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+

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	18 (17)	May 2	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
2	19	May 3	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	20	May 4	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	21	May 5	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	23 (1)	May 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	24	May 8 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	25	May 8 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	26	May 10	CHC		BRO	L,0-3	GS	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	LF 1B
9	27	May 11	CHC		BRO	W,10-8	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	28	May 12	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	GS	25	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	30 (1)	May 15 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	31	May 15 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	33 (1)	May 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	34	May 20	CHC	@	MLN	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	36 (1)	May 22	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
16	37	May 25 (1)	CHC		STL	W,1-0	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	38	May 25 (2)	CHC		STL	W,3-1	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	39	May 26	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	40	May 27	CHC		MLN	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	41	May 28	CHC		MLN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	42	May 29	CHC		MLN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	43	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	44	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	45	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	46	Jun 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
26	47	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	48	Jun 4	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-8	CG	55	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	49	Jun 5 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	50	Jun 5 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	51	Jun 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
31	52	Jun 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	53	Jun 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
33	54	Jun 10	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	55	Jun 11	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	85 (29)	Jul 10	CHC	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
36	87 (1)	Jul 15	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
37	88	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
38	89	Jul 17 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,11-12	CG	47	9.2	15	1	0	16	3	1B
39	90	Jul 17 susp	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
40	91	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
41	97 (5)	Jul 24 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-12	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
42	98	Jul 24 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	9.1	2	0	1	3	0
43	99	Jul 26	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	100	Jul 27 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
45	101	Jul 27 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,9-8	GS	44	9.0	4	0	2	6	0
46	102	Jul 28	CHC		NYG	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	103	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	104	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	113 (8)	Aug 7	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	114	Aug 8	CHC		BRO	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	115	Aug 9	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	116	Aug 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	118 (1)	Aug 11	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	119	Aug 12	CHC		MLN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	120	Aug 13	CHC		MLN	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	121	Aug 14	CHC		MLN	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
57	122	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	128 (5)	Aug 23	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	129	Aug 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	130	Aug 25	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	150 (19)	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	49	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	152 (1)	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	GS	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
							65gm		541.1	156	11	7	174	8