Robin Roberts

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 30, 1926 in Springfield, IL us

Died: May 6, 2010 in Temple Terrace, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Lanphier HS (Springfield, IL)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: June 18, 1948 (Age 21-262d, 10,524th in major league history)
vs. PIT 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 3, 1966 (Age 39-338d)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by BBWAA on 337/388 ballots)
View Robin Roberts's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Robin Evan Roberts

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

86.1

286

245

ERA

3.41

676

609

4688.2

2357

WHIP

1.170

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 16	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	8 (1)	Apr 21	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (4)	Apr 28	PHI	@	STL	L,9-10	GS	11	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (2)	May 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (4)	May 7	PHI		SFG	L,0-7	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	31 (9)	May 20	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	39 (7)	May 31	PHI		CHC	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	44 (4)	Jun 5	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	49 (4)	Jun 10	PHI	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	26	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	54 (4)	Jun 17	PHI		CIN	L,5-10	GS	21	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	56 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,0-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (2)	Jun 23	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-11	GS	18	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	61 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64 (2)	Jun 27	PHI		SFG	L,5-12		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65	Jun 28	PHI		SFG	T,7-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	70 (4)	Jul 2	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	79 (8)	Jul 9 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	109 (29)	Aug 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	115 (5)	Aug 17	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	123 (7)	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,4-9		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	126 (2)	Aug 28	PHI		MLN	L,1-7	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	135 (8)	Sep 5	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	139 (3)	Sep 10	PHI	@	CHC	W,14-6	GS	22	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	150 (10)	Sep 24	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	153 (2)	Sep 28	PHI		LAD	L,0-10		18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							26gm		117.0	6	15	0	21	1