Bob Borkowski was born on Wednesday, January 27, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio. Borkowski was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1950, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Borkowski baseball stats page.
"In '46, Bob made his pro baseball debut as a pitcher. He won 18 and lost 9 for Elizabethton and also played the outfield, batting .384 in 114 games. His hitting so impressed Cub officials that he was converted into an outfielder. Bob was brought up to the Cubs in '50 after leading the Southern Association in Batting with a .376 average. He hit .273 in 85 games for the Cubs in 1950. In October, 1951, Bob was traded to the Reds by the Cubs." - Topps Baseball, Inc. (1952 Topps Baseball Card #328, T.C.G., Baseball Almanac Collection)
Bob BorkowskiBob Borkowski Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#7 | Checklist) |
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Bob BorkowskiBob Borkowski Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bob BorkowskiBob Borkowski Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 24 | Cubs | 85 | 256 | 27 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .273 | .319 | .379 |
1951 | 25 | Cubs | 58 | 89 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .157 | .185 | .169 |
1952 | 26 | Reds | 126 | 377 | 42 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 | .300 | .334 |
1953 | 27 | Redlegs | 94 | 249 | 32 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .269 | .328 | .406 |
1954 | 28 | Redlegs | 73 | 162 | 13 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .265 | .299 | .370 |
1955 | 29 | Redlegs | 25 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .211 | .222 |
1955 | 29 | Dodgers | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 470 | 1,170 | 126 | 294 | 43 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 112 | 76 | 3 | 166 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | .251 | .298 | .346 |
Bob BorkowskiBob Borkowski Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Cubs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1950 Cubs | CF | 29 | 24 | 701 | 85 | 2.9 | 83 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.20 |
1950 Cubs | LF | 9 | 8 | 197 | 19 | 2.1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.47 |
1950 Cubs | RF | 27 | 25 | 687 | 52 | 1.9 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.00 |
1951 Cubs | CF | 10 | 9 | 249 | 25 | 2.5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.60 |
1951 Cubs | LF | 7 | 3 | 78 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.42 |
1951 Cubs | RF | 8 | 5 | 153 | 11 | 1.4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.76 |
1952 Reds | 1B | 5 | 5 | 126 | 43 | 8.6 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 9.00 |
1952 Reds | CF | 64 | 52 | 1,475 | 161 | 2.5 | 159 | 156 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.91 |
1952 Reds | LF | 15 | 8 | 250 | 25 | 1.7 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1952 Reds | RF | 26 | 19 | 556 | 43 | 1.7 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.09 |
1953 Redlegs | 1B | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 6.92 |
1953 Redlegs | CF | 3 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1953 Redlegs | LF | 3 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.53 |
1953 Redlegs | RF | 61 | 54 | 1,421 | 104 | 1.7 | 102 | 99 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.94 |
1954 Redlegs | 1B | 3 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.16 |
1954 Redlegs | LF | 14 | 10 | 295 | 28 | 2.0 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.56 |
1954 Redlegs | RF | 22 | 21 | 575 | 44 | 2.0 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.07 |
1955 Redlegs | 1B | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 12.60 |
1955 Dodgers | CF | 2 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1955 Redlegs | LF | 11 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
1955 Dodgers | LF | 4 | 3 | 78 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.69 |
1955 Dodgers | RF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 147 | 124 | 3,410 | 254 | 1.7 | 250 | 245 | 5 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.98 | |
CF Totals | 108 | 89 | 2,518 | 278 | 2.6 | 273 | 268 | 5 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.93 | |
LF Totals | 63 | 34 | 1,007 | 88 | 1.4 | 86 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.31 | |
1B Totals | 12 | 9 | 249 | 81 | 6.8 | 78 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 8.46 | |
6 Years | 330 | 256 | 7,184 | 701 | 2.1 | 687 | 667 | 20 | 14 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.58 |
Bob BorkowskiBob Borkowski Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 Cubs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 18 | 4 | n/a | 64.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1951 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1952 Reds | 1 | 3 | .250 | 16 | 5 | n/a | 94.3 | 7.1 | 15.7 | - | - | - |
1953 Redlegs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 30 | 1 | n/a | 35.6 | 6.1 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1954 Redlegs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 36 | 0 | n/a | 162.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1955 Redlegs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
1955 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 2 | 9 | .182 | 138 | 19 | n/a | 73.1 | 7.0 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
Bob BorkowskiBob Borkowski Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 Chicago Cubs | 22 | $4,800.00 | - | - |
1951 Chicago Cubs | 22 | $5,500.00 | - | - |
1952 Cincinnati Reds | 24 | $5,500.00 | - | - |
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs | 24 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
1954 Cincinnati Redlegs | 24 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
Bob Borkowski Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Bob Borkowski hit 16 home runs during his Major League career, off 14 different pitchers, in 7 different ballparks. One of the pitchers was a Hall of Famer (Hoyt Wilhelm), and Bob homered off him on July 27, 1952 — the only inside the park home run of his career!
Bob Borkowski | The Newark Advocate | July 28, 1952 | Page 13Baseball Almanac Research Library
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