Bob Borkowski Stats

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.

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"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)

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Bob Borkowski Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#7 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1991top05' title='1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Bob Borkowski Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#7 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Robert Vilarian Borkowski
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   01-27-1926  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Dayton, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-18-2017 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Dayton, Ohio
Cemetery:   Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
High School:   Kiser High School (Dayton, OH)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   182
First Game:   04-22-1950 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-10-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Bob Borkowski Pitching Stats

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Bob Borkowski Hitting Stats

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
6 Years 470 1,170 126 294 43 10 16 0 112 76 3 166 8 3 3 32 .251 .298 .346

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Bob Borkowski Fielding Stats

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
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

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Bob Borkowski Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
6 Years 2 9 .182 138 19 n/a 73.1 7.0 10.4 - - -

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Bob Borkowski Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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 Inside the Park Home Run | Baseball Almanac

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