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Bob Stanley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: November 10, 1954 in Portland, ME us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (7th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ).

High School: Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ)

Debut: April 16, 1977 (Age 22-157d, 13,867th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, Sv

Last Game: September 5, 1989 (Age 34-299d)
vs. OAK 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Bob Woolf

Full Name: Robert William Stanley

Nicknames: Stanley Steamer or Bigfoot

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.9

115

ERA

3.64

637

132

1707.0

693

WHIP

1.364

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 12	BOS	@	MIL	W,12-10	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7 (1)	Apr 16	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
4	12 (4)	Apr 21	BOS		KCR	W,10-4	GS	26	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 26	BOS	@	SEA	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (4)	May 1	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-7	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 6	BOS		SEA	L,2-3	GS	37	8.1	1	2	0	3	1	P
8	30 (4)	May 11	BOS		OAK	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 17	BOS		BAL	W,6-2	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (6)	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS	37	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
12	52 (4)	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	L,5-8	GS	11	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	54 (1)	Jun 8	BOS		MIN	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (2)	Jun 11	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	34	10.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
15	60 (2)	Jun 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	62 (1)	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-6	GF	26	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	64 (1)	Jun 19	BOS		DET	L,4-10		19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (5)	Jun 26	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	71	Jun 27	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	GF	10	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	74 (2)	Jun 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	79 (4)	Jul 5	BOS		KCR	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	81 (1)	Jul 7	BOS	@	SEA	W,10-8		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	84 (2)	Jul 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS	31	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	88 (3)	Jul 15	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	92 (3)	Jul 22	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	97 (4)	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-11	GS	13	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	101 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11	GS	19	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	110 (8)	Aug 8 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	GS	23	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	115 (4)	Aug 13	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	116	Aug 14	BOS		MIN	W,12-1		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	119 (2)	Aug 17	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	GS	32	7.2	1	0	1	2	0	P
32	124 (4)	Aug 22	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-4	GS	29	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	128 (3)	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	31	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	132 (3)	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	L,4-5	GS	25	5.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
35	136 (3)	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
36	140 (3)	Sep 10	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	144 (3)	Sep 14	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	150 (5)	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
39	155 (4)	Sep 25	BOS		TOR	L,3-5	GS	29	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	160 (4)	Sep 30	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	GS	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							40gm		216.2	19	43	3	65	2