Bob Wicker

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Full Name: Robert Kitridge Wicker	Primary Position: P,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/180	First Game: August 11, 1901
Birthdate: May 24, 1878	Final Game: September 21, 1906
Birthplace: Bedford, Indiana	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: January 22, 1955
Deathplace: Evanston, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on May 24, 1878 in Bedford, Indiana, Bob Wicker (Robert Kitridge Wicker) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 6 year career. Wicker broke into the bigs on August 11, 1901 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.19 ERA in 152.1 innings pitched in 1902, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Bob Wicker's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1903, when he posted a 2.96 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 113 batters. However, others believe that it was 1905, when he posted a 2.02 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 86 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1901	STL	N	1	0	0	0	.00	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0
1902	STL	N	22	16	5	12	3.19	78	82	54	14	1	0	152.1	159	1	45	0	4	1
1903	STL	N	1	0	0	0	.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	3	0	1	0
1903	CHI	N	32	27	20	9	3.02	110	114	83	24	1	1	247	236	3	74	0	7	3
1903	TOT	N	33	27	20	9	2.96	113	115	83	24	1	1	252	240	3	77	0	8	3
1904	CHI	N	30	27	17	9	2.67	99	89	68	23	4	0	229	201	6	58	0	4	3
1905	CHI	N	22	22	13	6	2.02	86	46	40	17	4	0	178	139	3	47	0	2	1
1906	CIN	N	20	17	6	11	2.70	69	69	45	14	0	0	150	150	3	46	0	3	1
1906	CHI	N	10	8	3	5	2.99	25	36	24	5	0	0	72.1	70	0	19	0	1	0
1906	TOT	N	30	25	9	16	2.79	94	105	69	19	0	0	222.1	220	3	65	0	4	1
Total			138	117	64	52	2.73	472	440	314	97	10	1	1036.2	963	16	293	0	22	9

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1901	STL	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1902	STL	N	P	22	0	0	15	47	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	.873
1902	STL	N	OF	3	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1903	STL	N	P	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1903	CHI	N	P	32	0	0	13	41	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1903	TOT	N	P	33	0	0	13	45	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.866
1904	CHI	N	OF	20	0	0	30	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1904	CHI	N	P	30	0	0	18	33	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.911
1905	CHI	N	P	22	0	0	3	36	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.951
1905	CHI	N	OF	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1906	CIN	N	P	20	0	0	6	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.938
1906	CHI	N	P	10	0	0	7	14	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.840
1906	TOT	N	P	30	0	0	13	38	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.895
Total			P	138	0	0	62	199	31	11	0	0	0	0	0	.894
Total			OF	26	0	0	42	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.935

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1901	STL	N	3	3	1	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1902	STL	N	31	77	6	18	0	3	.234	.262	.260	2	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0
1903	STL	N	1	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1903	CHI	N	32	98	18	24	0	8	.245	.295	.337	5	2	4	0	3	1	1	0	0
1903	TOT	N	33	100	19	24	0	8	.240	.290	.330	5	2	4	0	3	1	1	0	0
1904	CHI	N	50	155	17	34	0	9	.219	.244	.226	1	0	4	0	1	3	4	0	0
1905	CHI	N	25	72	5	10	0	3	.139	.184	.139	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	0
1906	CIN	N	20	50	5	9	0	3	.180	.255	.280	1	2	5	0	0	1	2	0	0
1906	CHI	N	10	20	1	2	0	1	.100	.182	.100	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1906	TOT	N	30	70	6	11	0	4	.157	.234	.229	1	2	7	0	0	1	2	0	0
Total			172	477	54	98	0	27	.205	.247	.241	9	4	22	0	4	10	10	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Rhoads (April, 1903).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Orval Overall and $2000 (June 2, 1906).

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