Bob Speake
Appearance
Bob Speake | |
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Outfielder, first baseman | |
Born: Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | August 22, 1930|
Died: October 3, 2024 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 94)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1955, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 8, 1959, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .223 |
Home runs | 31 |
Runs batted in | 104 |
Teams | |
Robert Charles Speake (August 22, 1930 – October 3, 2024), nicknamed Spook, was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball in the 1950s.[1] Speake died in Topeka, Kansas, on October 3, 2024, at the age of 94.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bob Speake Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
- ^ "Bob Speake". Parker-Price & Davidson. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2024 deaths
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Chicago Cubs players
- San Francisco Giants players
- Baseball players from Springfield, Missouri
- Missouri State University alumni
- Sioux Falls Canaries players
- Phoenix Giants players
- Springfield Cubs players
- Des Moines Bruins players
- Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
- Nashville Vols players
- Carthage Cubs players
- American baseball outfielder, 1930s birth stubs