Bob Babcock
Robert Ernest Babcock
Born: August 25, 1949
New Castle, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 210
Career: 1968-1984
Major League Statistics
Bob Babcock compiled a career record of 80 wins and 85 losses, with 67 saves, and a 3.56 ERA in his 487-game pitching career with the Pirates, Expos, West Palm Beach Expos, Quebec Carnavals, Peninsula Whips, Rochester Red Wings, Memphis Blues, Asheville Orioles, Tucson Toros, Charleston Charlies, Tulsa Drillers, Denver Bears and Salt Lake City Gulls. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign.
 West Palm Beach Expos |
 Quebec Carnavals |
 Peninsula Whips |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Memphis Blues |
 Tucson Toros |
 Tucson Toros |
 Charleston Charlies |
 Tulsa Drillers |
 Denver Bears |
 Salt Lake City Gulls |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | GULF | Pirates | 0 | 5 | .000 | 7.00 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | R | GULF | Expos | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.69 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39.0 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.00 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 126.0 | 89 | 41 | 28 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.93 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 132.0 | 99 | 64 | 43 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.60 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.06 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 97.0 | 59 | 43 | 33 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.33 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 154.0 | 152 | 75 | 57 | 6 | 98 | 5 | 71 | 11 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43.0 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.85 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Orioles | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.45 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 92.0 | 73 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5.04 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91.0 | 107 | 63 | 51 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.57 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 128.0 | 125 | 84 | 65 | 4 | 87 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.79 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.23 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 64.0 | 53 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.52 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 65.0 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1982 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.19 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.0 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.16 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.7 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 3 | 10 | .231 | 3.91 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 66.7 | 86 | 39 | 29 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.44 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | 66 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 80 | 85 | .485 | 3.56 | 487 | 102 | 80 | 34 | 11 | 67 | 1291.0 | 1165 | 656 | 511 | 46 | 718 | 42 | 823 | 71 | 8 | 86 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | GULF | Pirates | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | R | GULF | Expos | 9 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 19 | 47 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .262 | .295 | .262 | .557 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 27 | 48 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .158 | .289 | .158 | .447 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 16 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .062 | .118 | .062 | .180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | (+) Memphis Blues | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | (+) Rochester Red Wings | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 124 | 175 | 153 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 93 | .137 | .205 | .137 | .342 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | GULF | Pirates | P | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .444 |
| 1969 | R | GULF | Expos | P | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1.444 |
| 1970 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.158 |
| 1971 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | P | 27 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 1.259 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | P | 16 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .914 | 2.000 |
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | P | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Peninsula Whips | P | 35 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .940 | 1.343 |
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Memphis Blues | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1974 | AA | EL | Quebec Carnavals | P | 22 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .842 | .727 |
| 1975 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Orioles | P | 28 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | .958 | .821 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 1976 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 34 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .880 | .647 |
| 1977 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 56 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .750 | .321 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1979 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 41 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .875 | .341 |
| 1980 | AAA | IL | Charleston Charlies | P | 39 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .929 | .333 |
| 1982 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .556 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .857 |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 60 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .183 |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .733 | .524 |
| Totals | 487 | 74 | 237 | 34 | 15 | .901 | .639 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1969 | R | Gulf Coast League | Expos | MON | ||
| 1970 | A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1971 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Peninsula Whips | MON | ||
| 1973 | AAA | International League | Peninsula Whips | MON | ||
| 1974 | AA | Eastern League | Quebec Carnavals | MON | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Memphis Blues | MON | ||
| 1975 | AA | Southern League | Asheville Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1976 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | TEX | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | TEX | ||
| 1979 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | TEX | ||
| 1980 | AAA | International League | Charleston Charlies | TEX | ||
| 1982 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | TEX | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA |
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