1954
Born December 11, 1954
Neptune, NJ, USA
Bob Sykes Notable
Bob Sykes divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1977, then the St. Louis Cardinals through 1981.
He went 23 and 26 with a 4.65 earned run average, pitching 456.7 innings in 116 games. He struck out 215 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 116 games he batted .097, with 6 hits and 4 runs.
He was born in Neptune, NJ, USA on December 11, 1954. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | DET | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | STL | 13 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .095 |
| 1980 | STL | 27 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .103 |
| 1981 | STL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 116 | 62 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .097 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 5 | 7 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 132.2 | 141 | 65 | 50 | 58 | 4.41 |
| 1978 | DET | 6 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 93.2 | 99 | 41 | 34 | 58 | 3.94 |
| 1979 | STL | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 67.0 | 86 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 6.18 |
| 1980 | STL | 6 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 126.0 | 134 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 4.64 |
| 1981 | STL | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4.58 |
| Career | — | 23 | 26 | 116 | 61 | 2 | 456.2 | 497 | 236 | 190 | 215 | 4.65 |
On this day & linked events
Image: Unknown author Unknown, public domain