Bob Hale

Positions: Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 195lb (178cm, 88kg)

Born: November 7, 1933 in Sarasota, FL us

Died: September 8, 2012 in Park Ridge, IL

Buried: Town of Maine Cemetery, Park Ridge, IL

High School: Lake View HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: July 4, 1955 (Age 21-239d, 11,278th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 27-328d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Robert Houston Hale

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

626

171

.273

RBI

OBP

.299

SLG

.335

OPS

.634

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1952	18	SLB-min	C	121	473	473		126	15	4	3						.266	.266	.334	.600		158							PNB · CSTL
1953	19	SLB-min	C	121	524	473	69	157	30	6	8	100	3		45	25	.332	.391	.471	.863		223		1	5				ABD · NORL
1954	20	BAL-min	B	142	618	557	81	163	35	10	12	101	2		47	37	.293	.348	.456	.804		254		2	8	4			YOR · PIED
1955	21	BAL-min	B	61	279	248	58	88	12	12	8	65	0		21	9	.355	.396	.597	.992		148		1	1	8			YOR · PIED
1955	21	BAL	AL	67	190	182	13	65	7	1	0	29	0	2	5	19	.357	.376	.407	.782	119	74	6	1	1	1	0	3H
1956	22	BRO-min	AAA	23	99	92	19	28	1	0	2	11	0		5	3	.304	.354	.380	.734		35		2	0	0			MTL · IL
1956	22	BAL	AL	85	223	207	18	49	10	1	1	24	0	2	11	10	.237	.274	.309	.583	60	64	6	1	0	4	0	3H
1957	23	BAL-min	Opn	44	112	109	11	22	5	1	0	10	0		2	7	.202	.223	.266	.489		29	1	1	0	0			VAN · PCL
1957	23	BAL	AL	42	49	44	2	11	0	0	0	7	0	0	2	2	.250	.265	.250	.515	47	11	5	0	0	3	1	H/3
1958	24	BAL-CHW-min	AAA	140																									LOU,INA · AA
1958	24	BAL	AL	19	22	20	2	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	.350	.409	.450	.859	143	9	2	0	0	0	0	H/3
1959	25	DET-min	AAA	88	373	352	45	111	23	4	3	38	2		18	19	.315	.348	.429	.777		151		0	2	1	4		CHL · AA
1959	25	BAL	AL	40	56	54	2	10	3	0	0	7	0	0	2	6	.185	.214	.241	.455	27	13	1	0	0	0	1	H/3
1960	26	CLE	AL	70	77	70	2	21	7	0	0	12	0	0	3	6	.300	.312	.400	.712	94	28	0	0	0	4	1	H/3
1961	27	TOT	AL	53	53	49	2	8	0	0	1	7	0	0	1	7	.163	.189	.224	.413	12	11	1	1	0	2	0	H/3
1961	27	CLE	AL	42	40	36	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	7	.167	.200	.167	.367	1	6	0	1	0	2	0	H/3
1961	27	NYY	AL	11	13	13	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	42	5	1	0	0	0	0	/H3
1962	28	NYY-min	AAA	98	381	347	46	98	13	4	5	60	1	2	28	18	.282	.332	.386	.719		134		0	2	4			RMD · IL
7 Yrs				376	670	626	41	171	29	2	2	89	0	4	26	51	.273	.299	.335	.634	76	210	21	3	1	14	3
162 Game Avg.				162	289	270	18	74	12	1	1	38	0	2	11	22	.273	.299	.335	.634	76	90	9	1	0	6	1

BAL (5 yrs)				253	540	507	37	142	22	2	1	70	0	4	22	38	.280	.308	.337	.645	80	171	20	2	1	8	2
CLE (2 yrs)				112	117	106	2	27	7	0	0	18	0	0	4	13	.255	.274	.321	.594	62	34	0	1	0	6	1
NYY (1 yr)				11	13	13	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	42	5	1	0	0	0	0

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