Bob Shaw
[edit] Biography
Born on June 29, 1933 in Bronx, New York, Bob Shaw (Robert John Shaw) played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 11 year career. Shaw broke into the bigs on August 11, 1957 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 4.76 ERA in 90.2 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob Shaw's best season was 1965, when he posted a 2.64 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 148 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.45
| 4
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 11
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 5.06
| 17
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.2
| 32
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 4.64
| 18
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 64
| 67
| 8
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 4.76
| 35
| 49
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 90.2
| 99
| 10
| 41
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 47
| 26
| 18
| 6
| 2.69
| 89
| 72
| 69
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 230.2
| 217
| 15
| 54
| 5
| 3
| 6
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 32
| 13
| 13
| 4.06
| 46
| 97
| 87
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 192.2
| 221
| 16
| 62
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 26
| 24
| 9
| 10
| 4.31
| 60
| 87
| 72
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 150.1
| 165
| 13
| 58
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 3.79
| 31
| 40
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 71.1
| 85
| 11
| 20
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 40
| 34
| 12
| 14
| 4.14
| 91
| 127
| 102
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 221.2
| 250
| 24
| 78
| 7
| 6
| 8
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 29
| 15
| 9
| 2.80
| 124
| 80
| 70
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 225
| 223
| 20
| 44
| 10
| 3
| 12
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 48
| 16
| 7
| 11
| 2.66
| 105
| 51
| 47
| 3
| 3
| 13
| 159
| 144
| 10
| 55
| 12
| 6
| 4
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 61
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 3.76
| 57
| 43
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 93.1
| 105
| 5
| 31
| 6
| 4
| 5
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 42
| 33
| 16
| 9
| 2.64
| 148
| 85
| 69
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 235
| 213
| 17
| 53
| 5
| 9
| 3
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 13
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 6.25
| 21
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31.2
| 45
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 26
| 25
| 11
| 10
| 3.92
| 104
| 85
| 73
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 167.2
| 171
| 12
| 42
| 1
| 8
| 7
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 39
| 31
| 12
| 14
| 4.29
| 125
| 108
| 95
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 199.1
| 216
| 21
| 49
| 2
| 11
| 7
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 23
| 13
| 3
| 9
| 4.29
| 49
| 54
| 47
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 98.2
| 105
| 9
| 28
| 9
| 4
| 2
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6.04
| 7
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.1
| 33
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 32
| 16
| 3
| 11
| 4.61
| 56
| 70
| 62
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 121
| 138
| 9
| 37
| 13
| 5
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 260
| 126
| 60
| 60
| 3.33
| 615
| 437
| 382
| 31
| 10
| 28
| 1032.2
| 1039
| 82
| 269
| 48
| 38
| 37
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 170
| 97
| 48
| 38
| 3.79
| 265
| 354
| 314
| 24
| 4
| 4
| 745.1
| 798
| 67
| 242
| 20
| 13
| 19
|
| Total
|
|
| 430
| 223
| 108
| 98
| 3.52
| 880
| 791
| 696
| 55
| 14
| 32
| 1778
| 1837
| 149
| 511
| 68
| 51
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| DET
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 9.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| P
| 11
| 2
| 26.2
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| P
| 29
| 3
| 64
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| P
| 40
| 5
| 90.2
| 1
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .968
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| P
| 47
| 26
| 230.2
| 17
| 46
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .969
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| P
| 36
| 32
| 192.2
| 14
| 33
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 1
| .904
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| P
| 26
| 24
| 150.1
| 15
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 2
| .950
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| P
| 14
| 10
| 71.1
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .941
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| P
| 40
| 34
| 221.2
| 19
| 35
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 5
| 2
| .947
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| P
| 38
| 29
| 225
| 16
| 38
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .915
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| P
| 48
| 16
| 159
| 8
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| .933
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| P
| 61
| 1
| 93.1
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| P
| 42
| 33
| 235
| 15
| 45
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .938
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| P
| 13
| 6
| 31.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| P
| 26
| 25
| 167.2
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| P
| 39
| 31
| 199.1
| 12
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| P
| 23
| 13
| 98.2
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .944
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| P
| 9
| 3
| 22.1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| P
| 32
| 16
| 121
| 7
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 430
| 223
| 1778
| 114
| 299
| 24
| 16
| 1
| 11
| 72
| 47
| 5
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .375
| .444
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .176
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .136
| .269
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 47
| 73
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .123
| .179
| .137
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 58
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .215
| .155
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 28
| 55
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 73
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| .151
| .184
| .151
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 38
| 73
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .137
| .232
| .137
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 48
| 41
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .122
| .200
| .122
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 61
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 42
| 79
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .101
| .112
| .127
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 26
| 50
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .260
| .309
| .260
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 39
| 56
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .232
| .279
| .232
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 23
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .040
| .077
| .040
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| N
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .069
| .129
| .069
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 260
| 291
| 5
| 38
| 0
| 13
| .131
| .186
| .137
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 91
| 1
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 173
| 228
| 16
| 31
| 0
| 5
| .136
| .198
| .145
| 2
| 0
| 18
| 51
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 433
| 519
| 21
| 69
| 0
| 18
| .133
| .191
| .141
| 2
| 1
| 37
| 142
| 1
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1953).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Ray Boone to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bill Fischer and Tito Francona (June 15, 1958).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Gerry Staley, Wes Covington and Stan Johnson to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ray Herbert, Don Larsen, Andy Carey and Al Pilarcik (June 10, 1961).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Lou Klimchock to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Joe Azcue, Ed Charles and Manny Jimenez (December 15, 1961).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Del Crandall and Bob Hendley to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, Billy Hoeft and a player to be named later (December 3, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to New York Mets (June 10, 1966).
- Sold by New York Mets to Chicago Cubs (July 24, 1967).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (September 19, 1967).
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