1895
Born April 10, 1895
La Veta, CO, USA
Bob McGraw Notable
b. April 10, 1895 · New York Yankees 1917–1920, Boston Red Sox 1919, Brooklyn Robins 1925–1927, St. Louis Cardinals 1927, Philadelphia Phillies 1928–1929
Bob McGraw played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1917 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1929.
He went 26 and 38 with a 4.82 earned run average, pitching 591 innings in 168 games. He struck out 164 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 168 games he batted .138, with 24 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in La Veta, CO, USA on April 10, 1895, and died on June 2, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | BOS/NYY | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .077 |
| 1920 | NYY | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1925 | BRO | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1926 | BRO | 33 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .145 |
| 1927 | BRO/STL | 19 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .176 |
| 1928 | PHI | 39 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .111 |
| 1929 | PHI | 41 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 168 | 174 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 70 | 1 | .138 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.82 |
| 1918 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | BOS/NYY | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 5.44 |
| 1920 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4.67 |
| 1925 | BRO | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19.2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3.20 |
| 1926 | BRO | 9 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 174.1 | 197 | 89 | 67 | 49 | 4.59 |
| 1927 | BRO/STL | 4 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 98.0 | 126 | 57 | 32 | 39 | 5.23 |
| 1928 | PHI | 7 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 132.0 | 150 | 68 | 56 | 28 | 4.64 |
| 1929 | PHI | 5 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 86.1 | 113 | 55 | 43 | 22 | 5.73 |
| Career | — | 26 | 38 | 168 | 47 | 6 | 591.1 | 677 | 317 | 265 | 164 | 4.82 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Died June 2, 1978
1917
Major-league debut: Bob McGraw
Bob McGraw made a major-league debut on September 25, 1917.
1929
Final major-league game: Bob McGraw
Bob McGraw played a final major-league game on September 28, 1929.
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