Bob Hooper
| Bob Hooper | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 30, 1922 Leamington, Ontario Canada | |
| Died: March 17, 1980 (aged 57) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1950, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 14, 1955, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 40–41 |
| Earned run average | 4.80 |
| Strikeouts | 196 |
| Teams | |
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Robert Nelson Hooper (May 30, 1922 – March 17, 1980) was a Canadian-born pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1955. A native of Leamington, Ontario, Hooper attended Montclair State University in New Jersey and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II before his major-league career. As a player, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
Although he was originally signed by the
bases on balls, with 196 strikeouts.[1]
Although only posting a career .166
home runs. Defensively, he recorded a .970 fielding percentage
which was 14 points higher than the league average at his position.
After Hooper retired as a player, he joined the
scout for the New York Mets in the early 1960s, and became a physical education teacher in the New Brunswick, New Jersey, public schools, retiring in 1979. Hooper died of a heart attack
at age 57 the following year in New Brunswick.
References
- ^ "Bob Hooper". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Obituary, from The Dead Ball Era