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Bob Sykes
Robert Joseph Sykes
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 11, 1954 in Neptune, NJ
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1977
Final Game: October 4, 1981
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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 22 DET AL 5 7 .417 4.41 32 20 7 3 0 0 132.2 141 74 65 15 50 0 58 2 2 3 585 97 1.440 9.6 1.0 3.4 3.9 1.16
1978 23 DET AL 6 6 .500 3.94 22 10 6 3 2 2 93.2 99 43 41 14 34 0 58 1 0 1 400 99 1.420 9.5 1.3 3.3 5.6 1.71
1979 24 STL NL 4 3 .571 6.18 13 11 1 0 0 0 67.0 86 49 46 11 34 2 35 1 1 4 310 62 1.791 11.6 1.5 4.6 4.7 1.03
1980 25 STL NL 6 10 .375 4.64 27 19 0 4 3 0 126.0 134 67 65 12 54 3 50 0 0 3 545 80 1.492 9.6 0.9 3.9 3.6 0.93
1981 26 STL NL 2 0 1.000 4.58 22 1 7 0 0 0 37.1 37 20 19 2 18 1 14 1 0 3 160 78 1.473 8.9 0.5 4.3 3.4 0.78
5 Seasons 23 26 .469 4.65 116 61 21 10 5 2 456.2 497 253 236 54 190 6 215 5 3 14 2000 84 1.504 9.8 1.1 3.7 4.2 1.13
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .469 4.65 45 23 8 4 2 1 175 191 97 91 21 73 2 83 2 1 5 768 84 1.504 9.8 1.1 3.7 4.2 1.13
STL (3 yrs) 12 13 .480 5.08 62 31 8 4 3 0 230.1 257 136 130 25 106 6 99 2 1 10 1015 73 1.576 10.0 1.0 4.1 3.9 0.93
DET (2 yrs) 11 13 .458 4.22 54 30 13 6 2 2 226.1 240 117 106 29 84 0 116 3 2 4 985 98 1.432 9.5 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.38
NL (3 yrs) 12 13 .480 5.08 62 31 8 4 3 0 230.1 257 136 130 25 106 6 99 2 1 10 1015 73 1.576 10.0 1.0 4.1 3.9 0.93
AL (2 yrs) 11 13 .458 4.22 54 30 13 6 2 2 226.1 240 117 106 29 84 0 116 3 2 4 985 98 1.432 9.5 1.2 3.3 4.6 1.38

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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
1979 24 STL NL 13 26 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .095 .208 .095 .304 -15 2 0 2 2 0 0 1
1980 25 STL NL 27 45 39 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .103 .143 .103 .245 -31 4 1 1 3 1 0 1
1981 26 STL NL 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 62 74 62 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 .097 .174 .097 .271 -24 6 1 3 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 193 162 10 16 0 0 0 5 0 0 8 71 .097 .174 .097 .271 -24 16 3 8 13 3 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 DET AL 22 P 32 20 132.2 28 6 20 2 3 .929 1.76 0.81 .950 1.95 0.84
1978 DET AL 23 P 22 10 93.2 9 1 7 1 0 .889 0.77 0.36 .956 1.90 0.85
1979 STL NL 24 P 13 11 67.0 7 0 7 0 0 1.000 0.94 0.54 .943 1.80 0.66
1980 STL NL 25 P 27 19 126.0 19 4 14 1 2 .947 1.29 0.67 .953 1.91 0.69
1981 STL NL 26 P 22 1 37.1 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.89 0.55 .958 1.98 0.68
5 Seasons P 116 61 456.2 75 15 56 4 6 .947 1.40 0.61 .952 1.91 0.76
5 Seasons TOT 116 61 456.2 75 15 56 4 6 .947 1.40 0.61 .899 1.91 0.76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1980 NL  3 (4th)

                                         

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

December 4, 1978: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Jack Murphy (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Aurelio Lopez and Jerry Morales.

October 21, 1981: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Willie McGee.

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