Bob Speake

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: August 22, 1930 in Springfield, MO us

Died: October 3, 2024 in Topeka, KS

High School: Springfield HS (Springfield, MO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: April 16, 1955 (Age 24-237d, 11,216th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 8, 1959 (Age 28-290d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Robert Charles Speake

Nicknames: Spook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

761

170

.223

110

RBI

104

OBP

.301

SLG

.406

OPS

.707

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-5-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
H Landrith	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	291	1	Apr 10	SFG	@	STL	W,6-5	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	2.35	0.082	6.35	0.13%	0.39	PH
2	292	6 (4)	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	L,3-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.02	-0.026	3.33	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
3	293	11 (4)	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,7-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	2.73	-0.078	8.48	-0.15%	-0.34	PH
4	294	14 (2)	Apr 25	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.43	-0.011	1.47	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
5	295	16 (1)	Apr 29	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	2.15	-0.054	7.06	-0.11%	-0.23	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	296	17	May 1	SFG	@	MLN	W,6-4	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	.47	0.002	1.50	0.00%	-0.07	PH
7	297	19 (1)	May 3	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.28	-0.007	1.11	-0.02%	-0.09	PH
8	298	21 (1)	May 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.72	-0.021	2.83	-0.05%	-0.23	PH
9	299	22	May 7	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						PR
10	300	24 (1)	May 9	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	2.58	0.135	9.27	0.29%	1.00	PH
11	301	42 (17)	May 28	SFG		STL	W,5-4	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8	2.62	-0.059	9.46	-0.13%	-0.46	PH
12	302	43	May 29	SFG		STL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	8	5.20	-0.126	20.00	-0.29%	-0.57	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	303	49 (5)	Jun 4	SFG	@	MLN	W,11-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.11	-0.027	5.63	-0.08%	-0.21	PH
14	304	53 (3)	Jun 7 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.36	-0.015	1.66	-0.04%	-1.20	PH
15	305	54	Jun 8	SFG	@	PIT	L,9-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	8						PR
							4-11		13	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258		1.69	-0.205	6.01	-0.51%	-2.34

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