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Bob Keegan

Robert Charles Keegan (Smiley)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 207 lb.

Born: August 4, 1920 in Rochester, NY
High School: Marshall HS (Rochester, NY)
School: Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1953
Team: WhiteSox 1953-1958

Final Game: July 24, 1958
Died: June 20, 2001 in Rochester, NY
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1953 32 CHW AL 22 31 28 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .321 .345 .321 .666 78 9 2 0 2 1
1954 33 CHW AL 32 84 75 5 9 2 1 0 7 0 0 4 11 .120 .157 .173 .330 -11 13 3 0 1 4 1 AS
1955 34 CHW AL 18 21 18 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .333 .368 .333 .702 89 6 1 0 2 0 0 1
1956 35 CHW AL 20 40 32 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 .125 .222 .125 .347 -6 4 1 0 4 0 0 1
1957 36 CHW AL 30 54 39 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 .103 .205 .103 .307 -14 4 1 1 10 0 0 1
1958 37 CHW AL 14 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
6 Yrs 136 236 196 14 32 2 1 0 19 0 0 14 31 .163 .218 .184 .401 9 36 8 1 20 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 281 233 17 38 2 1 0 23 0 0 17 37 .163 .218 .184 .401 9 43 10 1 24

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1953 32 CHW AL 22 31 -1 -0 -0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1954 33 CHW AL 32 84 -12 0 -0 0 10 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .492 .498 -0.2 0.0 0 $ 1 AS
1955 34 CHW AL 18 21 -0 -0 -0 0 2 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1956 35 CHW AL 20 40 -6 -0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1957 36 CHW AL 30 54 -7 0 -0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 -0.0 0 $ 1
1958 37 CHW AL 14 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
6 Seasons 136 236 -27 -1 -1 0 26 -3 -0.3 7 4 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 4 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1953 32 CHW AL 31 23 3 3.5 105 .391 .321 .273 .345 .350 .321 .402 .666 .752 78 .391 -0.9 -0.1 .476 .036 .000
1954 33 CHW AL 84 74 2 0.7 102 .132 .120 .270 .157 .346 .173 .395 .330 .741 -11 .037 -11.8 -1.2 .246 .107 .053
1955 34 CHW AL 21 15 2 3.6 104 .400 .333 .269 .368 .349 .333 .400 .702 .749 89 .388 -0.3 -0.0 .538 .056 .000
1956 35 CHW AL 40 33 1 0.8 107 .160 .125 .268 .222 .351 .125 .410 .347 .761 -6 .037 -5.0 -0.5 .276 .125 .000
1957 36 CHW AL 54 46 2 1.2 100 .118 .103 .264 .205 .337 .103 .399 .307 .736 -14 .082 -6.3 -0.6 .250 .103 .000
1958 37 CHW AL 6 6 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .260 .000 .329 .000 .396 .000 .725 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 236 197 10 1.4 103 .188 .163 .269 .218 .345 .184 .400 .401 .745 9 .103 -25.5 -2.6 .297 .092 .020
162 Game Avg. 281 235 12 1.4 103 .188 .163 .269 .218 .345 .184 .400 .401 .745 9 .103 -25.5 -2.6 .297 .092 .020

