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Bobby Wallace (baseball)
American baseball player and manager (1873–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roderick John "Bobby" Wallace (November 4, 1873 – November 3, 1960) was an American Major League Baseball infielder, pitcher, manager, umpire, and scout. Wallace claimed to have invented the continuous throwing motion as a shortstop.[1]
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Bobby Wallace | |
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Shortstop / Pitcher / Manager | |
Born: (1873-11-04)November 4, 1873 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: November 3, 1960(1960-11-03) (aged 86) Torrance, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 15, 1894, for the Cleveland Spiders | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 2, 1918, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .268 |
Hits | 2,309 |
Home runs | 34 |
Runs batted in | 1,121 |
Managerial record | 62–154 |
Winning % | .287 |
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Member of the National | |
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Induction | 1953 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
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