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Bob Hale
Robert Houston Hale
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 7, 1933 in Sarasota, FL
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1955
Final Game: October 1, 1961
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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
1955 21 BAL AL 67 190 182 13 65 7 1 0 29 0 2 5 19 .357 .376 .407 .782 119 74 6 1 1 1 0 3
1956 22 BAL AL 85 223 207 18 49 10 1 1 24 0 2 11 10 .237 .274 .309 .583 60 64 6 1 0 4 0 3
1957 23 BAL AL 42 49 44 2 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 .250 .265 .250 .515 47 11 5 0 0 3 1 /3
1958 24 BAL AL 19 22 20 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 .350 .409 .450 .859 143 9 2 0 0 0 0 /3
1959 25 BAL AL 40 56 54 2 10 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 6 .185 .214 .241 .455 27 13 1 0 0 0 1 /3
1960 26 CLE AL 70 77 70 2 21 7 0 0 12 0 0 3 6 .300 .312 .400 .712 94 28 0 0 0 4 1 /3
1961 27 TOT AL 53 53 49 2 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 .163 .189 .224 .413 12 11 1 1 0 2 0 /3
1961 27 CLE AL 42 40 36 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 7 .167 .200 .167 .367 1 6 0 1 0 2 0
1961 27 NYY AL 11 13 13 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538 42 5 1 0 0 0 0 /3
7 Seasons 376 670 626 41 171 29 2 2 89 0 4 26 51 .273 .299 .335 .634 75 210 21 3 1 14 3
162 Game Avg. 162 289 270 18 74 12 1 1 38 0 2 11 22 .273 .299 .335 .634 75 90 9 1 0 6 1
BAL (5 yrs) 253 540 507 37 142 22 2 1 70 0 4 22 38 .280 .308 .337 .645 79 171 20 2 1 8 2
CLE (2 yrs) 112 117 106 2 27 7 0 0 18 0 0 4 13 .255 .274 .321 .594 62 34 0 1 0 6 1
NYY (1 yr) 11 13 13 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538 42 5 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 BAL AL 21 1B 44 37 327.1 342 300 33 9 25 .974 -1.9 -7.0 -1.9 0.1 -1.9 0 9.16 7.57 .991 9.63 8.17
1956 BAL AL 22 1B 51 41 355.0 405 366 29 10 33 .975 -1.1 -3.7 -1.1 2.0 -3.1 0 10.01 7.75 .990 9.43 7.99
1957 BAL AL 23 1B 5 2 22.0 23 22 1 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -10.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 9.41 4.60 .991 9.65 8.36
1958 BAL AL 24 1B 2 1 9.0 14 11 3 0 3 1.000 0.6 80.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 14.00 7.00 .993 9.60 8.45
1959 BAL AL 25 1B 8 5 44.2 50 48 2 0 5 1.000 0.1 2.7 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 10.07 6.25 .990 9.85 8.28
1960 CLE AL 26 1B 5 0 14.0 18 14 3 1 1 .944 -0.1 -8.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 0 10.93 3.40 .989 9.58 8.04
1961 NYY AL 27 1B 5 1 15.0 16 15 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 8.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0 9.60 3.20 .988 9.48 8.28
7 Seasons 1B 120 87 787.0 868 776 72 20 69 .977 -2.5 -3.8 -2.5 1.6 -4.1 0 9.70 7.07 .991 9.55 8.11
7 Seasons TOT 120 87 787.0 868 776 72 20 69 .977 -2.5 -3.8 -2.5 1.6 -4.1 0 9.70 7.07 .968 9.55 8.11

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Transactions

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

January 20, 1960: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Baltimore Orioles.

July 28, 1961: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Cleveland Indians.

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