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Maurice Van Robays

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 15, 1914 in Detroit, MI us

Died: March 1, 1965 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI

Debut: September 7, 1939 (Age 24-296d, 8,700th in major league history)
vs. CIN 6 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1946 (Age 31-311d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Maurice Rene Van Robays

Nicknames: Bomber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1844

493

.267

232

RBI

303

OBP

.321

SLG

.380

OPS

.702

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-18 / in Starts: 9-16
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 112 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	77 (37-26-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 112 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	75 (38-24-12)

Most Driven In
B Elliott	6
A Vaughan	4
P Waner	2
Self	2
K Heintzelman	1

Most Driven In By
B Brubaker	5
Self	2
E Fletcher	2
R Juelich	1
O Swigart	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	126 (125)	Sep 7	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	CG(11)	6	6	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	4	2.81	1.022	.00	0.00%	2.10	LF
2	2	127	Sep 8	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.600	1.100	4	1.57	0.194	.00	0.00%	1.06	LF
3	3	128	Sep 9	PIT		STL	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.571	1.071	4	1.85	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.26	LF
4	4	129	Sep 10 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.556	1.056	4	.50	-0.028	.00	0.00%	0.41	3B
5	5	130	Sep 10 (2)	PIT		STL	L,4-11	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.409	.435	.455	.889	4	.64	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-1.16	LF
6	6	131	Sep 11	PIT		STL	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.444	.464	.519	.983	4	2.17	0.400	.00	0.00%	2.16	LF
7	7	132	Sep 13 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.419	.467	.886	4	1.15	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.71	LF
8	8	133	Sep 13 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.382	.400	.471	.871	4	.39	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.15	LF
9	9	134	Sep 14 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.351	.385	.432	.817	4	.93	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.35	LF
10	10	135	Sep 14 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,4-8	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.325	.386	.400	.786	4	1.70	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.53	LF
11	11	136	Sep 15	PIT		BRO	L,2-4	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	1	1		0		0	.318	.388	.386	.774	4						LF
12	12	137	Sep 16	PIT		BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.358	.354	.713	4	1.76	-0.169	.00	0.00%	-1.23	LF
13	13	138	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	.288	.351	.346	.697	4						LF
14	14	139	Sep 17 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,10-1	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0		0		0	.298	.355	.368	.723	4						LF
15	15	140	Sep 18	PIT		PHI	W,7-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.364	.426	.790	4	1.19	0.170	.00	0.00%	2.03	LF
16	16	141	Sep 19	PIT		BSN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.323	.371	.446	.818	4	.64	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.72	LF
17	17	142	Sep 21 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.309	.365	.426	.791	4	.64	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.41	LF
18	18	144 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.304	.360	.420	.780	8	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
19	19	145	Sep 22 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,9-10	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.364	.423	.786	4	1.17	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.16	PH LF
20	20	146	Sep 23 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.320	.370	.427	.797	4	1.53	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.31	LF
21	21	147	Sep 23 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.365	.430	.795	4	.75	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.04	LF
22	22	148	Sep 24	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.313	.360	.458	.817	4	.60	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.23	LF
23	23	149	Sep 27 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,8-9	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.366	.471	.837	4	1.68	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.53	LF
24	24	150	Sep 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-9	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.304	.347	.446	.793	4	2.17	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-0.87	LF
25	25	151	Sep 29	PIT		CIN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.458	.811	4	1.24	0.158	.00	0.00%	1.01	LF
26	26	152	Oct 1 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.310	.349	.450	.799	4	.59	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.49	LF
27	27	153	Oct 1 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,8-0	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.314	.351	.457	.808	4	1.71	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.29	LF
							9-18		112	105	13	33	9	2	16	6	0	10	0	3	.314	.351	.457	.808		1.32	1.613	.00	0.00%	6.25

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