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Bob Nieman
Full name Robert Charles Nieman Born January 26, 1927, Cincinnati, Ohio Died March 10, 1985, Corona, California Buried at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California First Game: September 14, 1951 ; Final Game: October 8, 1962 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 195 Ejections: 1953 (2), 1954 (2), 1956 (1), 1958 (2) , 1960 (1). Total: 8 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1951 STL A Daily Splits 12 43 6 16 3 1 2 8 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .372 .413 .628 0.4 1951 STL A
1952 STL A Daily Splits 131 478 66 138 22 2 18 74 46 3 73 1 8 0 14 14 0 4 .289 .352 .456 0.5 1952 STL A
1953 DET A Daily Splits 142 508 72 143 32 5 15 69 57 4 57 0 3 0 11 13 0 3 .281 .354 .453 0.6 1953 DET A
1954 DET A Daily Splits 91 251 24 66 14 1 8 35 22 4 32 0 3 3 0 2 10 0 2 .263 .319 .422 -0.3 1954 DET A
1955 CHI A Daily Splits 99 272 36 77 11 2 11 53 36 1 37 2 3 4 0 7 9 1 0 .283 .366 .460 0.2 1955 CHI A
1956 CHI A Daily Splits 14 40 3 12 1 0 2 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .300 .364 .475 0.1 1956 CHI A
1956 BAL A Daily Splits 114 388 60 125 20 6 12 64 86 3 59 0 1 3 0 3 10 1 5 .322 .442 .497 3.1 1956 BAL A
1956 TOT A 128 428 63 137 21 6 14 68 90 5 63 0 1 3 0 4 14 1 6 .320 .436 .495 3.2 1956 TOT A
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 129 445 61 123 17 6 13 70 63 3 86 2 3 8 0 6 14 4 4 .276 .363 .429 1.3 1957 BAL A
1958 BAL A Daily Splits 105 366 56 119 20 2 16 60 44 5 57 0 1 3 0 7 12 2 8 .325 .395 .522 1.6 1958 BAL A
1959 BAL A Daily Splits 118 360 49 105 18 2 21 60 42 3 55 2 3 2 0 7 12 1 2 .292 .367 .528 1.9 1959 BAL A
1960 STL N Daily Splits 81 188 19 54 13 5 4 31 24 1 31 2 0 1 0 5 5 0 1 .287 .372 .473 -0.2 1960 STL N
1961 STL N Daily Splits 6 17 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .471 .471 .529 0.0 1961 STL N
1961 CLE A Daily Splits 39 65 2 23 6 0 2 10 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .354 .417 .538 0.6 1961 CLE A
1961 Total 45 82 2 31 7 0 2 12 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .378 .427 .537 0.6 1961 Total
1962 CLE A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1962 CLE A
1962 SF N Daily Splits 30 30 1 9 2 0 1 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .323 .467 0.0 1962 SF N
1962 Total 32 31 1 9 2 0 1 4 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .303 .452 0.0 1962 Total
Total NL ( 3 Years) 117 235 20 71 16 5 5 36 25 1 42 2 0 1 0 6 5 0 1 .302 .373 .477 -0.2 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 996 3217 435 947 164 27 120 508 410 28 470 7 26 24 0 59 99 10 29 .294 .373 .474 10.0 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 1113 3452 455 1018 180 32 125 544 435 29 512 9 26 25 0 65 104 10 30 .295 .373 .474 9.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 SF N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1962 SF N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1951 STL A Daily Splits OF 11 10 7 88 24 1 1 0 0 .962 11 0 0
1951 STL A LF 11 10 7 88 23 1 1 0 0 .960
1952 STL A Daily Splits OF 125 119 107 1063.1 230 10 6 5 0 .976 32 0 94
1952 STL A RF 94 88 81 813.1 176 9 4 5 0 .979
1952 STL A LF 32 31 26 250 57 1 2 0 0 .967
1953 DET A Daily Splits OF 135 132 106 1144 271 10 6 1 0 .979 76 0 62
1953 DET A LF 76 73 56 618.2 159 5 3 1 0 .982
1953 DET A RF 62 59 50 525.1 106 4 3 0 0 .973
1954 DET A Daily Splits OF 62 60 35 470.2 119 2 2 0 0 .984 62 0 0
1954 DET A LF 62 60 35 470.2 119 2 2 0 0 .984
1955 CHI A Daily Splits OF 78 72 34 566 118 4 3 2 0 .976 27 0 54
1955 CHI A RF 54 50 22 384 73 3 0 2 0 1.000
1955 CHI A LF 27 22 12 182 45 1 3 0 0 .939
1956 CHI A Daily Splits OF 10 10 7 80 24 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 10
1956 CHI A RF 10 10 7 80 24 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A Daily Splits OF 114 114 95 977.2 243 4 5 1 0 .980 114 0 0
1956 BAL A LF 114 114 95 977.2 241 5 5 1 0 .980
1956 TOT A OF 124 124 102 1057.2 267 4 5 1 0 .982 114 0 10
1957 BAL A Daily Splits OF 120 117 72 992.1 237 6 5 0 0 .980 116 0 4
1957 BAL A LF 116 113 70 961.1 221 6 6 0 0 .974
1957 BAL A RF 4 4 2 31 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 BAL A Daily Splits OF 100 97 53 769.1 145 3 6 0 0 .961 100 0 0
1958 BAL A LF 100 97 53 769.1 144 3 6 0 0 .961
1959 BAL A Daily Splits OF 97 94 42 723.2 171 6 5 0 0 .973 97 0 0
1959 BAL A LF 97 94 42 723.2 171 6 5 0 0 .973
1960 STL N Daily Splits OF 55 52 17 344 63 0 4 0 0 .940 53 0 2
1960 STL N LF 53 51 17 343 64 0 4 0 0 .941
1960 STL N RF 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1961 STL N Daily Splits OF 4 4 1 28 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 0 0
1961 STL N LF 4 4 1 28 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 CLE A Daily Splits OF 12 11 5 83 23 1 1 0 0 .960 7 0 5
1961 CLE A LF 7 6 2 44 17 1 0 0 0 1.000
1961 CLE A RF 5 5 3 39 4 0 1 0 0 .800
1961 Total LF 11 10 3 72 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1961 Total OF 16 15 6 111 25 1 1 0 0 .963 11 0 5
1962 SF N Daily Splits OF 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 0
1962 SF N LF 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 926 892 581 7338 1672 47 44 9 0 .975 702 0 231
Total (12 Years) LF 702 675 416 5464.1 1265 31 37 2 0 .972
Total ( 7 Years) RF 231 217 165 1873.2 389 16 8 7 0 .981
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 1-1953 BOX DET A Bill McKinley Called third strike (Threw bat)
5-10-1953(2) BOX DET A Bill McKinley Arguing opponent should be ejected for throwing bat
5-17-1954 BOX DET A Larry Napp Called third strike
7-18-1954(2) BOX DET A Jim Honochick Called third strike (Threw bat)
8-19-1956 BOX BAL A Ed Runge Balls and strikes
7-16-1958(2) BOX BAL A Ed Runge Called third strike
8- 3-1958(2) BOX BAL A Red Flaherty Fair/foul call
9- 5-1960(2) BOX STL N Shag Crawford Called third strike (Threw bat)
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1948).
Claimed on waivers by Oklahoma City (Texas) from Cincinnati Reds (June, 1951).
Sold by Oklahoma City (Texas) to St. Louis Browns (July 21, 1951 ).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Owen Friend and JW Porter to Detroit Tigers in
exchange for Virgil Trucks , Hal White and Johnny Groth (December 4, 1952 ).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Walt Dropo and Ted Gray to Chicago White Sox in
exchange for Leo Cristante , Ferris Fain and Jack Phillips (December 6, 1954 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Mike Fornieles , Connie Johnson and George Kell to
Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jim Wilson and Dave Philley (May 21, 1956 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Gene Green and
Chuck Staniland (December 2, 1959 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Joe Morgan , cash
and a player to be named later (May 10, 1961 ); St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Lee
(@June 1, 1961 ).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to San Francisco Giants (April 29, 1962 ).
Released by San Francisco Giants (October 22, 1962 ).
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