1905
Born December 14, 1905
Chicago, IL, USA
Bob Weiland Notable
b. December 14, 1905 · Chicago White Sox 1928–1931, Boston Red Sox 1932–1934, Cleveland Indians 1934, St. Louis Browns 1935, St. Louis Cardinals 1937–1940
Bob Weiland played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1928 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1940.
He went 62 and 94 with a 4.24 earned run average, pitching 1,388.3 innings in 277 games. He struck out 614, completed 66 of his 179 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 277 games he batted .129, with 57 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on December 14, 1905, and died on November 9, 1988. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | CHW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1929 | CHW | 15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .111 |
| 1930 | CHW | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1931 | CHW | 15 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .182 |
| 1932 | BOS | 43 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .148 |
| 1933 | BOS | 39 | 65 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .108 |
| 1934 | BOS/CLE | 27 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .116 |
| 1935 | SLB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1937 | STL | 41 | 89 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 0 | .169 |
| 1938 | STL | 35 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .138 |
| 1939 | STL | 32 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .065 |
| 1940 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 277 | 443 | 21 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 167 | 1 | .129 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0.00 |
| 1929 | CHW | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 62.0 | 62 | 40 | 43 | 25 | 5.81 |
| 1930 | CHW | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 32.2 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 6.61 |
| 1931 | CHW | 2 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 75.0 | 75 | 43 | 46 | 38 | 5.16 |
| 1932 | BOS | 6 | 16 | 43 | 27 | 1 | 195.2 | 231 | 98 | 97 | 63 | 4.51 |
| 1933 | BOS | 8 | 14 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 216.1 | 197 | 93 | 100 | 97 | 3.87 |
| 1934 | BOS/CLE | 2 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 125.2 | 134 | 66 | 57 | 71 | 4.73 |
| 1935 | SLB | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 32.0 | 39 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 9.56 |
| 1937 | STL | 15 | 14 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 264.1 | 283 | 104 | 94 | 105 | 3.54 |
| 1938 | STL | 16 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 228.1 | 248 | 91 | 67 | 117 | 3.59 |
| 1939 | STL | 10 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 146.1 | 146 | 58 | 50 | 63 | 3.57 |
| 1940 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Career | — | 62 | 94 | 277 | 179 | 7 | 1388.1 | 1463 | 654 | 611 | 614 | 4.24 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died November 9, 1988
1928
Major-league debut: Bob Weiland
Bob Weiland made a major-league debut on September 30, 1928.
1940
Final major-league game: Bob Weiland
Bob Weiland played a final major-league game on April 26, 1940.
Image: Goudey, public domain