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Bob Chance

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Full Name: Robert Chance Primary Position: 1B,OF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/196 First Game: September 4, 1963
Birthdate: September 10, 1940 Final Game: April 29, 1969
Birthplace: Statesboro, Georgia MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bob Chance (Robert Chance) was born on September 10, 1940 in Statesboro, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1963 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 14 home runs and 75 RBI. Chance played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and California Angels over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Bob Chance's best season was 1964, when he hit for a .279 average and knocked in 75 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1963 CLE A 16 52 5 15 2 7 .288 .302 .481 4 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1
1964 CLE A 120 390 45 109 14 75 .279 .346 .433 16 1 40 101 3 0 3 8 9
1965 WAS A 72 199 20 51 4 14 .256 .317 .362 9 0 18 44 0 0 0 2 4
1966 WAS A 37 57 1 10 1 8 .175 .200 .281 3 0 2 23 0 0 0 0 2
1967 WAS A 27 42 5 9 3 7 .214 .340 .476 2 0 7 13 1 0 0 0 0
1969 CAL A 5 7 0 1 0 1 .143 .143 .143 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Total 277 747 76 195 24 112 .261 .323 .406 34 1 68 195 4 1 3 10 16

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 CLE A OF 14 14 101 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1963 CLE A RF 14 14 101 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1964 CLE A 1B 81 70 632 567 24 7 47 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1964 CLE A LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1964 CLE A OF 31 27 217.1 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 CLE A RF 30 27 217 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 WAS A OF 3 3 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 WAS A 1B 48 47 403.1 391 25 5 39 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1965 WAS A RF 3 3 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 WAS A 1B 13 9 78.2 73 3 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1967 WAS A 1B 10 10 75 75 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CAL A 1B 1 1 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
Total LF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total OF 48 44 341.1 64 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
Total 1B 153 137 1197 1116 57 15 98 0 0 0 0 0 .987
Total RF 47 44 341 65 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (1961).
  • Selected by Cleveland Indians from San Francisco Giants in the first-year minor league draft (November 27, 1961).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians with Woodie Held to Washington Senators in exchange for Chuck Hinton (December 1, 1964).
  • Selected by California Angels from Washington Senators in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
  • Traded by California Angels to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Dave Adlesh (April 30, 1969).

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