Bob Chakales Stats

Bob Chakales was born on Wednesday, August 10, 1927, in Ashville, North Carolina. Chakales was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1951, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Chakales baseball stats page.

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Bob Chakales

Bob Chakales Autograph on a Topps 1952 Reprint Series (#120)

Bob Chakales Autograph on a Topps 1952 Reprint Series (#120)

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Birth Name:   Robert Edward Chakales
Nickname:   Bob or Chick or The Golden Greek
Born On:   08-10-1927  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ashville, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-18-2010 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, Virginia
Cemetery:   Westhampton Memorial Park, Richmond, Virginia
High School:   Benedictine High School (Richmond, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-21-1951 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-17-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bob Chakales

Bob Chakales Pitching Stats

1951 24 Indians 17 10 5 3 4 .429 4.74 2 1 0 68.1 321 80 36 40 3 43 4 32 2 0 1 -
1952 25 Indians 5 1 2 1 2 .333 9.75 0 0 0 12.0 58 19 13 13 2 8 1 7 0 0 0 -
1953 26 Indians 7 3 2 0 2 .000 2.67 1 0 0 27.0 116 28 8 13 2 10 0 6 2 1 0 -
1954 27 Indians 3 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.87 0 0 0 10.1 47 4 1 1 0 12 0 3 0 0 0 -
1954 27 Orioles 38 6 28 3 7 .300 3.73 0 0 3 89.1 386 81 37 43 8 43 8 44 1 1 0 -
1955 28 White Sox 7 0 4 0 0 .000 1.46 0 0 0 12.1 50 11 2 2 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 -
1955 28 Senators 29 0 11 2 3 .400 5.27 0 0 0 54.2 242 55 32 38 4 25 3 28 2 1 1 -
1956 29 Senators 43 1 23 4 4 .500 4.03 0 0 4 96.0 423 94 43 53 3 57 7 33 2 3 0 -
1957 30 Senators 4 2 1 0 1 .000 5.40 0 0 0 18.1 85 20 11 13 2 10 1 12 2 0 0 -
1957 30 Red Sox 18 0 12 0 2 .000 8.16 0 0 3 32.0 155 53 29 30 5 11 0 16 1 1 0 -
7 Years 171 23 88 15 25 .375 4.54 3 1 10 420.1 1,883 445 212 246 31 225 25 187 12 7 2 -

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Bob Chakales Hitting Stats

1951 24 Indians 17 20 1 7 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .350 .350 .500
1952 25 Indians 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500
1953 26 Indians 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286
1954 27 Indians 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
1954 27 Orioles 38 22 2 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 .364 .364 .409
1955 28 White Sox 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1955 28 Senators 29 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1956 29 Senators 43 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150
1957 30 Senators 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429
1957 30 Red Sox 18 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667
7 Years 171 96 5 26 1 1 1 0 9 1 0 10 8 0 0 2 .271 .278 .333

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Bob Chakales Fielding Stats

1951 Indians P 17 10 205 12 0.7 12 1 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.58
1952 Indians P 5 1 36 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1953 Indians P 7 3 81 8 1.1 7 2 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.33
1954 Indians P 3 0 31 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1954 Orioles P 38 6 268 24 0.6 21 5 16 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.12
1955 White Sox P 7 0 37 5 0.7 4 2 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.92
1955 Senators P 29 0 164 13 0.4 13 1 12 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1956 Senators P 43 1 288 27 0.6 26 1 25 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.44
1957 Senators P 4 2 55 5 1.3 5 0 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1957 Red Sox P 18 0 96 6 0.3 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.41
P Totals 171 23 1,261 100 0.6 93 14 79 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.99
7 Years 171 23 1,261 100 0.6 93 14 79 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.99

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Bob Chakales Miscellaneous Stats

1951 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 20.0 10.0 3.3 0.74 4.21 5.66
1952 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.88 5.25 6.00
1953 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.60 2.00 3.33
1954 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.25 2.61 10.45
1954 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 11.0 22.0 1.02 4.43 4.33
1955 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 4.38 4.38
1955 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.12 4.61 4.12
1956 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.58 3.09 5.34
1957 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 3.5 1.20 5.89 4.91
1957 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.45 4.50 3.09
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 96.0 9.6 10.7 0.83 4.00 4.82

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Bob Chakales Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1952 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1953 Cleveland Indians 20 Undetermined - -
1954 Cleveland Indians 23 Undetermined - -
1954 Baltimore Orioles 20 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago White Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1955 Washington Senators 16 Undetermined - -
1956 Washington Senators 16 Undetermined - -
1957 Washington Senators 16 Undetermined - -
1957 Boston Red Sox 26, 40 Undetermined - -

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