1946
Born October 2, 1946
Frostburg, MD, USA
Bob Robertson Notable
b. October 2, 1946 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1967, 1969–1976, Seattle Mariners 1978, Toronto Blue Jays 1979
Bob Robertson played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979.
Across 829 games he batted .242, with 578 hits and 283 runs. He finished with 115 home runs, 93 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 602 games at first base, with 4,915 putouts and 32 errors. He turned 494 double plays.
He was born in Frostburg, MD, USA on October 2, 1946. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | PIT | 9 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .171 |
| 1969 | PIT | 32 | 96 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 1 | .208 |
| 1970 | PIT | 117 | 390 | 69 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 27 | 82 | 51 | 98 | 4 | .287 |
| 1971 | PIT | 131 | 469 | 65 | 127 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 72 | 60 | 101 | 1 | .271 |
| 1972 | PIT | 115 | 306 | 25 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 84 | 1 | .193 |
| 1973 | PIT | 119 | 397 | 43 | 95 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 55 | 77 | 0 | .239 |
| 1974 | PIT | 91 | 236 | 25 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 33 | 48 | 0 | .229 |
| 1975 | PIT | 75 | 124 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 0 | .274 |
| 1976 | PIT | 61 | 129 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 0 | .217 |
| 1978 | SEA | 64 | 174 | 17 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 39 | 0 | .230 |
| 1979 | TOR | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .103 |
| Career | — | 829 | 2385 | 283 | 578 | 93 | 10 | 115 | 368 | 317 | 546 | 7 | .242 |
On this day & linked events
1967
Major-league debut: Bob Robertson
Bob Robertson made a major-league debut on September 18, 1967.
1979
Final major-league game: Bob Robertson
Bob Robertson played a final major-league game on June 23, 1979.
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