Bob Heise

Robert Lowell Heise

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
• School Vallejo Junior College
• High School Vacaville High School
• Debut September 12, 1967
• Final Game October 1, 1977
• Born May 12, 1947 in San Antonio, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Bob Heise was a utility infielder who played 11 major league seasons. He made his debut with the New York Mets late in the 1967 season, then played withe the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, California Angels and Boston Red Sox before finishing up with the Kansas City Royals in 1977. He never played more than 95 games in any season and hit one career home run in 1,144 at-bats, coming off Danny Coombs of the San Diego Padres at Candlestick Park on June 30, 1970, when he was a member of the Giants.

Further Reading

• Bill Nowlin: "Bob Heise", in Bill Nowlin and Cecilia Tan, ed.: '75:The Red Sox Team that Saved Baseball, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 161-163. ISBN 978-1-933599-97-7

Related Sites

• Bob Heise at the SABR Bio Project