1934
Born March 3, 1934
Rowes Run, PA, USA
Bobby Locke Notable
b. March 3, 1934 · Cleveland Indians 1959–1961, St. Louis Cardinals 1962, Philadelphia Phillies 1962–1964, Cincinnati Reds 1965, California Angels 1967–1968
Bobby Locke played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1959 and closing with the California Angels in 1968.
He went 16 and 15 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 416.7 innings in 165 games. He struck out 194 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 168 games he batted .255, with 25 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Rowes Run, PA, USA on March 3, 1934, and died on June 4, 2020. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CLE | 24 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .333 |
| 1960 | CLE | 35 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .237 |
| 1961 | CLE | 37 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .211 |
| 1962 | PHI/STL | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
| 1963 | PHI | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | PHI | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CIN | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | CAL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1968 | CAL | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 168 | 98 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 0 | .255 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 77.2 | 66 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 3.13 |
| 1960 | CLE | 3 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 123.0 | 121 | 46 | 37 | 53 | 3.37 |
| 1961 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 95.1 | 112 | 48 | 40 | 37 | 4.53 |
| 1962 | PHI/STL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5.09 |
| 1963 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5.91 |
| 1964 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2.79 |
| 1965 | CIN | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5.71 |
| 1967 | CAL | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19.1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 1968 | CAL | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 36.1 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 6.44 |
| Career | — | 16 | 15 | 165 | 23 | 10 | 416.2 | 432 | 186 | 165 | 194 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died June 4, 2020
1959
Major-league debut: Bobby Locke
Bobby Locke made a major-league debut on June 18, 1959.
1968
Final major-league game: Bobby Locke
Bobby Locke played a final major-league game on September 29, 1968.