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Bob Chakales (The Golden Greek)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 10, 1927 in Asheville, NC
High School: Benedictine (Richmond, VA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1951
Final Game: September 17, 1957
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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
1951 23 CLE AL 3 4 .429 4.74 17 10 5 2 1 0 68.1 80 40 36 3 43 32 0 1 2 321 80 1.800 10.5 0.4 5.7 4.2 0.74
1952 24 CLE AL 1 2 .333 9.75 5 1 2 0 0 0 12.0 19 13 13 2 8 7 0 0 0 58 34 2.250 14.3 1.5 6.0 5.3 0.88
1953 25 CLE AL 0 2 .000 2.67 7 3 2 1 0 0 27.0 28 13 8 2 10 6 1 0 2 116 141 1.407 9.3 0.7 3.3 2.0 0.60
1954 26 TOT AL 5 7 .417 3.43 41 6 28 0 0 3 99.2 85 44 38 8 55 47 1 0 1 433 104 1.405 7.7 0.7 5.0 4.2 0.85
1954 26 CLE AL 2 0 1.000 0.87 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 4 1 1 0 12 3 0 0 0 47 423 1.548 3.5 0.0 10.5 2.6 0.25
1954 26 BAL AL 3 7 .300 3.73 38 6 28 0 0 3 89.1 81 43 37 8 43 44 1 0 1 386 96 1.388 8.2 0.8 4.3 4.4 1.02
1955 27 TOT AL 2 3 .400 4.57 36 0 15 0 0 0 67.0 66 40 34 6 31 4 34 1 1 2 292 87 1.448 8.9 0.8 4.2 4.6 1.10
1955 27 CHW AL 0 0 1.46 7 0 4 0 0 0 12.1 11 2 2 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 50 269 1.378 8.0 1.5 4.4 4.4 1.00
1955 27 WSH AL 2 3 .400 5.27 29 0 11 0 0 0 54.2 55 38 32 4 25 3 28 1 1 2 242 75 1.463 9.1 0.7 4.1 4.6 1.12
1956 28 WSH AL 4 4 .500 4.03 43 1 23 0 0 4 96.0 94 53 43 3 57 7 33 3 0 2 423 103 1.573 8.8 0.3 5.3 3.1 0.58
1957 29 TOT AL 0 3 .000 7.15 22 2 13 0 0 3 50.1 73 43 40 7 21 1 28 1 0 3 240 55 1.868 13.1 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.33
1957 29 WSH AL 0 1 .000 5.40 4 2 1 0 0 0 18.1 20 13 11 2 10 1 12 0 0 2 85 72 1.636 9.8 1.0 4.9 5.9 1.20
1957 29 BOS AL 0 2 .000 8.16 18 0 12 0 0 3 32.0 53 30 29 5 11 0 16 1 0 1 155 49 2.000 14.9 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.45
7 Seasons 15 25 .375 4.54 171 23 88 3 1 10 420.1 445 246 212 31 225 12 187 7 2 12 1883 85 1.594 9.5 0.7 4.8 4.0 0.83
162 Game Avg. 5 9 .375 4.54 60 8 31 1 0 4 147 156 86 74 11 79 66 2 1 4 660 85 1.594 9.5 0.7 4.8 4.0 0.83
CLE (4 yrs) 6 8 .429 4.44 32 14 9 3 1 0 117.2 131 67 58 7 73 48 1 1 4 542 84 1.734 10.0 0.5 5.6 3.7 0.66
WSH (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 4.58 76 3 35 0 0 4 169.0 169 104 86 9 92 11 73 4 1 6 750 89 1.544 9.0 0.5 4.9 3.9 0.79
BOS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.16 18 0 12 0 0 3 32.0 53 30 29 5 11 0 16 1 0 1 155 49 2.000 14.9 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.45
BAL (1 yr) 3 7 .300 3.73 38 6 28 0 0 3 89.1 81 43 37 8 43 44 1 0 1 386 96 1.388 8.2 0.8 4.3 4.4 1.02
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 1.46 7 0 4 0 0 0 12.1 11 2 2 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 50 269 1.378 8.0 1.5 4.4 4.4 1.00

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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
1951 23 CLE AL 17 21 20 1 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 .350 .350 .500 .850 133 10 0 0 1 1
1952 24 CLE AL 5 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 186 2 1 0 0 /1
1953 25 CLE AL 7 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 56 2 0 0 0 /1
1954 26 TOT AL 41 29 25 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .360 .385 .400 .785 122 10 1 0 3 0 1
1954 26 CLE AL 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 131 1 0 0 1 0 /1
1954 26 BAL AL 38 24 22 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .409 .773 120 9 1 0 2 0 1
1955 27 TOT AL 36 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1955 27 CHW AL 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 27 WSH AL 29 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 28 WSH AL 43 23 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .150 .150 .150 .300 -19 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1957 29 TOT AL 22 11 10 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300 .300 .500 .800 115 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1957 29 WSH AL 4 7 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .429 .571 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 29 BOS AL 18 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 258 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 171 105 96 5 26 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 10 .271 .278 .333 .612 68 32 2 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 99 91 5 25 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 9 .271 .278 .333 .612 68 30 2 0 8
CLE (4 yrs) 32 37 34 1 12 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 3 .353 .371 .441 .813 124 15 1 0 2 0
WSH (3 yrs) 76 38 35 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 .114 .114 .171 .286 -23 6 0 0 3 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 18 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 258 2 0 0 1 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 38 24 22 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364 .364 .409 .773 120 9 1 0 2 0
CHW (1 yr) 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
1951 CLE AL 23 P 17 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 0.71 .950 0.99
1952 CLE AL 24 P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.04
1953 CLE AL 25 P 7 8 2 5 1 1 .875 1.00 .962 0.89
1954 TOT AL 26 P 41 6 99.2 24 5 16 3 1 .875 1.90 0.51 .962 2.00 0.93
1954 CLE AL 26 P 3 0 10.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.93
1954 BAL AL 26 P 38 6 89.1 24 5 16 3 1 .875 2.12 0.55 .962 2.00 0.93
1955 TOT AL 27 P 36 0 67.0 18 3 14 1 1 .944 2.28 0.47 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 CHW AL 27 P 7 0 12.1 5 2 2 1 0 .800 2.92 0.57 .960 1.97 0.83
1955 WSH AL 27 P 29 0 54.2 13 1 12 0 1 1.000 2.14 0.45 .954 1.99 0.83
1956 WSH AL 28 P 43 1 96.1 27 1 25 1 2 .963 2.43 0.60 .948 1.92 0.82
1957 TOT AL 29 P 22 2 50.1 11 2 8 1 1 .909 1.79 0.45 .964 1.98 0.86
1957 WSH AL 29 P 4 2 18.1 5 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.45 1.25 .960 1.96 0.85
1957 BOS AL 29 P 18 0 32.0 6 2 3 1 0 .833 1.41 0.28 .967 2.00 0.86
7 Seasons P 171 9 313.1 100 14 79 7 6 .930 2.67 0.54 .956 1.97 0.88
7 Seasons TOT 171 9 313.1 100 14 79 7 6 .930 2.67 0.54 .886 1.97 0.88

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1956 AL--43--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1954 AL--28--5th
1956 AL--23--6th

                           

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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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 Matt Batts, Don Ferrarese, Don Johnson 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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