1931
Born July 3, 1931
East Millsboro, PA, USA
Ed Roebuck Notable
b. July 3, 1931 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1955–1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958, 1960–1963, Washington Senators 1963–1964, Philadelphia Phillies 1964–1966
Ed Roebuck played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1966.
He went 52 and 31 with a 3.35 earned run average, pitching 791 innings in 460 games. He struck out 477. Across 460 games he batted .204, with 28 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 4 doubles.
He was born in East Millsboro, PA, USA on July 3, 1931, and died on June 14, 2018. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 47 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .111 |
| 1956 | BRO | 43 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| 1957 | BRO | 44 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .238 |
| 1958 | LAD | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1960 | LAD | 58 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .167 |
| 1961 | LAD | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | LAD | 64 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 1963 | LAD/WSA | 55 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1964 | PHI/WSA | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | PHI | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | PHI | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 460 | 137 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 0 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | BRO | 5 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 84.0 | 96 | 44 | 24 | 33 | 4.71 |
| 1956 | BRO | 5 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 89.1 | 83 | 39 | 29 | 60 | 3.93 |
| 1957 | BRO | 8 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 96.1 | 70 | 29 | 46 | 73 | 2.71 |
| 1958 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 44.0 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 3.48 |
| 1960 | LAD | 8 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 116.2 | 109 | 36 | 38 | 77 | 2.78 |
| 1961 | LAD | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5.00 |
| 1962 | LAD | 10 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 119.1 | 102 | 41 | 54 | 72 | 3.09 |
| 1963 | LAD/WSA | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 97.2 | 117 | 40 | 50 | 51 | 3.69 |
| 1964 | PHI/WSA | 5 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 78.1 | 55 | 20 | 27 | 42 | 2.30 |
| 1965 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 50.1 | 55 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 3.40 |
| 1966 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6.00 |
| Career | — | 52 | 31 | 460 | 1 | 62 | 791.0 | 753 | 294 | 302 | 477 | 3.35 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died June 14, 2018
1955
Major-league debut: Ed Roebuck
Ed Roebuck made a major-league debut on April 18, 1955.
1966
Final major-league game: Ed Roebuck
Ed Roebuck played a final major-league game on July 7, 1966.
Image: Danny Goodman, public domain