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 CHW AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1953 32 CHW AL 31 0.0% 16.1% 3.2% 0.0% 0% 5.00 5.6 5.6 3.00 74%
1954 33 CHW AL 84 0.0% 13.1% 4.8% 3.6% 33% 2.75 6.8 10.7 1.21 81%
1955 34 CHW AL 21 0.0% 14.3% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 3.00 6.0 9.0 11.00 71%
1956 35 CHW AL 40 0.0% 17.5% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 1.75 4.6 32.0 2.00 63%
1957 36 CHW AL 54 0.0% 9.3% 7.4% 0.0% 0% 1.25 7.8 13.0 1.15 63%
1958 37 CHW AL 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 1.00 83%
6 Yrs 236 0.0% 13.1% 5.9% 1.3% 9% 2.21 6.3 10.3 1.55 72%
MLB Averages 2.3% 11.7% 9.1% 6.6% 29% 1.29 7.5 38.9 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 32 CHW AL -0.9 -0.1 33 0.1 0.5 -0.5 .88 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.96 0.5 0
1954 33 CHW AL -11.8 -1.2 84 -1.0 0.7 -1.7 .94 -0.9 -0.1 -12.7 -1.3 1.03 -10.7 3.01 1
1955 34 CHW AL -0.4 -0.0 21 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 .99 0.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 1.01 -0.2 0
1956 35 CHW AL -5.0 -0.5 40 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 .94 -0.5 -0.2 -7.3 -0.7 0.95 -5.7 0
1957 36 CHW AL -6.3 -0.6 55 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 .87 -0.7 -0.0 -8.1 -0.8 1.05 -7.6 0
1958 37 CHW AL -1.1 -0.1 6 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.28 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.87 -1.3 0
6 Yrs -25.4 -2.6 239 -2.5 2.1 -4.6 .93 -2.2 -0.4 -28.3 -2.9 1.00 -24.9 3.01 1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1953 32 CHW AL 0 0 40% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14% 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
1954 33 CHW AL 2 0 39% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 34 CHW AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 35 CHW AL 0 0 25% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1957 36 CHW AL 1 0 33% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1958 37 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 3 0 30% 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 19% 12 11 1 2 2 0 7 4 3

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1953 32 CHW AL 31 35% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 8 2 25% 7 2 29% 17 5 29% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1954 33 CHW AL 84 25% 9 1 1 0 1 3.01 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 17 3 18% 20 5 25% 62 7 11% 8 4 50% 3 0 0% 0
1955 34 CHW AL 21 14% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 1 20% 5 2 40% 16 2 13% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1956 35 CHW AL 40 35% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 9 1 11% 12 3 25% 27 1 4% 2 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1957 36 CHW AL 54 48% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 83% 14 1 7% 18 5 28% 43 3 7% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 0
1958 37 CHW AL 6 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
6 Yrs 236 33% 32 1 1 0 1 3.01 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 83% 55 8 15% 64 18 28% 169 19 11% 20 7 35% 9 4 44% 0
MLB Averages 48% 80% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1953 32 22 31 28 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .321 .345 .321 .666 78 9 2 0 2
1954 33 54 115 103 9 18 2 1 0 12 0 0 5 16 .175 .205 .214 .419 13 22 5 0 3 4
1955 34 72 136 121 9 24 2 1 0 14 0 0 6 19 .198 .229 .231 .460 24 28 6 0 5 4 0
1956 35 92 176 153 11 28 2 1 0 15 0 0 10 26 .183 .228 .209 .437 18 32 7 0 9 4 0
1957 36 122 230 192 14 32 2 1 0 18 0 0 14 31 .167 .223 .188 .410 11 36 8 1 19 4 0
1958 37 136 236 196 14 32 2 1 0 19 0 0 14 31 .163 .218 .184 .401 9 36 8 1 20 5 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1953 32 23 32 29 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 .310 .333 .310 .644 3 22
1954 33 33 87 78 5 9 2 1 0 7 0 4 11 .115 .151 .167 .318 2 32
1955 34 19 22 19 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .316 .350 .316 .666 2 18
1956 35 21 41 33 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 .121 .216 .121 .337 1 20
1957 36 32 59 42 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 .119 .229 .119 .348 1 30
1958 37 15 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
6 Yrs 143 247 205 15 33 2 1 0 20 0 15 31 .161 .217 .180 .397 9 136
162 Game Avg. 162 280 232 17 37 2 1 0 23 0 17 35 .161 .217 .180 .397 10 136

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1954 *

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1957 AL  10 (7th)

                           

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