Robin Roberts

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 30, 1926 in Springfield, IL us

Died: May 6, 2010 in Temple Terrace, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Lanphier HS (Springfield, IL)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: June 18, 1948 (Age 21-262d, 10,524th in major league history)
vs. PIT 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 3, 1966 (Age 39-338d)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by BBWAA on 337/388 ballots)
View Robin Roberts's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Robin Evan Roberts

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

86.1

286

245

ERA

3.41

676

609

4688.2

2357

WHIP

1.170

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-21 / in Starts: 17-20

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 42, Entered with runners on base: 2

1956 Pitching Game Log

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1956 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	317	1	Apr 17	PHI	@	BRO	W,8-6	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	9	6	5	4	4	2	0	5.00	5.70	40	14	16	9	0	2	47			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	1	1	2	1.48	0.039	3.89	0.06%	-1.32	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
2	318	4	Apr 22(1)	PHI		NYG	W,3-1	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	5	1	1	0	6	0	0	3.00	3.37	31	7	13	0	2	5	79			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.432	2.73	0.76%	3.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
3	319	9	Apr 28	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	W(3-0)	5	9.0	10	2	2	0	3	1	0	2.67	3.30	36	9	14	0	0	10	62			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.218	1.80	0.28%	2.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	320	13	May 4	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(3-1)	5	8.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	0	2.57	3.37	29	11	9	0	1	5	66			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.87	0.081	1.79	0.10%	1.78	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
5	321	16	May 8	PHI	@	STL	L,1-9	GS-3	L(3-2)	3	2.1	6	7	7	2	2	1	0	4.10	3.71	15	1	4	2	1	6	17			1	0	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.421	1.73	-0.43%	-5.83	1b start a 1	3b --- 1 out d6
6	322	19	May 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-6	L(3-3)	3	5.2	10	6	6	0	0	2	0	4.81	4.14	27	5	12	0	1	10	25			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.464	1.01	-0.29%	-2.64	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d2
7	323	21	May 13 susp	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-2	8-GF	S(1)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.60	3.97	7	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.29	0.031	.23	0.02%	0.92	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 5
8	324	23	May 16	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	W(4-3)	2	9.0	8	1	1	0	10	0	0	4.00	3.33	34	8	8	0	0	8	77			1	0	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.383	1.33	0.26%	3.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
9	325	27	May 20(1)	PHI		CIN	L,1-5	GS-8	L(4-4)	3	7.0	12	5	5	1	8	2	0	4.28	3.44	32	4	7	0	1	12	40			0	1	0	31	1	0	1	1	0	0	.96	-0.158	.94	-0.09%	-1.74	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out d4
10	326	30	May 24	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	CG	W(5-4)	3	9.0	7	4	4	2	9	3	0	4.24	3.68	36	5	17	7	0	3	64			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.182	.81	0.09%	0.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
11	327	33	May 28	PHI		NYG	W,5-2	8-GF	S(2)	3	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.14	3.63	5	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.081	.43	0.03%	1.12	8t -2- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
12	328	34	May 30(1)	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	GS-6	L(5-5)	1	5.1	8	5	5	2	2	1	0	4.44	3.73	25	5	15	5	0	1	32			1	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.150	.67	-0.06%	-1.57	1t start tie	6t -23 1 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	329	38	Jun 3(1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(5-6)	3	8.0	8	2	2	2	7	1	0	4.24	3.66	34	9	8	2	2	8	63			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.036	1.26	0.02%	1.78	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
14	330	44	Jun 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-4	L(5-7)	4	3.1	5	5	4	2	2	2	0	4.48	3.93	18	5	4	0	2	5	32			0	0	0	14	1	0	1	0	0	1	.86	-0.500	.39	-0.14%	-4.27	1b start a 1	4b 1-3 1 out d1
15	331	47	Jun 10(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.58	3.90	9	1	4	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	.54	-0.056	.20	-0.01%	-1.06	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 3
16	332	50	Jun 13	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-8	GS-4	L(5-8)	2	3.1	9	6	6	1	1	1	0	5.00	3.99	19	4	4	0	1	9	18			0	0	0	18	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.349	.57	-0.11%	-4.11	1b start tie	4b --3 1 out d4
17	333	53	Jun 17(1)	PHI		CHC	W,7-1	CG	W(6-8)	3	9.0	7	1	1	3	4	0	0	4.65	3.86	34	10	10	1	1	7	70			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	2	0	0	.66	0.354	.22	0.07%	3.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
18	334	58	Jun 22	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	W(7-8)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	4.35	3.68	32	9	12	0	4	5	77			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.34	0.589	.61	0.16%	3.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
19	335	63	Jun 26	PHI		MLN	W,4-2	CG	W(8-8)	3	9.0	5	2	2	0	7	0	0	4.18	3.46	32	4	16	4	1	5	76			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.281	.45	0.06%	2.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
20	336	66	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,7-10	GS-7	L(8-9)	3	7.0	11	7	7	0	4	1	0	4.44	3.44	32	7	20	10	0	1	31			0	0	0	31	3	1	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.368	.39	-0.10%	-3.36	1b start a 2	7b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	337	72	Jul 6	PHI		BRO	L,1-2	CG	L(8-10)	5	9.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.28	3.40	33	9	20	8	0	1	68			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	1	0	0	.91	0.127	.26	0.02%	2.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
22	338	78	Jul 14	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-10)	7	9.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.02	3.31	31	7	18	2	6	4	81			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.616	.30	0.12%	4.50	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
23	339	83	Jul 18(1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	W(10-10)	3	9.0	11	4	2	0	1	1	0	3.90	3.33	39	10	17	1	6	11	54			0	1	0	38	2	0	0	0	0	2	1.03	0.121	.21	0.02%	0.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
24	340	88	Jul 22(1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,7-8	GS-6	L(10-11)	3	6.0	8	7	7	1	1	2	0	4.15	3.46	27	2	15	4	1	8	28			0	0	0	25	2	2	0	0	1	0	.57	-0.338	.15	-0.05%	-4.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
25	341	92	Jul 26	PHI		STL	L,9-14	GS-6		3	5.2	9	7	6	0	3	1	0	4.33	3.46	25	3	10	1	2	9	28			0	0	0	25	2	2	0	1	0	0	1.02	-0.578	.05	-0.02%	-4.55	1t start tie	6t --3 2 out d1
26	342	95	Jul 30(1)	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	W(11-11)	3	9.0	8	4	3	1	7	2	0	4.26	3.49	35	7	12	0	5	8	63			0	0	0	33	0	1	0	0	1	1	1.45	0.190	.05	0.00%	0.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	343	98	Aug 1	PHI		CHC	W,10-8	7-GF	W(12-11)	1	3.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	4.34	3.46	14	3	5	0	0	5		0	0	1	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.13	-0.041	.04	0.00%	-1.60	7t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 2
28	344	100	Aug 4	PHI		CIN	W,10-6	CG	W(13-11)	2	9.0	12	6	6	0	2	2	0	4.42	3.53	39	12	14	2	2	11	41			1	0	0	38	3	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.220	.06	-0.01%	-1.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
29	345	103	Aug 8	PHI	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	W(14-11)	3	9.0	10	3	3	1	7	1	0	4.35	3.49	38	7	13	0	1	10	61			0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.117	.09	0.01%	1.25	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
30	346	107	Aug 12	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-7	GS-7	L(14-12)	3	7.0	7	6	6	2	3	3	0	4.47	3.64	30	11	10	4	0	4	40			1	0	0	27	2	1	1	0	1	0	.51	-0.266	.05	-0.01%	-2.36	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d5
31	347	111	Aug 16	PHI		PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	L(14-13)	3	7.0	8	4	4	1	4	2	0	4.49	3.70	29	7	9	2	4	8	48			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.81	-0.096	.03	0.00%	-0.74	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
32	348	115	Aug 21	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-5	L(14-14)	4	5.0	7	5	5	1	1	1	0	4.60	3.73	23	5	9	1	2	7	33			1	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	1	0	.92	-0.252	.01	0.00%	-2.64	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d4
33	349	118	Aug 24	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-6	GS-7	L(14-15)	2	6.2	11	6	5	1	4	2	0	4.66	3.78	32	10	6	0	1	11	33			1	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	1	.60	-0.194	.00	0.00%	-3.08	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out d6
34	350	123	Aug 29	PHI	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	W(15-15)	4	9.0	12	6	6	0	3	1	1	4.71	3.77	40	12	12	1	1	12	42			0	0	0	39	4	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.75	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	351	127	Sep 2(2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-7	L(15-16)	3	6.2	13	5	5	0	2	0	0	4.77	3.72	30	4	12	1	2	12	30			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	1	3	0	.91	-0.202	.00	0.00%	-2.11	1b start tie	7b --3 2 out d4
36	352	132	Sep 7	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	W(16-16)	4	9.0	7	2	2	0	7	2	0	4.67	3.72	33	7	12	1	0	7	72			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	0.324	.00	0.00%	2.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
37	353	135	Sep 9(2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	7-GF(10)	W(17-16)	1	4.0	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	4.60	3.69	17	3	5	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	0.415	.00	0.00%	1.87	7t --- 0 out d1	10t end tie
38	354	138	Sep 13(2)	PHI		MLN	L,3-4	GS-11		3	11.0	11	3	3	3	3	1	0	4.51	3.69	43	10	16	2	4	11	63			0	0	0	38	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.37	0.210	.00	0.00%	2.13	1t start tie	11t 3 out d1
39	355	140	Sep 15	PHI		MLN	W,6-5	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.49	3.70	3	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	0.220	.00	0.00%	0.65	9t -2- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
40	356	144	Sep 18(2)	PHI		CIN	W,7-4	CG	W(18-16)	2	9.0	9	4	4	1	5	1	1	4.48	3.69	36	5	15	2	5	9	57			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	2	0	0	.94	0.200	.00	0.00%	0.20	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
41	357	148	Sep 22	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(18-17)	3	8.0	10	2	2	0	2	1	0	4.41	3.68	30	10	8	0	1	10	56			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.12	0.101	.00	0.00%	1.78	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
42	358	151	Sep 26	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	W(19-17)	3	9.0	5	3	2	1	10	2	0	4.34	3.67	32	7	10	1	0	4	76			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.125	.00	0.00%	1.68	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
43	359	153	Sep 30(1)	PHI		NYG	L,3-8	CG	L(19-18)	3	9.0	15	8	8	1	4	3	0	4.45	3.75	42	5	17	1	3	15	28			1	0	0	39	3	0	0	0	1	0	.88	-0.327	.00	0.00%	-3.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out d6
							22-21		W-L:19-18,Sv:3	3.0	297.1	327	155	147	40	157	46	2	4.45	3.75	1228	0.61		10%	9%	289	51	2	0%	11	3	0	1161	55	17	3	23	10	9	1.00	0.449	.56	0.76%	-12.71

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