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Bob Lacey
Robert Joseph Lacey Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 25, 1953 in Fredericksburg, VA
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1977
Final Game: September 26, 1984
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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
1977 23 OAK AL 6 8 .429 3.03 64 0 29 0 0 7 121.2 100 46 41 13 43 11 69 0 1 4 492 132 1.175 7.4 1.0 3.2 5.1 1.60
1978 24 OAK AL 8 9 .471 3.01 74 0 25 0 0 5 119.2 126 52 40 10 35 13 60 1 0 3 514 121 1.345 9.5 0.8 2.6 4.5 1.71
1979 25 OAK AL 1 5 .167 5.85 42 0 20 0 0 4 47.2 66 34 31 7 24 8 33 1 0 4 230 69 1.888 12.5 1.3 4.5 6.2 1.38
1980 26 OAK AL 3 2 .600 2.94 47 1 31 1 1 6 79.2 68 29 26 7 21 5 45 1 0 5 322 128 1.117 7.7 0.8 2.4 5.1 2.14
1981 27 TOT AL 0 0 7.66 15 0 8 0 0 0 22.1 37 21 19 6 3 0 11 0 0 1 107 48 1.791 14.9 2.4 1.2 4.4 3.67
1981 27 CLE AL 0 0 7.59 14 0 7 0 0 0 21.1 36 20 18 5 3 0 11 0 0 1 103 48 1.828 15.2 2.1 1.3 4.6 3.67
1981 27 TEX AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 38 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
1983 29 CAL AL 1 2 .333 5.19 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.2 12 5 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 35 78 1.385 12.5 1.0 0.0 7.3
1984 30 SFG NL 1 3 .250 3.88 34 1 14 0 0 0 51.0 55 26 22 5 13 4 26 0 3 3 216 91 1.333 9.7 0.9 2.3 4.6 2.00
7 Seasons 20 29 .408 3.67 284 2 131 1 1 22 450.2 464 213 184 49 139 41 251 3 4 20 1916 103 1.338 9.3 1.0 2.8 5.0 1.81
162 Game Avg. 5 7 .408 3.67 68 0 31 0 0 5 107 110 51 44 12 33 10 60 1 1 5 456 103 1.338 9.3 1.0 2.8 5.0 1.81
OAK (4 yrs) 18 24 .429 3.37 227 1 105 1 1 22 368.2 360 161 138 37 123 37 207 3 1 16 1558 114 1.310 8.8 0.9 3.0 5.1 1.68
SFG (1 yr) 1 3 .250 3.88 34 1 14 0 0 0 51.0 55 26 22 5 13 4 26 0 3 3 216 91 1.333 9.7 0.9 2.3 4.6 2.00
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 38 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
CAL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.19 8 0 4 0 0 0 8.2 12 5 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 35 78 1.385 12.5 1.0 0.0 7.3
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 7.59 14 0 7 0 0 0 21.1 36 20 18 5 3 0 11 0 0 1 103 48 1.828 15.2 2.1 1.3 4.6 3.67
AL (6 yrs) 19 26 .422 3.65 250 1 117 1 1 22 399.2 409 187 162 44 126 37 225 3 1 17 1700 105 1.339 9.2 1.0 2.8 5.1 1.79
NL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 3.88 34 1 14 0 0 0 51.0 55 26 22 5 13 4 26 0 3 3 216 91 1.333 9.7 0.9 2.3 4.6 2.00
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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
1977 23 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 25 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 30 SFG NL 34 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 36 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 27 27 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 9 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (4 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 34 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 34 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 2 0 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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 OAK AL 23 P 64 0 121.2 44 3 38 3 1 .932 0.0 0.0 3.03 0.64 .950 1.95 0.84
1978 OAK AL 24 P 74 0 119.2 38 8 27 3 1 .921 0.0 0.0 2.63 0.47 .955 1.90 0.85
1979 OAK AL 25 P 42 0 47.2 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.89 0.24 .950 1.93 0.81
1980 OAK AL 26 P 47 1 79.2 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.69 0.32 .953 1.85 0.77
1981 TOT AL 27 P 15 0 22.1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.01 0.33 .960 1.97 0.81
1981 CLE AL 27 P 14 0 21.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.69 0.29 .950 1.98 0.81
1981 TEX AL 27 P 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 0.80
1983 CAL AL 29 P 8 0 8.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.04 0.13 1.000 1.77 0.72
1984 SFG NL 30 P 34 1 51.0 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.94 0.32 .955 1.89 0.67
7 Seasons P 284 2 450.2 124 20 98 6 2 .952 0.0 0.0 2.36 0.42 .953 1.91 0.80
7 Seasons TOT 284 2 450.2 124 20 98 6 2 .952 0.0 0.0 2.36 0.42 .905 1.91 0.80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL--64--6th
1978 AL--74--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (822), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 2 (2749), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1853), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

January 12, 1972: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

March 27, 1981: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Roy Moretti (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Eric Mustad (minors), Kevin Bell and Tony Phillips.

April 1, 1981: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Juan Bonilla.

September 8, 1981: Purchased by the Texas Rangers from the Cleveland Indians.

March 26, 1982: Released by the Texas Rangers.

March 19, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

December 12, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

February 4, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

March 30, 1984: Released by the California Angels.

May 11, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

June 25, 1985: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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