220 .176 .396 15 44 2 2 17 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 161 331 286 19 42 6 1 0 16 0 0 21 85 .147 .212 .175 .387 13 50 2 3 20 1 0
DET (3 yrs) 50 57 48 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 .167 .259 .188 .447 22 9 1 0 3 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 12 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 .231 .167 .397 17 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 173 344 298 20 44 6 1 0 16 0 0 22 89 .148 .213 .174 .387 13 52 2 3 20 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 50 57 48 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 .167 .259 .188 .447 22 9 1 0 3 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
1959 DET AL 26 P 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 0.85
1960 DET AL 27 P 34 15 130.0 33 9 23 1 2 .970 2.22 0.94 .967 1.96 0.78
1961 DET AL 28 P 14 6 44.2 7 5 1 1 0 .857 1.21 0.43 .957 2.06 0.83
1962 HOU NL 29 P 32 27 175.0 41 14 26 1 2 .976 2.06 1.25 .946 2.07 0.82
1963 HOU NL 30 P 30 25 170.1 35 13 21 1 1 .971 1.80 1.13 .949 2.06 0.84
1964 HOU NL 31 P 35 29 202.1 47 11 35 1 0 .979 2.05 1.31 .951 2.14 0.84
1965 HOU NL 32 P 35 34 229.2 64 25 36 3 1 .953 2.39 1.74 .956 2.08 0.81
1966 HOU NL 33 P 25 23 129.2 33 15 18 0 1 1.000 2.29 1.32 .945 1.96 0.74
1967 ATL NL 34 P 12 7 38.2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.58 .957 2.00 0.78
9 Seasons P 219 167 1122.1 267 95 164 8 7 .970 2.08 1.18 .953 2.05 0.81
9 Seasons TOT 219 167 1122.1 267 95 164 8 7 .970 2.08 1.18 .923 2.05 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1964 NL--2.758--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1964 NL--.625--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1964 NL--1.107--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 NL--1.468--2nd
1965 NL--1.489--3rd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 NL--6.943--6th
1963 NL--6.499--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1964 NL--4--6th

Hits s c a p y
1965 NL--241--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1964 NL--4.091--3rd
1965 NL--3.816--4th
Career--2.156--190th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1963 NL--.370--3rd
1964 NL--.356--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1965 NL--18--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1965 NL--95--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1963 NL--9--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 NL--12--2nd
1963 NL--8--7th
1965 NL--9--6th
1966 NL--8--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 1, 1961: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Manny Montejo to the Houston Colt .45's for Sam Jones.

December 31, 1966: Traded by the Houston Astros with Dave Nicholson to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later, Eddie Mathews and Arnold Umbach. The Atlanta Braves sent Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

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