1953
Born August 25, 1953
Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Bob Lacey Notable
b. August 25, 1953 · Oakland Athletics 1977–1980, Cleveland Indians 1981, Texas Rangers 1981, California Angels 1983, San Francisco Giants 1984
Bob Lacey played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1977 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1984.
He went 20 and 29 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 450.7 innings in 284 games. He struck out 251 and threw 1 shutout. Across 284 games he batted .333, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Fredericksburg, VA, USA on August 25, 1953, and died on June 4, 2026. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | OAK | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | OAK | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | OAK | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | OAK | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CLE/TEX | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CAL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | SFG | 34 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 284 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | OAK | 6 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 121.2 | 100 | 41 | 43 | 69 | 3.03 |
| 1978 | OAK | 8 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 119.2 | 126 | 40 | 35 | 60 | 3.01 |
| 1979 | OAK | 1 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 47.2 | 66 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 5.85 |
| 1980 | OAK | 3 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 79.2 | 68 | 26 | 21 | 45 | 2.94 |
| 1981 | CLE/TEX | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 7.66 |
| 1983 | CAL | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5.19 |
| 1984 | SFG | 1 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 3.88 |
| Career | — | 20 | 29 | 284 | 2 | 22 | 450.2 | 464 | 184 | 139 | 251 | 3.67 |
On this day & linked events
2026
Died June 4, 2026
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