Dick Bokelmann was born on Tuesday, October 26, 1926, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Bokelmann was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 3, 1951, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Dick Bokelmann baseball stats page.
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Dick Bokelmann![]() Dick Bokelmann Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#204 | Checklist) |
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Dick BokelmannDick Bokelmann 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 |
| 1951 | 25 | Cardinals | 20 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52.1 | 235 | 49 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 31 | - | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 26 | Cardinals | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 65 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 27 | Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 3 Years | 34 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68.0 | 313 | 73 | 37 | 49 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
Dick BokelmannDick Bokelmann 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 |
| 1951 | 25 | Cardinals | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1952 | 26 | Cardinals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1953 | 27 | Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Dick BokelmannDick Bokelmann Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1951 Cardinals | P | 20 | 1 | 157 | 11 | 0.6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 1.55 |
| 1952 Cardinals | P | 11 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.68 |
| 1953 Cardinals | P | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 34 | 1 | 204 | 22 | 0.6 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.65 | |
| 3 Years | 34 | 1 | 204 | 22 | 0.6 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.65 | |
Dick BokelmannDick Bokelmann Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1951 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 3.78 | 5.33 |
| 1952 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 3.55 | 4.97 |
| 1953 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 3.57 | 5.03 |
Dick BokelmannDick Bokelmann Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1951 St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Dick Bokelmann Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Richard Werner Bokelmann was a Major League Baseball player who pitched who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1951-1953). Dick, his nickname, was the fifth pitcher to reach the majors out of Northwestern University, and the first to earn a big league save!
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