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Robin Roberts
Full name Robin Evan Roberts Born September 30, 1926, Springfield, Illinois Died May 6, 2010, Temple Terrace, Florida Cremated (ashes retained by family) First Game: June 18, 1948 ; Final Game: September 3, 1966 Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1976 Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1952) Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1952 and 1955) Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1952 to 1955) Ejections: 1952 (1), 1955 (1), 1956 (2), 1957 (1). Total: 5 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter 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
1948 PHI N Daily Splits 21 44 1 11 2 0 1 5 6 0 16 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .340 .364 0.0 1948 PHI N
1949 PHI N Daily Splits 43 67 2 5 1 0 0 4 7 0 18 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 .075 .162 .090 0.0 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 40 102 1 12 0 0 0 7 8 0 39 0 7 0 1 3 0 0 .118 .182 .118 0.0 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N Daily Splits 44 87 8 15 2 0 0 4 20 0 27 1 14 0 4 0 2 0 .172 .333 .195 0.0 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N Daily Splits 39 112 3 14 6 1 0 7 11 0 19 1 13 0 2 4 0 0 .125 .210 .196 0.0 1952 PHI N
1953 PHI N Daily Splits 44 123 14 22 5 1 1 7 7 0 29 1 9 0 3 4 0 0 .179 .229 .260 0.0 1953 PHI N
1954 PHI N Daily Splits 45 122 11 15 6 1 0 6 5 0 34 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 0 .123 .155 .189 0.0 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N Daily Splits 51 107 12 27 9 4 2 13 18 0 18 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 .252 .360 .467 0.0 1955 PHI N
1956 PHI N Daily Splits 43 100 8 20 2 1 1 8 6 0 13 1 3 2 0 3 3 0 0 .200 .248 .270 0.0 1956 PHI N
1957 PHI N Daily Splits 39 80 5 13 4 0 0 6 4 0 16 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 .163 .200 .213 0.0 1957 PHI N
1958 PHI N Daily Splits 36 99 12 20 5 1 0 9 7 0 15 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .202 .255 .273 0.0 1958 PHI N
1959 PHI N Daily Splits 35 89 6 17 5 0 0 3 5 0 23 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .191 .242 .247 0.0 1959 PHI N
1960 PHI N Daily Splits 35 79 6 12 1 0 0 4 6 0 26 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152 .212 .165 0.0 1960 PHI N
1961 PHI N Daily Splits 26 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .091 .143 .091 0.0 1961 PHI N
1962 BAL A Daily Splits 27 52 3 10 1 0 0 2 5 0 13 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 .271 .212 0.0 1962 BAL A
1963 BAL A Daily Splits 35 79 7 16 1 0 0 8 5 0 12 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 .203 .250 .215 0.0 1963 BAL A
1964 BAL A Daily Splits 31 68 3 9 1 0 0 0 4 0 21 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 .132 .192 .147 0.0 1964 BAL A
1965 BAL A Daily Splits 20 35 1 6 2 0 0 7 2 0 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .171 .216 .229 0.0 1965 BAL A
1965 HOU N Daily Splits 10 21 1 5 2 1 0 3 4 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .360 .429 0.0 1965 HOU N
1965 Total 30 56 2 11 4 1 0 10 6 0 13 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 .196 .274 .304 0.0 1965 Total
1966 HOU N Daily Splits 13 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .063 .167 .063 0.0 1966 HOU N
1966 CHI N Daily Splits 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 0.0 1966 CHI N
1966 TOT N 24 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .115 .233 .115 0.0 1966 TOT N
Total NL (16 Years) 575 1291 93 214 50 10 5 86 119 0 317 6 86 5 0 25 30 3 1 .166 .239 .232 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 113 234 14 41 5 0 0 17 16 0 55 2 22 1 0 2 7 0 0 .175 .233 .197 0.0 Total AL
Total (19 Years) Splits 688 1525 107 255 55 10 5 103 135 0 372 8 108 6 0 27 37 3 1 .167 .238 .226 0.0 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
