Bob Speake
Robert Charles Speake (Spook)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: August 22, 1930 in Springfield, MO
High School: Springfield (Springfield, MO)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1955
Final Game: June 8, 1959
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Standard Fielding

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 CHC NL 24 OF 55 55 476.2 98 90 4 4 1 .959 1.3 3.3 0.3 -0.8 1.1 1 1.77 1.71 .978 2.30 2.10
1955 CHC NL 24 LF 49 47 404.1 83 77 3 3 1 .964 -1.2 -3.6 -1.2 -0.8 -0.4 0 1.78 1.63 .973 2.12 1.82
1955 CHC NL 24 1B 8 7 64.2 78 69 7 2 7 .974 0.4 7.4 0.4 1.2 -0.8 0 10.58 9.50 .991 9.80 9.09
1955 CHC NL 24 RF 8 8 72.1 21 18 1 2 0 .905 2.5 41.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 1 2.36 2.38 .976 2.07 1.86
1957 CHC NL 26 OF 60 59 515.2 152 143 5 4 0 .974 0.8 1.9 -0.2 -1.4 1.3 1 2.58 2.47 .980 2.29 2.07
1957 CHC NL 26 CF 40 39 347.1 116 111 3 2 0 .983 5.1 17.6 4.1 2.5 1.7 1 2.95 2.85 .985 2.82 2.62
1957 CHC NL 26 1B 39 40 366.2 376 337 36 3 21 .992 1.8 5.9 1.8 1.2 0.7 0 9.16 9.56 .990 9.67 8.82
1957 CHC NL 26 LF 20 20 168.1 31 28 1 2 0 .935 -4.3 -30.7 -4.3 -3.9 -0.4 0 1.55 1.45 .977 2.03 1.71
1958 SFG NL 27 LF 10 7 67.0 16 13 2 1 0 .938 -0.2 -3.6 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 0 2.01 1.50 .975 2.00 1.54
1958 SFG NL 27 OF 10 7 67.0 16 13 2 1 0 .938 -0.2 -3.6 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 0 2.01 1.50 .981 2.26 1.95
3 Seasons OF 125 121 1059.1 266 246 11 9 1 .966 1.9 2.2 -0.1 -1.9 1.9 2 2.18 2.06 .979 2.29 2.07
3 Seasons LF 79 74 639.2 130 118 6 6 1 .954 -5.7 -10.7 -5.7 -4.4 -1.3 0 1.74 1.57 .975 2.08 1.76
2 Seasons 1B 47 47 431.1 454 406 43 5 28 .989 2.2 6.1 2.2 2.4 -0.1 0 9.37 9.55 .990 9.69 8.87
1 Season CF 40 39 347.1 116 111 3 2 0 .983 5.1 17.6 4.1 2.5 1.7 1 2.95 2.85 .985 2.82 2.62
1 Season RF 8 8 72.1 21 18 1 2 0 .905 2.5 41.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 1 2.36 2.38 .976 2.07 1.86
4 Seasons TOT 172 168 1490.2 720 652 54 14 29 .981 4.1 3.3 2.1 0.5 1.8 2 0 4.26 4.10 .967 4.43 3.93

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1955 CHC NL 24 95 62 95 95 0 0 8 0 0 0 49 0 8 55 31 2
1957 CHC NL 26 129 99 129 129 0 0 39 0 0 0 20 40 0 60 23 0
1958 SFG NL 27 66 7 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 52 6
1959 SFG NL 28 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
4 Seasons 305 168 305 305 0 0 47 0 0 0 79 40 8 125 119 10
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 CHC NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 15 7 46.7% 7 1 6.7% 1 1153 63% 77% 31% 74 65%
1957 CHC NL 26 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 8 2 0 6 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 23 10 43.5% 13 0 0.0% 1 786 62% 74% 26% 82 35%
1958 SFG NL 27 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 16.7% 4 1 16.7% 1 297 66% 76% 25% 29 52%
3 Seasons 3 0 2 1 1 5 0 1 2 1 10 6 1 13 3 0 10 3 1 6 1 0 5 5 0 44 18 40.9% 24 2 4.5% 3 2236 63% 76% 28% 185 50%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.4% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 CHC NL 24 252 61% 80% 29% 16 88% 0 62 3 58 1 9 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0%
1957 CHC NL 26 1323 58% 74% 25% 74 92% 1 249 18 229 1 24 29 24 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 19 0 0 1 16 1 3 2 1 8 75%
2 Seasons 1575 59% 75% 25% 90 91% 1 311 21 287 2 33 33 26 3 0 3 4 1 3 0 3 24 0 0 1 21 2 3 2 1 9 67%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 94% 88%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CHC NL 26 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 10 6 0 9 2 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 32 16 50.0% 15 1 3.1% 2 1343 55% 77% 28% 160 62%
1 Season 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 10 6 0 9 2 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 32 16 50.0% 15 1 3.1% 2 1343 55% 77% 28% 160 62%
MLB Averages 43.2% 2.2% 62% 78% 29% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 CHC NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 179 73% 73% 30% 18 67%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 179 73% 73% 30% 18 67%
MLB Averages 42.9% 3.2% 62% 78% 29% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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