Bob Mavis
| Bob Mavis | |
|---|---|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| Died: March 1, 2005 (aged 86) Little Rock, Arkansas | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 17, 1949, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 17, 1949, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| Runs scored | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Robert Henry Mavis (April 8, 1918 – March 1, 2005) was an American professional
inning of a game against the New York Yankees. He got as far as second base, but the game ended on a double play and he did not score a run.[1] He was never called upon again that season, and in 1950
he resumed his minor-league career.
Bob Mavis was a 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 160 lb (73 kg) native of
American Association. He was a 31-year-old MLB rookie when the parent Tigers summoned him from Toledo for the final weeks of the 1949 season. All told, in 12 minor league seasons, he batted .305 in 1,292 games played.[2]
In 1954, Mavis became a manager in the Detroit
farm system, then scouted for the club. In 1969 he switched allegiances to the Seattle Pilots as a scout, and continued in that role when the Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. He also spent 14 seasons as a scout for the Atlanta Braves, retiring after the 1990 season. Among the players he signed were Darrell Porter, Brett Butler and Craig McMurtry
.
He died in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 86.
References
- ^ Sargent, Jim, Bob Mavis. SABR Biography Project
- Baseball Reference
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference