Bob Chakales
Bob Chakales | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | August 10, 1927|
Died: February 18, 2010 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 82)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1951, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 17, 1957, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 15–25 |
Earned run average | 4.54 |
Strikeouts | 187 |
Teams | |
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Robert Edwards Chakales [sha-kuh'-les] (August 10, 1927 – February 18, 2010) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with four clubs between the 1951 and 1957 seasons. Listed at 6'1", 185 lb., Chakales batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina.
Originally a
Washington Senators (1955–57) and Boston Red Sox
(1957).
In his rookie year Chakales recorded two of his three
wins helping himself with the bat, going 7–for–20 (.350) with one home run and six RBI. His most productive season came in 1954, when he posted career highs in wins (5), strikeouts (47), earned run average (3.43) and innings pitched (99.2) in 41 pitching appearances (six as a starter). After that, he was part of various trades that included players as Vic Wertz, Don Ferrarese, Clint Courtney, Johnny Groth, Jim Busby, Milt Bolling and Faye Throneberry
.
In a seven-season career, Chakales went 15–25 with 187 strikeouts and a 4.54 ERA in 171 games, including 23 starts, three
saves, and 225 walks
in 420+1⁄3 innings of work. As a hitter, he posted a .271 average (26–for–96) with one home run and 9 RBI.
Chakales died in Richmond, Virginia, at the age of 82.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet - player page