Bob Rhoads Notable

b. October 4, 1879 · Chicago Orphans 1902, St. Louis Cardinals 1903, Cleveland Naps 1903–1909

Bob Rhoads played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Orphans in 1902 and closing with the Cleveland Naps in 1909.

He went 97 and 82 with a 2.61 earned run average, pitching 1,691 innings in 218 games. He struck out 522, completed 154 of his 185 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 231 games he batted .188, with 121 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 11 doubles and 7 stolen bases.

He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1908.

He was born in Wooster, OH, USA on October 4, 1879, and died on February 12, 1967. 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
1902	CHC	16	45	0	10	0	0	0	2	2	15	1	.222
1903	CLE/STL	23	67	4	9	0	0	1	4	0	19	0	.134
1904	CLE	29	92	5	18	2	2	0	14	1	29	0	.196
1905	CLE	33	95	10	21	4	3	1	11	4	32	2	.221
1906	CLE	38	118	6	19	1	0	0	6	5	36	0	.161
1907	CLE	35	92	5	17	2	0	0	6	2	23	2	.185
1908	CLE	37	90	6	20	2	2	0	4	6	33	2	.222
1909	CLE	20	43	1	7	0	1	0	1	1	15	0	.163
Career	—	231	642	37	121	11	8	2	48	21	202	7	.188

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1902	CHC	4	8	16	12	1	118.0	131	42	42	43	3.20
1903	CLE/STL	7	11	22	18	0	170.0	209	90	50	73	4.76
1904	CLE	10	9	22	19	0	175.1	175	56	48	72	2.87
1905	CLE	16	9	28	26	0	235.0	219	74	55	61	2.83
1906	CLE	22	10	38	34	0	315.0	259	63	92	89	1.80
1907	CLE	15	14	35	31	1	275.0	258	70	84	76	2.29
1908	CLE	18	12	37	30	0	270.0	229	53	73	62	1.77
1909	CLE	5	9	20	15	0	133.1	124	43	50	46	2.90
Career	—	97	82	218	185	2	1691.2	1604	491	494	522	2.61

On this day & linked events

1879

Born October 4, 1879

Wooster, OH, USA

1967

Died February 12, 1967

1908

Bob Rhoads's No-Hitter

Bob Rhoads started as the Cleveland Naps held the Boston Red Sox without a hit on September 18, 1908, winning 2–1.

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