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Bobby Mitchell
Robert Van Mitchell
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 7, 1955 in Salt Lake City, UT
Schools: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1980
Final Game: September 21, 1983
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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
1980 25 LAD NL 9 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 139 1 0 0 0 0 0 /89
1981 26 LAD NL 10 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 /897
1982 27 MIN AL 124 513 454 48 113 11 6 2 28 8 9 54 53 .249 .331 .313 .643 76 142 6 2 2 1 4 *8/97
1983 28 MIN AL 59 181 152 26 35 4 2 1 15 1 1 28 21 .230 .354 .303 .656 81 46 3 1 0 0 2 8/7
4 Seasons 202 707 617 75 150 15 8 3 43 9 10 84 78 .243 .336 .308 .644 77 190 9 3 2 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 567 495 60 120 12 6 2 34 7 8 67 63 .243 .336 .308 .644 77 152 7 2 2 1 5
MIN (2 yrs) 183 694 606 74 148 15 8 3 43 9 10 82 74 .244 .337 .310 .647 78 188 9 3 2 1 6
LAD (2 yrs) 19 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490 43 2 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 183 694 606 74 148 15 8 3 43 9 10 82 74 .244 .337 .310 .647 78 188 9 3 2 1 6
NL (2 yrs) 19 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .182 .308 .182 .490 43 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 Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 LAD NL 25 OF 8 1 13.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 83.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 0 3.46 0.63 .980 2.28 1.98
1980 LAD NL 25 CF 7 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 93.3 0.7 0.1 0.7 0 4.00 0.57 .975 2.80 2.37
1980 LAD NL 25 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
1981 LAD NL 26 OF 7 0 19.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 12.6 0.2 -0.4 0.6 0 2.84 0.86 .983 2.32 2.01
1981 LAD NL 26 CF 6 0 10.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 3.60 0.67 .975 2.79 2.53
1981 LAD NL 26 RF 2 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 51.4 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0 2.57 1.00 1.000 2.06 1.65
1981 LAD NL 26 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1982 MIN AL 27 OF 121 114 1016.1 359 350 8 1 3 .997 11.0 13.0 10.0 1.0 8.9 1 3.17 2.96 .982 2.47 2.15
1982 MIN AL 27 CF 115 104 934.2 341 331 8 2 2 .994 11.0 14.1 10.0 1.5 8.5 1 3.26 2.95 .985 2.84 2.49
1982 MIN AL 27 RF 6 5 41.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0 2.20 1.67 .980 2.26 1.90
1982 MIN AL 27 LF 5 5 40.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 0.7 0 1.55 1.40 .986 2.30 1.92
1983 MIN AL 28 CF 44 36 329.0 98 94 3 1 1 .990 -3.6 -13.1 -2.6 -0.5 -2.1 -1 2.65 2.20 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 MIN AL 28 OF 44 36 330.0 97 94 2 1 1 .990 -3.6 -13.1 -2.6 -0.5 -2.1 -1 2.62 2.18 .980 2.50 2.16
1983 MIN AL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
4 Seasons OF 180 151 1378.1 467 455 10 2 4 .996 8.5 7.4 8.5 0.2 8.3 0 3.04 2.58 .981 2.47 2.14
4 Seasons CF 172 141 1282.2 447 433 11 3 3 .993 8.1 7.6 8.1 1.0 7.2 0 3.12 2.58 .985 2.86 2.50
3 Seasons RF 9 5 52.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 11.5 0.5 0.0 0.4 0 2.25 1.44 .985 2.22 1.82
3 Seasons LF 7 5 43.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -2.7 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 0 1.44 1.00 .986 2.31 1.90
4 Seasons TOT 180 151 1378.1 467 455 10 2 4 .996 8.5 7.4 8.5 0.2 8.3 0 3.04 2.58 .977 2.47 2.14

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

January 6, 1982: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bobby Castillo to the Minnesota Twins for Paul Voight (minors) and Scotti Madison.

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