Bob Bruce Notable

b. May 16, 1933 · Detroit Tigers 1959–1961, Houston Colt .45's 1962–1964, Houston Astros 1965–1966, Atlanta Braves 1967

Bob Bruce played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1959 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1967.

He went 49 and 71 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 1,122 innings in 219 games. He struck out 733, completed 26 of his 167 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 223 games he batted .150, with 52 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 7 doubles.

He was born in New York, NY, USA on May 16, 1933, and died on March 14, 2017. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1959	DET	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1960	DET	34	39	4	7	0	0	0	4	11	.179
1961	DET	14	9	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	.111
1962	HOU	32	55	8	11	1	0	7	12	14	.200
1963	HOU	32	55	5	7	2	1	1	5	17	.127
1964	HOU	37	63	1	12	1	0	1	2	14	.190
1965	HOU	35	74	3	9	2	0	6	1	26	.122
1966	HOU	25	39	2	3	0	0	1	1	14	.077
1967	ATL	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	1	4	.167
Career	—	223	346	25	52	7	1	17	28	102	.150

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1959	DET	0	1	2	1	0	2.0	2	2	3	1	9.00
1960	DET	4	7	34	15	0	130.0	127	54	56	76	3.74
1961	DET	1	2	14	6	0	44.2	57	22	24	25	4.43
1962	HOU	10	9	32	27	0	175.0	164	79	82	135	4.06
1963	HOU	5	9	30	25	0	170.1	162	68	60	123	3.59
1964	HOU	15	9	35	29	0	202.1	191	62	33	135	2.76
1965	HOU	9	18	35	34	0	229.2	241	95	38	145	3.72
1966	HOU	3	13	25	23	0	129.2	160	77	29	71	5.34
1967	ATL	2	3	12	7	1	38.2	42	21	15	22	4.89
Career	—	49	71	219	167	1	1122.1	1146	480	340	733	3.85

On this day & linked events

1933

Born May 16, 1933

New York, NY, USA

2017

Died March 14, 2017

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