1940
Born September 10, 1940
Statesboro, GA, USA
Bob Chance Notable
b. September 10, 1940 · Cleveland Indians 1963–1964, Washington Senators 1965–1967, California Angels 1969
Bob Chance played for three clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1963 and closing with the California Angels in 1969.
Across 277 games he batted .261, with 195 hits and 76 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 34 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 153 games at first base, with 1,116 putouts and 15 errors. He turned 98 double plays.
He was born in Statesboro, GA, USA on September 10, 1940, and died on October 3, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CLE | 16 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .288 |
| 1964 | CLE | 120 | 390 | 45 | 109 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 75 | 40 | 101 | 3 | .279 |
| 1965 | WSA | 72 | 199 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 0 | .256 |
| 1966 | WSA | 37 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .175 |
| 1967 | WSA | 27 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .214 |
| 1969 | CAL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 277 | 747 | 76 | 195 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 112 | 68 | 195 | 3 | .261 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died October 3, 2013
Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain