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Bob Habenicht

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: February 13, 1926 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: December 24, 1980 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, VA

School: St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: April 17, 1951 (Age 25-063d, 10,782nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 1953 (Age 27-079d)
vs. BOS 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Full Name: Robert Julius Habenicht

Nicknames: Hobby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

6.75

6.2

WHIP

2.400

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1944	18	STL-min	D,B	1	2	.333		10				0		32.0	29	20			16		17	3	0	5				1.406	8.2		4.5	4.8	1.06	LIM,ALN OHSL,ISLG
1946	20	STL-min	D,C	2	12	.143	3.33	27			0	0		146.0	157	15	54		58		120	2	0	1				1.473	9.7		3.6	7.4	2.07	CGE,DUL KOML,NORL
1947	21	STL-min	C	9	14	.391	5.15	29			14	1		173.0	203	145	99		130		80	2		5				1.925	10.6		6.8	4.2	0.62	PCT PION
1948	22	STL-min	B	12	3	.800	2.11	23			10	3		128.0	95	37	30		40		82	3	1	1				1.055	6.7		2.8	5.8	2.05	LBG PIED
1949	23	STL-min	AAA	7	9	.438	5.54	37			6	0		151.0	171	102	93		69		75	3	1	4				1.589	10.2		4.1	4.5	1.09	CLB AA
1950	24	STL-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.73	40	20		9	4		157.0	140	67	65		59		73	2	1	2				1.268	8.0		3.4	4.2	1.24	CLB AA
1951	25	STL-min	AAA	11	6	.647	4.32	31	19		8	1		152.0	145	82	73		80		69	2	1	10				1.480	8.6		4.7	4.1	0.86	ROC IL
1951	25	STL	NL	0	0		7.20	3	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	4	4	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	27	59	7.48	2.800	9.0	0.0	16.2	1.8	0.11

1952	26	STL-min	AAA,AA	5	3	.625	3.35	27	6		0	0		86.0	93	41	32		61		28	3	0	3				1.791	9.7		6.4	2.9	0.46	ROC,HSN IL,TL
1953	27	CHW-min	AAA	4	7	.364	3.51	45	6		2	0		123.0	120	77	48	4	72		62	4	0	4				1.561	8.8	0.3	5.3	4.5	0.86	CHL AA
1953	27	SLB	AL	0	0		5.40	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	8	95	4.99	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
2 Yrs				0	0		6.75	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	6	5	5	0	10	1	2	1	0	0	35	66	6.86	2.400	8.1	0.0	13.5	2.7	0.20
162 Game Avg.				0	0		6.75	68	0	17	0	0	0	114	102	85	85	0	170	17	34	17	0	0	595	66	6.86	2.400	8.1	0.0	13.5	2.7	0.20

STL (1 yr)				0	0		7.20	3	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	4	4	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	27	59	7.48	2.800	9.0	0.0	16.2	1.8	0.11
SLB (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	8	95	4.99	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00