Bob Stinson Notable

b. October 11, 1945 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1969–1970, St. Louis Cardinals 1971, Houston Astros 1972, Montreal Expos 1973–1974, Kansas City Royals 1975–1976, Seattle Mariners 1977–1980

Bob Stinson played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1969 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1980.

Across 652 games he batted .250, with 408 hits and 166 runs. He finished with 33 home runs, 61 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 585 games behind the plate, with 2,415 putouts and 44 errors. He turned 36 double plays.

He was born in Elkin, NC, USA on October 11, 1945. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1978

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1969	LAD	4	8	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.375
1970	LAD	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1971	STL	17	19	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	.211
1972	HOU	27	35	3	6	1	0	0	2	1	6	0	.171
1973	MON	48	111	12	29	6	1	3	12	17	15	0	.261
1974	MON	38	87	4	15	2	0	1	6	15	16	1	.172
1975	KCR	63	147	18	39	9	1	1	9	18	29	1	.265
1976	KCR	79	209	26	55	7	1	2	25	25	29	3	.263
1977	SEA	105	297	27	80	11	1	8	32	37	50	0	.269
1978	SEA	124	364	46	94	14	3	11	55	45	42	2	.258
1979	SEA	95	247	19	60	8	0	6	28	33	38	1	.243
1980	SEA	48	107	6	23	2	0	1	8	9	19	0	.215
Career	—	652	1634	166	408	61	7	33	180	201	254	8	.250

On this day & linked events

1945

Born October 11, 1945

Elkin, NC, USA

1969

Major-league debut: Bob Stinson

Bob Stinson made a major-league debut on September 23, 1969.

1980

Final major-league game: Bob Stinson

Bob Stinson played a final major-league game on August 1, 1980.

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