Bobby Goff

Robert E. Lee Goff

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 142 lb.

• Born March 8, 1902 in Dallas, TX USA
• Died January 13, 1981 in Sulphur Springs, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Bobby Goff played in the minors from 1923-1941, mostly in and around Texas, amassing 2200 hits and 249 steals in 1950 games. He was a minor league manager from 1934-1942. He then became a scout for the St. Louis Browns from 1943-1946. He then turned to the executive suite as General Manager of Wichita Falls (1947, 1952) in the Big State League and Dallas (1948-1951) in the Texas League, while also managing Wichita Falls in 1947 and Dallas in 1949. He then returned to scouting, where he was with the Cleveland Indians from 1953-1972.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1934	Palestine Pals	West Dixie League	53-72	5th	none	none
1935	Palestine Pals	West Dixie League	76-56	2nd	St. Louis Browns	Lost in 1st round
1936	Palestine Pals	East Texas League	74-77	5th	St. Louis Browns
1937	Lafayette White Sox	Evangeline League	73-61	1st (t)	St. Louis Browns	Lost in 1st round
1938	Johnstown Johnnies	Middle Atlantic League	50-78	8th	St. Louis Browns
1939	Tyler Trojans	East Texas League	70-69	5th	Cleveland Indians
1940	Tyler Trojans	East Texas League		--	St. Louis Browns	--	replaced by Sam Hancock 6/7
1941	Lafayette White Sox	Evangeline League	67-67	4th	St. Louis Browns	Lost in 1st round
1947	Wichita Falls Spudders	Texas League	92-61	3rd	none	Lost League Finals
1949	Dallas Eagles	Texas League	6-10	5th	none		replaced Jimmy Adair (70-67) August 27