Bob Hendley Notable

b. April 30, 1939 · Milwaukee Braves 1961–1963, San Francisco Giants 1964–1965, Chicago Cubs 1965–1967, New York Mets 1967

Bob Hendley played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Braves in 1961 and closing with the New York Mets in 1967.

He went 48 and 52 with a 3.97 earned run average, pitching 879.3 innings in 216 games. He struck out 522, completed 25 of his 126 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 222 games he batted .095, with 23 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.

He was born in Macon, GA, USA on April 30, 1939. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1961	MLN	19	31	2	1	0	0	0	2	10	.032
1962	MLN	36	59	8	7	1	1	6	6	14	.119
1963	MLN	46	47	5	5	0	0	0	1	17	.106
1964	SFG	30	47	3	5	0	0	2	3	18	.106
1965	CHC/SFG	26	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	.000
1966	CHC	43	18	2	3	1	0	2	2	8	.167
1967	CHC/NYM	22	24	1	2	0	0	1	2	20	.083
Career	—	222	243	21	23	2	1	12	16	99	.095

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1961	MLN	5	7	19	13	0	97.0	96	42	39	44	3.90
1962	MLN	11	13	35	29	1	200.0	188	80	59	112	3.60
1963	MLN	9	9	41	24	3	169.1	153	74	64	105	3.93
1964	SFG	10	11	30	29	0	163.1	161	66	59	104	3.64
1965	CHC/SFG	4	4	26	12	0	77.0	86	51	38	46	5.96
1966	CHC	4	5	43	6	7	89.2	98	39	39	65	3.91
1967	CHC/NYM	5	3	22	13	1	83.0	82	36	31	46	3.90
Career	—	48	52	216	126	12	879.1	864	388	329	522	3.97

On this day & linked events

1939

Born April 30, 1939

Macon, GA, USA

1965

Sandy Koufax's Perfect Game

Sandy Koufax threw a perfect game for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on September 9, 1965, winning 1–0.

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