Chuck Stobbs was born on Tuesday, July 2, 1929, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Stobbs was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1947, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Chuck Stobbs baseball stats page.
"He (Chuck Stobbs) always told me that he threw just as hard in '61 as he did in '47; it just didn't get there as fast." - Stobbs, Charley. Son of Chuck Stobbs. The Herald Tribune. Brockhoff, Chad. Stwff Writer. 13 July 2008.
Chuck StobbsChuck Stobbs Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#89 | Checklist) |
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Chuck StobbsChuck Stobbs 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 |
1947 | 18 | Red Sox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1948 | 19 | Red Sox | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1949 | 20 | Red Sox | 26 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4.03 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 653 | 145 | 68 | 72 | 10 | 75 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
1950 | 21 | Red Sox | 32 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 5.10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 169.1 | 738 | 158 | 96 | 104 | 17 | 88 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
1951 | 22 | Red Sox | 34 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170.0 | 754 | 180 | 90 | 100 | 15 | 74 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1952 | 23 | White Sox | 38 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 3.13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135.0 | 583 | 118 | 47 | 54 | 9 | 72 | 2 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
1953 | 24 | Senators | 27 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 153.0 | 640 | 146 | 56 | 64 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1954 | 25 | Senators | 31 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 182.0 | 789 | 189 | 83 | 87 | 6 | 67 | 8 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1955 | 26 | Senators | 41 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140.1 | 634 | 169 | 78 | 90 | 13 | 57 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1956 | 27 | Senators | 37 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.60 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 240.0 | 1,026 | 264 | 96 | 115 | 29 | 54 | 4 | 97 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
1957 | 28 | Senators | 42 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 5.36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 211.2 | 946 | 235 | 126 | 140 | 28 | 80 | 10 | 114 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
1958 | 29 | Senators | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 268 | 87 | 38 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1958 | 29 | Cardinals | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 171 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1959 | 30 | Senators | 41 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90.2 | 383 | 82 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1960 | 31 | Senators | 40 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 119.1 | 510 | 115 | 44 | 54 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1961 | 32 | Twins | 24 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44.2 | 203 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 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 | ||
15 Years | 459 | 238 | 105 | 107 | 130 | .451 | 4.29 | 65 | 7 | 19 | 1,920.1 | 8,378 | 2,003 | 916 | 1,030 | 183 | 735 | 45 | 897 | 30 | 35 | 3 | - |
Chuck StobbsChuck Stobbs 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 |
1947 | 18 | Red Sox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1948 | 19 | Red Sox | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1949 | 20 | Red Sox | 26 | 53 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | .208 | .250 | .245 |
1950 | 21 | Red Sox | 32 | 57 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | .246 | .377 | .263 |
1951 | 22 | Red Sox | 34 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | 3 | .180 | .242 | .213 |
1952 | 23 | White Sox | 38 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | .079 | .205 | .079 |
1953 | 24 | Senators | 27 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | .227 | .292 | .227 |
1954 | 25 | Senators | 31 | 51 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .137 | .237 | .157 |
1955 | 26 | Senators | 41 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .326 | .200 |
1956 | 27 | Senators | 38 | 84 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .179 | .205 | .214 |
1957 | 28 | Senators | 42 | 76 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .221 | .263 |
1958 | 29 | Senators | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1958 | 29 | Cardinals | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
1959 | 30 | Senators | 41 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .105 |
1960 | 31 | Senators | 40 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .162 | .088 |
1961 | 32 | Twins | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .500 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 460 | 578 | 53 | 102 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 52 | 0 | 125 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 14 | .176 | .246 | .202 |
Chuck StobbsChuck Stobbs Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1947 Red Sox | P | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1948 Red Sox | P | 6 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
1949 Red Sox | P | 26 | 19 | 456 | 33 | 1.3 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.78 |
1950 Red Sox | P | 32 | 21 | 508 | 45 | 1.4 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
1951 Red Sox | P | 34 | 25 | 510 | 30 | 0.9 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.54 |
1952 White Sox | P | 38 | 17 | 405 | 35 | 0.9 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.27 |
1953 Senators | P | 27 | 20 | 459 | 34 | 1.3 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.94 |
1954 Senators | P | 31 | 24 | 546 | 45 | 1.5 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.13 |
1955 Senators | P | 41 | 16 | 421 | 40 | 1.0 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1956 Senators | P | 37 | 33 | 720 | 59 | 1.6 | 58 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.18 |
1957 Senators | P | 42 | 31 | 635 | 33 | 0.8 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.40 |
1958 Senators | P | 19 | 8 | 170 | 15 | 0.8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.22 |
1958 Cardinals | P | 17 | 0 | 119 | 13 | 0.8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.95 |
1959 Senators | P | 41 | 7 | 272 | 20 | 0.5 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
1960 Senators | P | 40 | 13 | 358 | 15 | 0.4 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1961 Twins | P | 24 | 3 | 134 | 6 | 0.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.21 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 459 | 238 | 5,761 | 427 | 0.9 | 417 | 116 | 301 | 10 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.95 | |
15 Years | 459 | 238 | 5,761 | 427 | 0.9 | 417 | 116 | 301 | 10 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.95 |
Chuck StobbsChuck Stobbs 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 |
1947 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
1948 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 5.14 | 9.00 |
1949 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 0.93 | 4.14 | 4.44 |
1950 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 0.89 | 4.15 | 4.68 |
1951 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 1.01 | 3.97 | 3.92 |
1952 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 12.7 | 1.01 | 4.87 | 4.80 |
1953 Senators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 14.7 | 1.52 | 3.94 | 2.59 |
1954 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 3.31 |
1955 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 35.0 | 1.05 | 3.85 | 3.66 |
1956 Senators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 1.80 | 3.64 | 2.03 |
1957 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 1.43 | 4.85 | 3.40 |
1958 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 3.65 | 2.54 |
1958 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.79 | 5.67 | 3.18 |
1959 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.08 | 4.96 | 2.38 |
1960 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 11.3 | 1.89 | 5.43 | 2.87 |
1961 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.13 | 3.43 | 3.02 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 1.22 | 4.20 | 3.44 |
Chuck StobbsChuck Stobbs Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1947 Boston Red Sox | 42 | $1,200.00 | - | - |
1948 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
1949 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1950 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
1951 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1952 Chicago White Sox | 18 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1953 Washington Senators | 18 | $10,500.00 | - | - |
1954 Washington Senators | 18 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1955 Washington Senators | 18 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1956 Washington Senators | 18 | $11,000.00 | - | - |
1957 Washington Senators | 18 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1958 Washington Senators | 18 | $14,000.00 | - | - |
1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | " " | - | - |
1959 Washington Senators | 27 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1960 Washington Senators | 27 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1961 Minnesota Twins | 27 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
Chuck Stobbs Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Charles Klein Stobbs was a Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox (1947-1951), Chicago White Sox (1952), Washington Senators (1953-1958), St. Louis Cardinals (1958), Washington Senators (1959-1960), and Minnesota Twins (1961). Chuck, his nickname, was a star quarterback at Granby High School (Norfolk, VA) who turned down several scholarship offers after the Red Sox gave him a $50,000 Signing Bonus (a year where Ted Williams annual contract was $65,000).
Chuck Stobbs Rookie Card | 1952 Topps Baseball Card (#62| Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
When Chuck Stobbs made his big league debut on September 15, 1947, he became the fifth left-handed teenage pitcher in Red Sox history, joining Rube Kroh (1906), Charlie Hartman (1908), Babe Ruth (1914), and Jud McLaughlin (1931).
Chuck Stobbs was not just the youngest pitcher, but rather the youngest player in the entire American League in 1947, and 1948! In 1948, Stobbs turned twenty on July 2nd, and was no longer the youngest player in the junior circuit. Do you know was younger that season? [Answer]
On April 17, 1953, Mickey Mantle absolutely crushed a pitch that literally traveled completely out of Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. — it was his thirty-seventh career home run. The pitcher? Chuck Stobbs, who surrendered 184 career home runs, to 102 different sluggers, in 11 different ballparks. Mantle took Stobbs deep eight times, the most by any batter Chuck faced.
Chuck Stobbs tied a unique "record" on May 20, 1956, when he threw one of the wildest pitches in the long history of Briggs Stadium. The ball sailed into the lower box seats to the right of home plate. The Evening Star wrote, "Stobbs explained he lost control of the ball during his windup when his hand brushed his leg. He could feel the ball slipping from his grasp but went through with his motion in order to prevent a balk. Veteran observers said it matched a wild pitch by Phil Marchildon there years ago, which also soared 17 rows deep."