Bob Locker
[edit] Biography
Born on March 15, 1938 in George, Iowa, Bob Locker (Robert Awtry Locker) played for the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 10 year career. Locker broke into the bigs on April 14, 1965 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 3.15 ERA in 91.1 innings pitched in 1965, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Locker's best season was 1967, when he posted a 2.09 ERA, notched 20 saves and struck out 80 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3.15
| 69
| 36
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 91.1
| 71
| 6
| 30
| 10
| 1
| 2
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 56
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 2.46
| 70
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 95
| 73
| 2
| 23
| 13
| 0
| 5
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 77
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 2.09
| 80
| 34
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 124.2
| 102
| 5
| 23
| 5
| 7
| 10
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 70
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 2.29
| 62
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 90.1
| 78
| 4
| 27
| 13
| 3
| 1
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.18
| 46
| 29
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 78.1
| 69
| 3
| 26
| 8
| 3
| 3
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6.55
| 15
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 26
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 68
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 3.14
| 61
| 47
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 100.1
| 95
| 9
| 32
| 9
| 4
| 3
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.88
| 33
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 56.1
| 49
| 1
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.41
| 19
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 31.2
| 37
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 66
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3.07
| 52
| 39
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 88
| 86
| 2
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 6
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 47
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 2.86
| 46
| 28
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 72.1
| 68
| 3
| 19
| 9
| 3
| 1
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 56
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2.65
| 47
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 78
| 69
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 6
| 2
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 2.54
| 76
| 40
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 106.1
| 96
| 6
| 42
| 10
| 7
| 4
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4.96
| 14
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.2
| 38
| 3
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 85
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 3.11
| 90
| 61
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 139
| 134
| 9
| 58
| 12
| 8
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 491
| 0
| 47
| 32
| 2.69
| 487
| 268
| 221
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 740
| 642
| 32
| 199
| 68
| 29
| 30
|
| Total
|
|
| 576
| 0
| 57
| 39
| 2.75
| 577
| 329
| 269
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 879
| 776
| 41
| 257
| 80
| 37
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 91.1
| 10
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 95
| 11
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .973
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| P
| 77
| 0
| 124.2
| 13
| 42
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 0
| .948
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 90.1
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| .969
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 78.2
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 100.2
| 11
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 56.1
| 2
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .882
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 31.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| .833
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 88
| 3
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| .870
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| P
| 47
| 0
| 72
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| P
| 56
| 0
| 78
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .933
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 106.1
| 10
| 21
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .886
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 32.2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 576
| 0
| 879
| 77
| 216
| 16
| 11
| 0
| 10
| 66
| 24
| 2
| .948
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 56
| 16
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .333
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 77
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 70
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 51
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .154
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 68
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| OAK
| A
| 38
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| MIL
| A
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| TOT
| A
| 66
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| OAK
| A
| 47
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 56
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 85
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 491
| 80
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .075
| .159
| .075
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 52
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 576
| 95
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .074
| .146
| .074
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 61
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (June 14, 1960).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Seattle Pilots in exchange for Gary Bell (June 8, 1969).
- Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Oakland Athletics (June 15, 1970).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill North (November 21, 1972).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Horacio Pina (November 3, 1973).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Darold Knowles and Manny Trillo to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Billy Williams (October 23, 1974).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (June 25, 1975).
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