Bob Speake

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Full Name: Robert Charles Speake	Primary Position: OF,1B,CF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/178	First Game: April 16, 1955
Birthdate: August 22, 1930	Final Game: June 8, 1959
Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri	MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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7 See Also
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Bob Speake (Robert Charles Speake) was born on August 22, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1955 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1955, his rookie year, he hit .218 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI. Speake played for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 3 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1955	CHI	N	95	261	36	57	12	43	.218	.300	.429	9	5	28	71	3	0	3	4	1
1957	CHI	N	129	418	65	97	16	50	.232	.299	.404	14	5	38	68	3	1	5	1	3
1958	SF	N	66	71	9	15	3	10	.211	.333	.380	3	0	13	15	0	0	0	1	1
1959	SF	N	15	11	0	1	0	1	.091	.167	.091	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1
Total			305	761	110	170	31	104	.223	.301	.406	26	10	80	158	6	2	8	6	6

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1955	CHI	N	OF	55	0	0	90	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1955	CHI	N	1B	8	0	0	69	7	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1957	CHI	N	1B	43	40	366.2	337	36	3	21	0	0	0	0	0	.992
1957	CHI	N	CF	40	39	347.1	111	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1957	CHI	N	OF	60	59	515.2	143	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1957	CHI	N	LF	20	20	168.1	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.935
1958	SF	N	OF	10	7	67	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1958	SF	N	LF	10	7	67	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.938
Total			1B	51	40	366.2	406	43	5	28	0	0	0	0	0	.989
Total			OF	125	66	582.2	246	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.966
Total			CF	40	39	347.1	111	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.983
Total			LF	30	27	235.1	41	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.936

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (November 8, 1948).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with cash to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Bobby Thomson (April 3, 1958).

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