Bob Chipman Notable

b. October 11, 1918 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1941–1944, Chicago Cubs 1944–1949, Boston Braves 1950–1952

Bob Chipman played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1952. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1944 to 1949.

He went 51 and 46 with a 3.72 earned run average, pitching 880.7 innings in 293 games. He struck out 322, completed 29 of his 87 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 294 games he batted .128, with 32 hits and 18 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on October 11, 1918, and died on November 8, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1941	BRO	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1942	BRO	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—
1943	BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1944	BRO/CHC	37	59	3	7	0	0	3	14	.119
1945	CHC	25	17	1	3	1	2	2	4	.176
1946	CHC	34	33	1	2	0	3	1	17	.061
1947	CHC	33	44	4	4	0	0	1	16	.091
1948	CHC	34	16	2	4	0	2	2	4	.250
1949	CHC	38	24	2	3	0	0	3	5	.125
1950	BSN	27	39	2	6	0	1	2	12	.154
1951	BSN	33	10	0	1	0	2	0	6	.100
1952	BSN	29	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.400
Career	—	294	250	18	32	1	10	15	82	.128

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1941	BRO	1	0	1	0	0	5.0	3	0	1	3	0.00
1942	BRO	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	1	0	2	1	0.00
1943	BRO	0	0	1	0	0	1.2	2	0	2	0	0.00
1944	BRO/CHC	12	10	37	24	2	165.1	185	67	64	61	3.65
1945	CHC	4	5	25	10	0	72.0	63	28	34	29	3.50
1946	CHC	6	5	34	10	2	109.1	103	38	54	42	3.13
1947	CHC	7	6	32	17	0	134.2	135	55	66	51	3.68
1948	CHC	2	1	34	3	4	60.1	73	24	24	16	3.58
1949	CHC	7	8	38	11	1	113.1	110	50	63	46	3.97
1950	BSN	7	7	27	12	1	124.0	127	61	37	40	4.43
1951	BSN	4	3	33	0	4	52.0	59	28	19	17	4.85
1952	BSN	1	1	29	0	0	41.2	28	13	20	16	2.81
Career	—	51	46	293	87	14	880.2	889	364	386	322	3.72

On this day & linked events

1918

Born October 11, 1918

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1973

Died November 8, 1973

1941

Major-league debut: Bob Chipman

Bob Chipman made a major-league debut on September 28, 1941.

1952

Final major-league game: Bob Chipman

Bob Chipman played a final major-league game on September 28, 1952.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain