Bip Roberts Notable

b. October 27, 1963 · San Diego Padres 1986, 1988–1991, 1994–1995, Cincinnati Reds 1992–1993, Kansas City Royals 1996–1997, Cleveland Indians 1997, Detroit Tigers 1998, Oakland Athletics 1998

Bip Roberts played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1986 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1998.

Across 1,202 games he batted .294, with 1,220 hits and 663 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 203 doubles and 264 stolen bases.

He played 501 games at second base, with 1,232 assists and 49 errors. He turned 245 double plays. He also played 464 games in the outfield and 147 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1992.

He was born in Berkeley, CA, USA on October 27, 1963. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1992
Player of the Week	1	1992

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1986	SDP	101	241	34	61	5	2	1	12	14	29	14	.253
1988	SDP	5	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.333
1989	SDP	117	329	81	99	15	8	3	25	49	45	21	.301
1990	SDP	149	556	104	172	36	3	9	44	55	65	46	.309
1991	SDP	117	424	66	119	13	3	3	32	37	71	26	.281
1992	CIN	147	532	92	172	34	6	4	45	62	54	44	.323
1993	CIN	83	292	46	70	13	0	1	18	38	46	26	.240
1994	SDP	105	403	52	129	15	5	2	31	39	57	21	.320
1995	SDP	73	296	40	90	14	0	2	25	17	36	20	.304
1996	KCR	90	339	39	96	21	2	0	52	25	38	12	.283
1997	CLE/KCR	120	431	63	130	20	2	4	44	28	67	18	.302
1998	DET/OAK	95	295	45	79	17	0	1	24	31	38	16	.268
Career	—	1202	4147	663	1220	203	31	30	352	396	548	264	.294

On this day & linked events

1963

Born October 27, 1963

Berkeley, CA, USA

1986

Major-league debut: Bip Roberts

Bip Roberts made a major-league debut on April 7, 1986.

1998

Final major-league game: Bip Roberts

Bip Roberts played a final major-league game on September 27, 1998.