1933
Born June 29, 1933
Bronx, NY, USA
Bob Shaw Notable
b. June 29, 1933 · Detroit Tigers 1957–1958, Chicago White Sox 1958–1961, Kansas City Athletics 1961, Milwaukee Braves 1962–1963, San Francisco Giants 1964–1966, New York Mets 1966–1967, Chicago Cubs 1967
Bob Shaw played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1957 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1967.
He went 108 and 98 with a 3.52 earned run average, pitching 1,778 innings in 430 games. He struck out 880, completed 55 of his 223 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 433 games he batted .133, with 69 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was an All-Star in 1962.
He was born in Bronx, NY, USA on June 29, 1933, and died on September 23, 2010. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1962 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | DET | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | CHW/DET | 41 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .136 |
| 1959 | CHW | 47 | 73 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .123 |
| 1960 | CHW | 36 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .138 |
| 1961 | CHW/KCA | 42 | 73 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .151 |
| 1962 | MLN | 38 | 73 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 1 | .137 |
| 1963 | MLN | 48 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .122 |
| 1964 | SFG | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | SFG | 42 | 79 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .101 |
| 1966 | NYM/SFG | 39 | 56 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .232 |
| 1967 | CHC/NYM | 32 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .069 |
| Career | — | 433 | 519 | 21 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 142 | 2 | .133 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | DET | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7.45 |
| 1958 | CHW/DET | 5 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 90.2 | 99 | 48 | 41 | 35 | 4.76 |
| 1959 | CHW | 18 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 230.2 | 217 | 69 | 54 | 89 | 2.69 |
| 1960 | CHW | 13 | 13 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 192.2 | 221 | 87 | 62 | 46 | 4.06 |
| 1961 | CHW/KCA | 12 | 14 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 221.2 | 250 | 102 | 78 | 91 | 4.14 |
| 1962 | MLN | 15 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 2 | 225.0 | 223 | 70 | 44 | 124 | 2.80 |
| 1963 | MLN | 7 | 11 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 159.0 | 144 | 47 | 55 | 105 | 2.66 |
| 1964 | SFG | 7 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 11 | 93.1 | 105 | 39 | 31 | 57 | 3.76 |
| 1965 | SFG | 16 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 2 | 235.0 | 213 | 69 | 53 | 148 | 2.64 |
| 1966 | NYM/SFG | 12 | 14 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 199.1 | 216 | 95 | 49 | 125 | 4.29 |
| 1967 | CHC/NYM | 3 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 121.0 | 138 | 62 | 37 | 56 | 4.61 |
| Career | — | 108 | 98 | 430 | 223 | 32 | 1778.0 | 1837 | 696 | 511 | 880 | 3.52 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died September 23, 2010
1957
Major-league debut: Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw made a major-league debut on August 11, 1957.
1967
Final major-league game: Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw played a final major-league game on September 11, 1967.
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