#53 Bob Savage, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Brooklyn Royal Giants

#53 Bob Savage, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Brooklyn Royal Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Bob Savage

12/1/1921
34
USA,NH,MANCHESTER
6"2
185

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Average
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2 / 6 (Fair)
5 / 6 (Very Popular)
Very inconsistent
GREAT
Prone
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 7,000,000
1958
11 Year(s), 170 Days (2062 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 170 Days (2062 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	1	7	10	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	1	6	10
Versus RHB	1	7	10
Talent	2	7	10

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

7
71
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/31	PIT	W 4-1	*	8.2	6	1	1	5	1	W	PoG
8/5	CIN	W 5-4	*	9	8	4	3	1	0	W
8/11	@HOL	W 12-5	*	8	7	5	5	5	2	W
8/17	HOM	W 11-7	*	5	12	7	6	1	1	W
8/21	@PIT	L 2-12	*	3	11	8	8	4	1	L
8/26	@SEA	L 0-6	*	5.1	11	6	6	7	1	L
9/1	ATL	L 4-12	*	7	8	5	5	6	1	L
9/7	CIN	W 9-8	*	4.1	11	7	7	1	1
9/13	PIT	W 1-0	*	9	5	0	0	1	4		PoG
9/18	PIT	L 4-14	*	4.2	8	9	4	4	2	L

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	25	25	13	8	0	4.28	172.1	197	98	82	77	41	5	20.0	0	11	44.0
Projected	25	25	13	8	0	4.28	172.0	197	98	82	77	41

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.7	10.3	2.1	4.0	18	4	22.2	0	0	.0	4.56

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	303	90	7	4	1	34	37	36	19	0	0	2	.297	.371	.356	.727
vs. RHB	376	107	10	2	3	55	61	41	22	0	0	5	.285	.357	.346	.702

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	16	16	8	4	0	3.85	107.2	117	60	46	42	24
Road	9	9	5	4	0	5.01	64.2	80	38	36	35	17
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	2	1	0	3.86	30.1	33	18	13	9	10
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	5	5	4	1	0	2.45	40.1	32	12	11	14	5
July	6	6	4	2	0	2.72	46.1	51	17	14	24	13
August	5	5	3	2	0	8.31	30.1	49	30	28	18	5
Sept./Oct.	4	4	0	2	0	5.76	25.0	32	21	16	12	8

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1945	38	38	15	20	0	6.01	287.2	393	218	192	8	156	84	23	0	1.91	.357	LA
1946	49	0	3	5	1	4.34	47.2	55	28	23	2	29	15	0	0	1.76	.303	LA
1947	32	14	4	8	0	7.35	105.1	152	92	86	4	51	27	1	0	1.93	.355	LA
1948	37	5	5	3	1	3.61	77.1	82	38	31	1	39	10	2	0	1.56	.287	LA
1949	64	0	4	5	1	3.51	56.1	66	29	22	0	26	6	0	0	1.63	.304	LA
1950	36	32	11	16	0	4.84	226.2	276	140	122	5	117	54	4	2	1.73	.321	LA
1951	23	16	8	8	0	5.25	120.0	156	82	70	4	49	29	3	0	1.71	.325	ATL
1952	36	25	15	7	1	3.42	218.2	222	91	83	5	63	48	11	0	1.30	.278	ATL WSH
1953	39	39	26	9	0	3.22	310.2	294	118	111	2	96	71	14	4	1.26	.267	WSH,FL
1954	34	34	14	13	0	4.03	263.2	285	136	118	12	91	59	15	1	1.43	.289	WSH BRO
1955	32	32	11	11	0	3.33	257.0	257	104	95	5	66	68	13	2	1.26	.279	BRO
1956	25	25	13	8	0	4.28	172.1	197	98	82	4	77	41	5	0	1.59	.304	BRO
Total	445	260	129	113	4	4.35	2143.1	2435	1174	1035	52	860	512	91	9	1.54	.304

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1942, AA	9	0	1	1	0	3.54	20.1	20	9	8	0	9	9	0	0	1.43	.299
1943, AA	54	0	2	4	18	4.12	43.2	55	20	20	5	15	30	0	0	1.60	.347
1944, AAA	29	29	13	11	0	4.68	221.1	264	129	115	13	119	48	7	0	1.73	.306

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1952	4	4	1	3	0	4.26	31.2	26	15	15	15	10	2	0
1953	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	4	1	3	0	4.13	32.2	28	15	15	15	10	2	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1945	38	104	9	1	0	0	2	4	3	31	0	0	.087	.112	.096	.208	LA
1946	49	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	LA
1947	32	31	3	1	0	0	3	2	0	7	0	0	.097	.118	.129	.247	LA
1948	37	17	4	2	0	1	3	2	1	3	0	0	.235	.278	.529	.807	LA
1949	64	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	LA
1950	36	79	6	0	0	0	2	5	0	23	0	0	.076	.075	.076	.151	LA
1951	23	49	5	2	0	0	2	1	0	17	0	0	.102	.102	.143	.245	ATL
1952	36	78	10	1	1	0	3	4	1	23	0	0	.128	.150	.167	.317	ATL WSH
1953	39	113	13	2	2	0	5	7	4	27	0	0	.115	.144	.168	.312	WSH,FL
1954	34	105	9	3	0	0	6	2	0	35	0	0	.086	.085	.114	.199	WSH BRO
1955	32	90	11	3	2	0	8	3	0	29	1	0	.122	.121	.200	.321	BRO
1956	25	61	9	3	1	0	5	4	2	24	0	0	.148	.175	.230	.404	BRO
Total	445	731	79	18	6	1	39	34	11	221	1	0	.108	.123	.153	.276

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

172.1

3.03

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 47th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1942...
Earned first career win on 4/7/1945...
Had first career hit on 6/4/1945, off Roy Henshaw (CHC)...
Injured on 8/24/1945 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week...
Injured on 6/30/1946 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 4/5/1947 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1948, off Paul Dean (ATL)...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,345,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,680,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 2/7/1951 to a 4-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year...
Traded from Atlanta to Washington on 4/1/1952 (Going to WSH: SS Alvin Dark, P Bob Savage. Going to ATL: 1B ALPHONSE DUNN, LF Wally Post)...
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1953, going 5-2, 1.65...
5/21/1954: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Traded from Washington to Brooklyn on 7/21/1954 (Going to WSH: CF Stan Musial. Going to BRO: P Bob Savage, 1B Sibby Sisti)...
Injured on 4/23/1956 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher in 1956...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1952 - 3.42 - 5th 1953 - 3.22 - 6th 1955 - 3.33 - 7th	WHIP 1952 - 1.30 - 6th 1953 - 1.26 - 5th 1955 - 1.26 - 6th	Wins 1953 - 26 - 1st	Losses 1945 - 20 - 5th	IP 1953 - 310.2 - 6th
BB 1945 - 156 - 4th 1950 - 117 - 8th	CG 1952 - 11 - 10th 1953 - 14 - 7th 1954 - 15 - 7th	SHO 1950 - 2 - 10th 1953 - 4 - 2nd

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