Bob Bauer

Robert Henry Bauer
(Bob)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

• High School Decatur High School

• Born November 14, 1930 in Decatur, IL USA
• Died December 6, 2020 in Decatur, IL USA

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Biographical information

Bob Bauer had a ten-year minor league playing career in the farm systems of the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees where he was used primarily at third base, but he also played some right and left field. Late in his playing career, Bauer was a player-manager.

Bauer served in the military from 1950-1952. He began his career with the Alexandria Aces of the Evangeline League and the Odessa Oilers of the Longhorn League before being taken in the minor league phase of the 1954 Rule V Draft. From 1955 to 1957, he was part of the Cardinals system making stops with the Lynchburg Cardinals of the Piedmont League, the Peoria Chiefs of the Three-I League, and the Winston-Salem Red Birds of the Carolina League.

From 1958 to 1962, Bauer played and managed in the Yankees system making stops with the Greensboro Yankees of the Carolina League, the Auburn Yankees of the New York-Penn League, and the St. Petersburg Saints and Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League as a player. His best season in the Yankees' system was 1959 when he hit .332 and drove in 74 RBI for Auburn.

1959 was also Bauer's first year as a player-manager. He managed in Auburn in 1960 as well, leading the team to a third-place finish and a playoff berth. In 1961, Bauer skippered the St. Petersburg Saints. The final campaign to see him serve as a player-manager was 1962 when he led the Fort Lauderdale Yankees to a Florida State League championship.

Bauer left baseball for the 1963 and 1964 seasons, but returned to manage the Johnson City Yankees of the Appalachian League in 1965 and 1966. 1967 saw Bauer managing the Greensboro Yankees in the Carolina League. When the Yankees moved their Carolina League affiliate from Greensboro to the Kinston Eagles in 1968, Bauer moved with them. Over the winter of 1969-1970, Bauer took the job of managing the Danville Warriors. But in April of 1970 he was forced to walk away from the assignment. Danville hired Frank Calo.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1959	Auburn Yankees	New York-Penn League	58-67	5th	New York Yankees
1960	Auburn Yankees	New York-Penn League	65-63	3rd	New York Yankees	Lost in 1st round
1961	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida State League	67-75	3rd	New York Yankees
1962	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	71-50	1st	New York Yankees	League Champs
1965	Johnson City Yankees	Appalachian League	27-43	6th	New York Yankees	none
1966	Johnson City Yankees	Appalachian League	41-30	2nd	New York Yankees	none
1967	Greensboro Yankees	Carolina League	6-72	9th	New York Yankees
1968	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	62-75	9th	New York Yankees