Bob Fothergill Stats

Bob Fothergill was born on Monday, August 16, 1897, in Massillon, Ohio. Fothergill was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1922, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Fothergill baseball stats page.

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Bob Fothergill



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Birth Name:   Robert Roy Fothergill
Nickname:   Fats
Born On:   08-16-1897  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Massillon, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-20-1938 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Detroit, Michigan
Cemetery:   Massillon Cemetery, Massillon, Ohio
High School:   None Attended (Dropped Out After Grammar School)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   230
First Game:   04-18-1922 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-05-1933
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bob Fothergill

Bob Fothergill Pitching Stats

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Bob Fothergill Hitting Stats

1922 25 Tigers 42 152 20 49 12 4 0 0 29 8 - 9 3 - 0 - .322 .356 .454
1923 26 Tigers 101 241 34 76 18 2 1 0 49 12 - 19 11 - 4 - .315 .358 .419
1924 27 Tigers 54 166 28 50 8 3 0 0 15 5 - 13 7 - 1 - .301 .326 .386
1925 28 Tigers 71 204 38 72 14 0 2 0 28 6 - 3 11 - 2 - .353 .377 .451
1926 29 Tigers 110 387 63 142 31 7 3 0 73 33 - 23 14 - 3 - .367 .421 .506
1927 30 Tigers 143 527 93 189 38 9 9 0 114 47 - 31 17 - 2 - .359 .413 .516
1928 31 Tigers 111 347 49 110 28 10 3 0 63 24 - 19 10 - 3 - .317 .366 .481
1929 32 Tigers 115 277 42 98 24 9 6 0 62 11 - 11 5 - 0 - .354 .378 .570
1930 33 Tigers 55 143 14 37 9 3 2 1 14 6 - 10 4 - 0 - .259 .289 .406
1930 33 White Sox 52 135 10 40 9 0 0 0 24 4 - 8 2 - 2 - .296 .326 .363
1931 34 White Sox 108 312 25 88 9 4 3 0 56 17 - 17 2 - 2 - .282 .323 .365
1932 35 White Sox 116 346 36 102 24 1 7 0 50 27 - 10 2 - 1 - .295 .348 .431
1933 36 Red Sox 28 32 1 11 1 0 0 0 5 2 - 4 0 - 0 - .344 .382 .375
12 Years 1,106 3,269 453 1,064 225 52 36 1 582 202 - 177 88 - 20 - .325 .368 .459

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Bob Fothergill Fielding Stats

1922 Tigers CF 9 8 207 10 1.1 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.30
1922 Tigers LF 1 1 27 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1922 Tigers RF 27 27 690 44 1.6 41 39 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 1.60
1923 Tigers CF 4 0 - 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1923 Tigers LF 59 46 957 1,120 19.0 1,117 1,113 4 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .997 31.51
1923 Tigers RF 6 6 126 7 1.2 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1924 Tigers CF 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1924 Tigers LF 41 34 768 192 4.7 189 187 2 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 6.64
1924 Tigers RF 2 1 27 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1925 Tigers CF 16 11 252 242 15.1 241 238 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .996 25.82
1925 Tigers LF 40 36 597 278 7.0 277 275 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 12.53
1925 Tigers RF 4 3 75 9 2.3 8 7 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.88
1926 Tigers CF 19 14 336 245 12.9 243 243 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 19.53
1926 Tigers LF 76 75 1,881 2,195 28.9 2,188 2,185 3 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .997 31.41
1926 Tigers RF 9 7 186 18 2.0 17 17 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.47
1927 Tigers LF 137 134 3,390 331 2.4 318 315 3 13 1 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.53
1928 Tigers CF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1928 Tigers LF 68 64 1,527 153 2.3 147 141 6 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.60
1928 Tigers RF 21 20 501 140 6.7 138 138 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 7.44
1929 Tigers LF 38 33 864 92 2.4 89 88 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.78
1929 Tigers RF 21 17 429 131 6.2 130 129 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 8.18
1930 Tigers LF 32 29 624 49 1.5 46 46 0 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.99
1930 White Sox LF 9 8 177 15 1.7 14 14 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.14
1930 White Sox RF 22 20 528 145 6.6 141 139 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 7.21
1930 Tigers RF 6 2 36 18 3.0 18 17 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.50
1931 White Sox LF 47 42 1,095 2,129 45.3 2,125 2,124 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .998 52.40
1931 White Sox RF 27 23 516 247 9.1 246 245 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 12.87
1932 White Sox LF 52 50 774 75 1.4 71 67 4 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.48
1932 White Sox RF 35 35 648 72 2.1 69 68 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.88
1933 Red Sox LF 1 1 - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1933 Red Sox RF 3 1 - 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
LF Totals 601 553 12,681 6,633 11.0 6,585 6,559 26 48 2 n/a n/a n/a .993 14.02
RF Totals 183 162 3,762 833 4.6 817 808 9 16 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.86
CF Totals 50 33 795 499 10.0 496 493 3 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .994 16.85
12 Years 834 748 17,238 7,965 9.6 7,898 7,860 38 67 6 n/a n/a n/a .992 12.37

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Bob Fothergill Miscellaneous Stats

1922 Tigers 1 5 .167 5 0 n/a 0.0 16.9 5.2 - - -
1923 Tigers 5 4 .556 33 0 n/a 241.0 12.7 4.9 - - -
1924 Tigers 2 3 .400 10 0 n/a 0.0 12.8 11.1 - - -
1925 Tigers 3 2 .600 11 1 n/a 102.0 68.0 7.3 - - -
1926 Tigers 4 12 .250 7 0 n/a 129.0 16.8 5.3 - - -
1927 Tigers 9 15 .375 6 0 n/a 58.6 17.0 4.6 - - -
1928 Tigers 8 3 .727 22 0 n/a 115.7 18.3 5.5 - - -
1929 Tigers 3 1 .750 55 1 n/a 46.2 25.2 4.5 - - -
1930 Tigers 1 1 .500 17 0 n/a 71.5 14.3 10.2 - - -
1930 White Sox 0 0 .000 21 0 n/a 0.0 16.9 5.6 - - -
1931 White Sox 2 2 .500 34 0 n/a 104.0 18.4 5.6 - - -
1932 White Sox 4 4 .500 30 0 n/a 49.4 34.6 6.9 - - -
1933 Red Sox 0 0 .000 25 0 n/a 0.0 8.0 6.4 - - -
12 Years 42 52 .447 276 2 n/a 90.8 18.5 5.6 - - -

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Bob Fothergill Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1922 Detroit Tigers n/a $3,000.00 n/a -
1923 Detroit Tigers n/a $3,600.00 n/a -
1924 Detroit Tigers n/a $3,850.00 n/a -
1925 Detroit Tigers n/a $3,850.00 n/a -
1926 Detroit Tigers n/a $5,000.00 n/a -
1927 Detroit Tigers n/a $6,000.00 n/a -
1928 Detroit Tigers n/a $7,500.00 n/a -
1929 Detroit Tigers n/a $6,500.00 n/a -
1930 Detroit Tigers n/a $8,000.00 n/a -
1930 Chicago White Sox n/a "     "     n/a -
1931 Chicago White Sox 35 $6,000.00 n/a -
1932 Chicago White Sox 13 $5,000.00 n/a -
1933 Boston Red Sox 13 $4,500.00 - -

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