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1950 PHI N
All-Star Game 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
1950 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1950 NL
1951 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1951 NL
1953 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1953 NL
1954 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1954 NL
1955 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1955 NL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 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 Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1948 PHI N Daily Splits 20 20 9 0 0 0 146.2 148 604 10 63 52 61 6 84 6 1 4 0 30 3 11 13 7 9 3.19 3.10 1.6 1948 PHI N
1949 PHI N Daily Splits 43 31 11 3 9 4 226.2 229 933 15 101 93 75 4 95 15 1 5 0 41 13 26 11 15 15 3.69 4.45 0.4 1949 PHI N
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 40 39 21 5 1 1 304.1 282 1228 29 112 102 77 6 146 13 2 2 0 46 11 33 14 20 11 3.02 4.54 3.2 1950 PHI N
1951 PHI N Daily Splits 44 39 22 6 4 2 315 284 1274 20 115 106 64 3 127 10 4 3 0 51 15 22 16 21 15 3.03 4.31 3.8 1951 PHI N
1952 PHI N Daily Splits 39 37 30 3 2 2 330 292 1310 22 104 95 45 4 148 11 3 5 0 40 8 19 17 28 7 2.59 5.00 4.6 1952 PHI N
1953 PHI N Daily Splits 44 41 33 5 2 2 346.2 324 1412 30 119 106 61 11 198 12 3 2 0 70 11 31 24 23 16 2.75 4.51 6.4 1953 PHI N
1954 PHI N Daily Splits 45 38 29 4 6 4 336.2 289 1331 35 116 111 56 7 185 14 6 2 5 0 60 14 19 11 23 15 2.97 4.84 4.3 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N Daily Splits 41 38 26 1 3 3 305 292 1256 41 137 111 53 3 160 11 5 3 2 0 59 16 15 21 23 14 3.28 4.61 3.4 1955 PHI N
1956 PHI N Daily Splits 43 37 22 1 6 3 297.1 328 1228 46 155 147 40 3 157 14 10 2 2 0 55 17 23 9 19 18 4.45 4.35 -1.7 1956 PHI N
1957 PHI N Daily Splits 39 32 14 2 5 2 249.2 246 1033 40 122 113 43 16 128 8 3 0 1 0 47 9 8 15 10 22 4.07 3.41 -0.6 1957 PHI N
1958 PHI N Daily Splits 35 34 21 1 0 0 269.2 270 1116 30 112 97 51 5 130 10 9 2 2 0 47 10 15 10 17 14 3.24 4.21 2.6 1958 PHI N
1959 PHI N Daily Splits 35 35 19 2 0 0 257.1 267 1075 34 137 122 35 4 137 15 4 1 5 2 44 10 7 24 15 17 4.27 3.54 -0.1 1959 PHI N
1960 PHI N Daily Splits 35 33 13 2 2 1 237.1 256 982 31 113 106 34 7 122 9 7 0 2 0 36 10 12 7 12 16 4.02 3.58 -0.3 1960 PHI N
1961 PHI N Daily Splits 26 18 2 0 3 0 117 154 512 19 85 76 23 6 54 6 9 1 2 0 27 7 12 11 1 10 5.85 4.11 -2.1 1961 PHI N
1962 BAL A Daily Splits 27 25 6 0 1 0 191.1 176 774 17 63 59 41 7 102 7 2 2 4 0 29 7 17 7 10 9 2.78 3.48 2.4 1962 BAL A
1963 BAL A Daily Splits 35 35 9 2 0 0 251.1 230 1014 35 100 93 40 8 124 9 2 0 3 0 54 5 14 10 14 13 3.33 4.06 0.8 1963 BAL A
1964 BAL A Daily Splits 31 31 8 4 0 0 204 203 846 18 69 66 52 6 109 9 4 2 3 1 38 1 16 8 13 7 2.91 3.74 1.4 1964 BAL A
1965 BAL A Daily Splits 20 15 5 1 2 0 114.2 110 469 17 51 43 20 3 63 5 6 1 1 0 20 4 9 8 5 7 3.38 3.73 0.2 1965 BAL A
1965 HOU N Daily Splits 10 10 3 2 0 0 76 61 293 1 22 16 10 1 34 1 0 1 0 0 13 2 5 3 5 2 1.89 4.00 1.4 1965 HOU N
1965 Total 30 25 8 3 2 0 190.2 171 762 18 73 59 30 4 97 6 6 2 1 0 33 6 14 11 10 9 2.78 3.84 1.6 1965 Total
1966 HOU N Daily Splits 13 12 1 1 1 1 63.2 79 274 7 31 27 10 0 26 2 4 0 1 0 13 2 3 4 3 5 3.82 3.42 -0.4 1966 HOU N
1966 CHI N Daily Splits 11 9 1 0 2 0 48.1 62 210 8 35 33 11 0 28 1 0 2 0 0 14 5 3 1 2 3 6.14 3.67 -1.0 1966 CHI N
1966 TOT N 24 21 2 1 3 1 112 141 484 15 66 60 21 0 54 3 4 2 1 0 27 7 6 5 5 8 4.82 3.52 -1.4 1966 TOT N
Total NL (16 Years) 563 503 277 38 46 25 3927.1 3863 16071 418 1679 1513 749 86 1959 158 57 28 43 2 693 163 264 211 244 209 3.47 4.21 25.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years) 113 106 28 7 3 0 761.1 719 3103 87 283 261 153 24 398 30 14 5 11 1 141 17 56 33 42 36 3.09 3.78 4.8 Total AL
Total (19 Years) Splits 676 609 305 45 49 25 4688.2 4582 19174 505 1962 1774 902 110 2357 188 71 33 54 3 834 180 320 244 286 245 3.41 4.13 30.3 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 11 47 1 2 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.64 1.00 1950 PHI N
