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Bob Keegan

Birthdate:

8/4/1920

Died:

6/20/2001

Height / Weight:

' " / 207 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Rochester, NY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Bob Keegan, Chicago White Sox Pitcher, Right-handed - a popular player among Chicago White Sox fans, he was 7-5 W/L, with a sparkling 2.74 ERA in his rookie year of 1953. He followed that season with a brilliant sophomore season, posting a strong 16-9 record, with a 3.09 ERA, completing 14-of-29 starts, while working 209.7 innings.

In 1957 the 6 ft 2 ½ inch 207-pound Bob Keegan pitched a no-hitter in old Comiskey Park in Chicago and finished 10-8 for the season.

Nicknamed Smiley because of his pleasant personality. Bob Keegan always took the time after games to sign autographs. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1953	CHW (AL)	22	11	7	5	1	4	2	98.2	80	34	30	4	33	0	32	0	2	0	2.74
1954	CHW (AL)	31	27	16	9	2	14	2	209.2	211	84	72	16	82	0	61	1	1	1	3.09
1955	CHW (AL)	18	11	2	5	0	1	0	58.2	83	39	38	4	28	1	29	0	1	0	5.83
1956	CHW (AL)	20	16	5	7	0	4	0	105.1	119	56	46	15	35	2	32	1	2	0	3.93
1957	CHW (AL)	30	20	10	8	2	6	2	142.2	131	62	56	22	37	2	36	0	2	0	3.53
1958	CHW (AL)	14	2	0	2	0	0	0	29.2	44	25	20	9	18	4	8	1	0	0	6.07
6 years		135	87	40	36	5	29	6	644.2	668	300	262	70	233	9	198	3	8	1	3.66

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1953	CHW (AL)	22	28	4	9	0	0	0	5	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.321	.345	SLG
1954	CHW (AL)	32	75	5	9	2	1	0	7	4	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	.120	.157	SLG
1955	CHW (AL)	18	18	0	6	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333	.368	SLG
1956	CHW (AL)	20	32	2	4	0	0	0	1	4	7	0	0	0	0	4	0	.125	.222	SLG
1957	CHW (AL)	30	39	3	4	0	0	0	3	4	5	0	0	0	1	10	0	.103	.205	SLG
1958	CHW (AL)	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.0	.0	SLG
6 years		136	196	14	32	2	1	0	19	14	31	0	0	0	1	20	5	.163	.218	.SLG

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