Bob Chakales

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Bob Chakales
Pitcher
Born: (1927-08-10)August 10, 1927
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: February 18, 2010(2010-02-18) (aged 82)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
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 record15–25
Earned run average4.54
Strikeouts187
Teams

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+13 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.

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