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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+

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

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 23	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	8 (4)	Apr 28	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	12 (3)	May 6	PIT		BSN	L,7-10	CG	57	12.0	2	0	1	3	0
4	13	May 7	PIT		BSN	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	14	May 8	PIT		NYG	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
6	15	May 9	PIT		NYG	L,6-17	CG	58	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
7	18 (2)	May 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	19	May 14	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	20	May 15	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	21	May 18	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-15	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	22	May 19	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	23	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	0	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
13	24	May 22	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	25	May 25	PIT		CHC	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	26	May 26	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	27	May 27 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	28	May 27 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	29	May 28	PIT		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	30	May 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	31	Jun 2 (1)	PIT		NYG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	32	Jun 2 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	33	Jun 3	PIT		NYG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	34	Jun 4	PIT		BSN	W,14-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	35	Jun 6	PIT		BSN	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	36	Jun 7	PIT		PHI	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	37	Jun 8	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	38	Jun 9 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
28	39	Jun 9 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	40	Jun 10	PIT		BRO	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
30	41	Jun 12	PIT		BRO	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	42	Jun 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	43	Jun 15	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-12	CG	46	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	44	Jun 16 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	46 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,3-5	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	47	Jun 17 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	48	Jun 19	PIT	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	49	Jun 20	PIT	@	BSN	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	50	Jun 21	PIT	@	BRO	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	51	Jun 22	PIT	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	52	Jun 23 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	53	Jun 23 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	T,4-4	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	54	Jun 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	55	Jun 26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	56	Jun 26 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
45	57	Jun 28	PIT		STL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	58	Jun 30 (1)	PIT		STL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	59	Jun 30 (2)	PIT		STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	60	Jul 1	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	61	Jul 2	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
50	62	Jul 3	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	63	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
52	64	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
53	65	Jul 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
54	66	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,15-8	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
55	67	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	68	Jul 7 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
57	69	Jul 7 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	70	Jul 12	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	71	Jul 13	PIT		PHI	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	72	Jul 14 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	73	Jul 14 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	74	Jul 15 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,1-10	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	75	Jul 15 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	76	Jul 16	PIT		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	77	Jul 18	PIT		NYG	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	78	Jul 19	PIT		NYG	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
67	79	Jul 20	PIT		BSN	W,17-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
68	80	Jul 21 (1)	PIT		BSN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	81	Jul 21 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,16-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	82	Jul 23	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
71	83	Jul 25	PIT	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	84	Jul 26	PIT	@	BSN	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	85	Jul 27	PIT	@	BSN	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	86	Jul 28 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
75	87	Jul 28 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	88	Jul 29	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
77	89	Jul 30	PIT	@	BRO	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	90	Aug 1 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	91	Aug 1 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
80	92	Aug 2	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	93	Aug 3	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
82	94	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	95	Aug 4 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	96	Aug 6	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	97	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		STL	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	98	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		STL	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	99	Aug 9	PIT		CHC	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	100	Aug 10	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	101	Aug 11 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	102	Aug 11 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	103	Aug 12	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	104	Aug 13	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	105	Aug 14	PIT	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	51	10.2	3	0	0	3	0
94	106	Aug 16 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	107	Aug 16 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	108	Aug 17	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	55	12.2	3	0	0	3	0
97	109	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
98	110	Aug 19	PIT		BSN	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	111	Aug 20	PIT		BSN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	112	Aug 21	PIT		BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
101	113	Aug 22 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,4-5	CG	56	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	114	Aug 22 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
103	115	Aug 23	PIT		NYG	W,13-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	116	Aug 24	PIT		NYG	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
105	117	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
106	118	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	119	Aug 28 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	120	Aug 28 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	121	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	122	Sep 1 (1)	PIT		STL	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	123	Sep 1 (2)	PIT		STL	T,5-5	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	124	Sep 2 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	125	Sep 2 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	126	Sep 4	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	46	11.1	4	0	0	4	0
115	127	Sep 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	128	Sep 7	PIT	@	STL	W,14-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	129	Sep 8 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,16-14	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
118	130	Sep 8 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	131	Sep 10 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
120	132	Sep 10 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	133	Sep 11	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	134	Sep 12 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	135	Sep 12 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	136	Sep 13	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	138 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	139	Sep 15 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	140	Sep 15 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	141	Sep 16	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	142	Sep 17	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
130	143	Sep 18	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	144	Sep 19 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
132	145	Sep 19 (2)	PIT		STL	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	146	Sep 21 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	147	Sep 21 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	148	Sep 22 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	149	Sep 22 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	150	Sep 23	PIT		CIN	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
138	151	Sep 25 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	0	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
139	152	Sep 25 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
140	153	Sep 26	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	154	Sep 27	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	2	0	3	1
142	155	Sep 28	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
143	156	Sep 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-11	GS	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
							144gm		2.0	254	11	11	276	3