Bob Chakales

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: August 10, 1927 in Asheville, NC us

Died: February 18, 2010 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Westhampton Memorial Park, Richmond, VA

High School: Benedictine HS (Richmond, VA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Last Game: September 17, 1957 (Age 30-038d)
vs. KCA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Robert Edward Chakales

Nicknames: The Golden Greek

Pronunciation: \SHACK-ulls\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.54

171

420.1

187

WHIP

1.594

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1945	17	-5.6	Wilmington	ISLG	B	PHI	13	5	.722	5.06	5.91	19			9			105.0	98	69	59		57		92	10	2	6		1.476	8.4		4.9	7.9	1.61

1947	19	-6.2	Utica	EL	A	PHI	7	5	.583	5.36	6.70	22			5	2		94.0	74	70	56		76		53		1	1		1.596	7.1		7.3	5.1	0.70
1948	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	PHI	13	9	.591			29			11	3		148.0	118	67	52		97		93	6	3	8
1948	20	-4.0	Utica	EL	A	PHI	1	2	.333			4
1948	20	-3.1	Portland	NENL	B	PHI	12	7	.632	3.16	4.07	25			11	3		148.0	118	67	52		97		93	6	3	8		1.453	7.2		5.9	5.7	0.96
1949	21	-3.1	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A	CLE	6	10	.375	5.25	7.50	26	19		6	1		120.0	154	100	70		80		67	2	2	7		1.950	11.6		6.0	5.0	0.84
1950	22	-1.8	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A	CLE	16	5	.762	2.04	3.16	33			13	4		168.0	133	59	38		69		103	0	0	3		1.202	7.1		3.7	5.5	1.49
1951	23	-6.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	4	.429	4.74	5.27	17	10	5	2	1	0	68.1	80	40	36	3	43	4	32	0	1	2	321	1.800	10.5	0.4	5.7	4.2	0.74
1952	24	-2.1	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CLE	10	6	.625	5.18	6.34	30	16		4	0		125.0	147	88	72		72		69	7	3	4		1.752	10.6		5.2	5.0	0.96
1952	24	-6.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	2	.333	9.75	9.75	5	1	2	0	0	0	12.0	19	13	13	2	8	1	7	0	0	0	58	2.250	14.3	1.5	6.0	5.3	0.88
1953	25	-1.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CLE	4	2	.667	3.91	5.22	11	10		2	1		69.0	70	40	30	7	32		31	2	0	4		1.478	9.1	0.9	4.2	4.0	0.97
1953	25	-4.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	2	.000	2.67	4.33	7	3	2	1	0	0	27.0	28	13	8	2	10	0	6	1	0	2	116	1.407	9.3	0.7	3.3	2.0	0.60
1954	26		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CLE	5	7	.417	3.43	3.97	41	6	28	0	0	4	99.2	85	44	38	8	55	8	47	1	0	1	433	1.405	7.7	0.7	5.0	4.2	0.85
1954	26	-2.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	0	1.000	0.87	0.87	3	0	0	0	0	0	10.1	4	1	1	0	12	0	3	0	0	0	47	1.548	3.5	0.0	10.5	2.6	0.25
1954	26	-2.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	3	7	.300	3.73	4.33	38	6	28	0	0	4	89.1	81	43	37	8	43	8	44	1	0	1	386	1.388	8.2	0.8	4.3	4.4	1.02
1955	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-WSH	2	3	.400	4.57	5.37	36	0	15	0	0	0	67.0	66	40	34	6	31	4	34	1	1	2	292	1.448	8.9	0.8	4.2	4.6	1.10
1955	27	-1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		1.46	1.46	7	0	4	0	0	0	12.1	11	2	2	2	6	1	6	0	0	0	50	1.378	8.0	1.5	4.4	4.4	1.00
1955	27	-1.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	2	3	.400	5.27	6.26	29	0	11	0	0	0	54.2	55	38	32	4	25	3	28	1	1	2	242	1.463	9.1	0.7	4.1	4.6	1.12
1956	28	-0.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	4	4	.500	4.03	4.97	43	1	23	0	0	4	96.0	94	53	43	3	57	7	33	3	0	2	423	1.573	8.8	0.3	5.3	3.1	0.58
1957	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-WSH	0	3	.000	7.15	7.69	22	2	13	0	0	3	50.1	73	43	40	7	21	1	28	1	0	3	240	1.868	13.1	1.3	3.8	5.0	1.33
1957	29	1.0	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	5	2	.714	3.45	3.60	9	9		5	2		60.0	65	24	23	3	25		30	1	0	2		1.500	9.8	0.5	3.8	4.5	1.20
1957	29	0.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	0	1	.000	5.40	6.38	4	2	1	0	0	0	18.1	20	13	11	2	10	1	12	0	0	2	85	1.636	9.8	1.0	4.9	5.9	1.20
1957	29	0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	2	.000	8.16	8.44	18	0	12	0	0	3	32.0	53	30	29	5	11	0	16	1	0	1	155	2.000	14.9	1.4	3.1	4.5	1.45
1958	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	BOS	10	8	.556			34	21		9	4		162.0	144	73	62	13	79	8	72	3	1	4
1958	30	3.0	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	10	6	.625	3.44	4.06	30	21		9	4		162.0	144	73	62	13	79	8	72	3	1	4		1.377	8.0	0.7	4.4	4.0	0.91
1958	30	3.0	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	BOS	0	2	.000			4															0
1959	31	3.5	Toronto	IL	AAA		13	10	.565	4.04	4.75	34	28		9	2		216.0	228	114	97	24	68	6	117	7	1	5		1.370	9.5	1.0	2.8	4.9	1.72
1960	32	4.1	Toronto	IL	AAA	CLE	9	3	.750	3.74	3.98	24	15		6	2		113.0	110	50	47	11	42	3	53	6	1	3		1.345	8.8	0.9	3.3	4.2	1.26
1961	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA		7	4	.636	5.44	6.09	24	15		5	2		96.0	112	65	58	14	40	4	31	3	0	1		1.583	10.5	1.3	3.8	2.9	0.78
1961	33	5.5	Toronto	IL	AAA		3	1	.750	4.78	5.14	13	8		3	2		49.0	55	28	26	7	19	3	17	1	0	1		1.510	10.1	1.3	3.5	3.1	0.89
1961	33	6.9	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	KCA	4	3	.571	6.13	7.09	11	7		2	0		47.0	57	37	32	7	21	1	14	2	0	0		1.660	10.9	1.3	4.0	2.7	0.67
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		15	25	.375	4.54	5.27	171	23	88	3	1	11	420.1	445	246	212	31	225	25	187	7	2	12	1883	1.594	9.5	0.7	4.8	4.0	0.83
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		113	69	.621			295	133		84	23		1476.0	1453	819	664	72	737	21	811	47	14	48
All Levels (16 Seasons)							128	94	.577			466	156	88	87	24	11	1896.1	1898	1065	876	103	962	46	998	54	16	60	1883

Opn (1 season)					Minors		5	2	.714	3.45	3.60	9	9		5	2		60.0	65	24	23	3	25		30	1	0	2		1.500	9.8	0.5	3.8	4.5	1.20
AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		53	33	.616			157	105		35	11		781.0	811	430	366	69	333	21	373	28	6	21
A (4 seasons)					Minors		30	22	.577			85	19		24	7		382.0	361	229	164		225		223	2	3	11
B (2 seasons)					Minors		25	12	.676	3.95	4.84	44			20	3		253.0	216	136	111		154		185	16	5	14		1.462	7.7		5.5	6.6	1.20