1938
Born March 15, 1938
George, IA, USA
Bob Locker Notable
b. March 15, 1938 · Chicago White Sox 1965–1969, Seattle Pilots 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970, Oakland Athletics 1970–1972, Chicago Cubs 1973, 1975
Bob Locker played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1965 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1975.
He went 57 and 39 with a 2.75 earned run average, pitching 879 innings in 576 games. He struck out 577. Across 576 games he batted .074, with 7 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 stolen base.
He was born in George, IA, USA on March 15, 1938, and died on August 15, 2022. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHW | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | CHW | 56 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .250 |
| 1967 | CHW | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1968 | CHW | 70 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | CHW/SEP | 68 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .077 |
| 1970 | MIL/OAK | 66 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1971 | OAK | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | OAK | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | CHC | 63 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .067 |
| 1975 | CHC | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 576 | 95 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 1 | .074 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHW | 5 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 91.1 | 71 | 32 | 30 | 69 | 3.15 |
| 1966 | CHW | 9 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 12 | 95.0 | 73 | 26 | 23 | 70 | 2.46 |
| 1967 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 20 | 124.2 | 102 | 29 | 23 | 80 | 2.09 |
| 1968 | CHW | 5 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 90.1 | 78 | 23 | 27 | 62 | 2.29 |
| 1969 | CHW/SEP | 5 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 100.1 | 95 | 35 | 32 | 61 | 3.14 |
| 1970 | MIL/OAK | 3 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 88.0 | 86 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 3.07 |
| 1971 | OAK | 7 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 72.1 | 68 | 23 | 19 | 46 | 2.86 |
| 1972 | OAK | 6 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 78.0 | 69 | 23 | 16 | 47 | 2.65 |
| 1973 | CHC | 10 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 106.1 | 96 | 30 | 42 | 76 | 2.54 |
| 1975 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 4.96 |
| Career | — | 57 | 39 | 576 | 0 | 95 | 879.0 | 776 | 269 | 257 | 577 | 2.75 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died August 15, 2022
1965
Major-league debut: Bob Locker
Bob Locker made a major-league debut on April 14, 1965.
1975
Final major-league game: Bob Locker
Bob Locker played a final major-league game on June 20, 1975.
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