1898
Born February 7, 1898
, TX, USA
Willie Bobo Notable
b. February 7, 1898 · Kansas City Monarchs 1923, St. Louis Stars 1924–1928, Cleveland Tigers 1928, Nashville Elite Giants 1930
Willie Bobo played for four clubs across eight seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1923 and closing with the Nashville Elite Giants in 1930. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Stars, from 1924 to 1928.
Across 377 games he batted .313, with 398 hits and 254 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 80 doubles and 49 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 36.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.
He led the league in walks once, in 1925, with 55. He played 364 games at first base, with 2,865 putouts and 73 errors. He turned 151 double plays.
He was born in TX, USA on February 7, 1898, and died on February 22, 1931. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | KCM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1924 | SLS | 70 | 268 | 56 | 85 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 25 | 1 | 6 | .317 |
| 1925 | SLS | 87 | 323 | 74 | 116 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 55 | 0 | 14 | .359 |
| 1926 | SLS | 51 | 156 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 13 | .340 |
| 1927 | SLS | 93 | 306 | 63 | 89 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 0 | 11 | .291 |
| 1928 | CTG/SLS | 29 | 79 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| 1930 | NEG | 46 | 135 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 3 | .237 |
| Career | — | 377 | 1271 | 254 | 398 | 80 | 25 | 26 | 237 | 187 | 1 | 49 | .313 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
On this day & linked events
1931