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1950 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 13 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 4.00 1950 NL
1951 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 8.00 1951 NL
1953 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 1953 NL
1954 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 16 2 4 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 9.00 1954 NL
1955 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 14 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 6.00 1955 NL
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 5 0 0 0 0 14 17 62 3 10 10 6 0 9 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.43 6.40 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1948 PHI N Daily Splits P 20 20 9 146.2 2 17 2 1 0 1 10 7 1 .905
1949 PHI N Daily Splits P 43 31 11 226.2 10 23 1 4 0 1 6 3 0 .971
1950 PHI N Daily Splits P 40 39 21 304.1 22 50 2 6 0 0 8 7 0 .973
1951 PHI N Daily Splits P 44 39 22 315 24 37 2 3 0 3 6 9 0 .968
1952 PHI N Daily Splits P 39 37 30 330 26 44 1 1 0 0 7 3 0 .986
1953 PHI N Daily Splits P 44 41 33 346.2 16 51 3 7 0 1 8 5 0 .957
1954 PHI N Daily Splits P 45 38 29 336.2 15 38 1 3 0 1 10 4 1 .981
1955 PHI N Daily Splits P 41 38 26 305 19 26 2 1 0 5 8 3 0 .957
1956 PHI N Daily Splits P 43 37 22 297.1 12 50 2 4 0 1 11 3 0 .969
1957 PHI N Daily Splits P 39 32 14 249.2 26 38 0 1 0 2 18 3 0 1.000
1958 PHI N Daily Splits P 35 34 21 269.2 17 34 0 0 0 4 8 3 0 1.000
1959 PHI N Daily Splits P 35 35 19 257.1 22 38 1 2 0 1 18 4 1 .984
1960 PHI N Daily Splits P 35 33 13 237.1 21 24 2 2 0 1 26 7 1 .957
1961 PHI N Daily Splits P 26 18 2 117 6 15 0 1 0 2 6 8 0 1.000
1962 BAL A Daily Splits P 27 25 6 191.1 24 21 2 4 0 0 10 5 0 .957
1963 BAL A Daily Splits P 35 35 9 251.1 24 31 3 1 0 2 11 2 0 .948
1964 BAL A Daily Splits P 31 31 8 204 9 26 1 2 0 2 8 6 0 .972
1965 BAL A Daily Splits P 20 15 5 114.2 7 16 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 .920
1965 HOU N Daily Splits P 10 10 3 76 7 5 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 .857
1965 Total P 30 25 8 190.2 14 21 4 1 0 2 6 7 0 .897
1966 HOU N Daily Splits P 13 12 1 63.2 2 9 1 0 0 3 5 3 0 .917
1966 CHI N Daily Splits P 11 9 1 48.1 5 8 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 .929
1966 TOT N P 24 21 2 112 7 17 2 1 0 5 7 5 0 .923
Total (19 Years) Splits P 676 609 305 4688.2 316 601 31 45 0 34 192 94 4 .967
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1950 PHI N Daily Splits P 2 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1950 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1951 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
1953 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
1954 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1955 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits P 5 5 0 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-11-1952 BOX PHI N Al Barlick Call at 2B (Appeal)
5- 7-1955 BOX PHI N Artie Gore Balls and strikes
6- 8-1956 BOX PHI N Hal Dixon Interference non-call
6-25-1956 BOX PHI N Babe Pinelli Call at 2B
7-17-1957 BOX PHI N Jocko Conlan Call at 3B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1948).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Yankees (October 16, 1961 ).
Released by New York Yankees (April 25, 1962 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (May 21, 1962 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 31, 1965 ).
Signed by Houston Astros (August 6, 1965 ).
Released by Houston Astros (October 29, 1965 ).
Signed by Houston Astros (March 30, 1966 ).
Released by Houston Astros (July 4, 1966 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (July 13, 1966 ).
Released by Chicago Cubs (October 4, 1966 ).
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