Bob Nieman Notable

b. January 26, 1927 · St. Louis Browns 1951–1952, Detroit Tigers 1953–1954, Chicago White Sox 1955–1956, Baltimore Orioles 1956–1959, St. Louis Cardinals 1960–1961, Cleveland Indians 1961–1962, San Francisco Giants 1962

Bob Nieman played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1951 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1962.

Across 1,113 games he batted .295, with 1,018 hits and 455 runs. He finished with 125 home runs, 180 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 926 games in the outfield, with 1,672 putouts and 44 errors.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on January 26, 1927, and died on March 10, 1985. 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
1951	SLB	12	43	6	16	3	1	2	8	3	5	0	.372
1952	SLB	131	478	66	138	22	2	18	74	46	73	0	.289
1953	DET	142	508	72	143	32	5	15	69	57	57	0	.281
1954	DET	91	251	24	66	14	1	8	35	22	32	0	.263
1955	CHW	99	272	36	77	11	2	11	53	36	37	1	.283
1956	BAL/CHW	128	428	63	137	21	6	14	68	90	63	1	.320
1957	BAL	129	445	61	123	17	6	13	70	63	86	4	.276
1958	BAL	105	366	56	119	20	2	16	60	44	57	2	.325
1959	BAL	118	360	49	105	18	2	21	60	42	55	1	.292
1960	STL	81	188	19	54	13	5	4	31	24	31	0	.287
1961	CLE/STL	45	82	2	31	7	0	2	12	7	6	1	.378
1962	CLE/SFG	32	31	1	9	2	0	1	4	1	10	0	.290
Career	—	1113	3452	455	1018	180	32	125	544	435	512	10	.295

On this day & linked events

1927

Born January 26, 1927

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1985

Died March 10, 1985

1951

Major-league debut: Bob Nieman

Bob Nieman made a major-league debut on September 14, 1951.

1962

Final major-league game: Bob Nieman

Bob Nieman played a final major-league game on October 3, 1962.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain