Robert Walz
Robert Fred Walz
Born: May 24, 1931
Jackson, MI US
Deceased: May 9, 2007
Jackson, MI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1952-1961
Robert Walz compiled a career record of 76 wins and 72 losses and a 3.90 ERA in his 398-game pitching career with the Madisonville Miners, Topeka Owls, Waterloo White Hawks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Mobile Bears, Montreal Royals, St. Paul Saints, Des Moines Dodgers, Victoria Rosebuds, Spokane Indians, Denver Bears, Little Rock Travelers and Richmond Virginians. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
 Topeka Owls |
 Waterloo White Hawks |
 Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
 Montreal Royals |
 St. Paul Saints |
 Spokane Indians |
 Spokane Indians |
 Victoria Rosebuds |
 Denver Bears |
 Richmond Virginians |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | KITL | Madisonville Miners | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.13 | 31 | 20 | 157.0 | 155 | 94 | 72 | 121 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Topeka Owls | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.01 | 30 | 26 | 218.0 | 224 | 94 | 73 | 9 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.99 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 88.0 | 84 | 44 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.46 | 56 | 6 | 143.0 | 134 | 67 | 55 | 7 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.87 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 149.0 | 152 | 74 | 64 | 9 | 84 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.09 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5.80 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 59.0 | 70 | 44 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.92 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 38.0 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Dodgers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 78.0 | 71 | 41 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.04 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 78 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.24 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 68 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.52 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | 57 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 76 | 72 | .514 | 3.90 | 398 | 92 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1189.7 | 1216 | 631 | 515 | 74 | 594 | 19 | 392 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | KITL | Madisonville Miners | 32 | 64 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .203 | .375 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Topeka Owls | 43 | 87 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .241 | .299 | .540 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 13 | 39 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .343 | .676 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 59 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .350 | .600 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 51 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .050 | .073 | .125 | .198 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 23 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Dodgers | 23 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .194 | .194 | .226 | .419 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 48 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 49 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 20 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 419 | 396 | 384 | 15 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | .182 | .198 | .229 | .428 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | KITL | Madisonville Miners | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | WA | Topeka Owls | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 12 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 56 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 51 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .947 | .706 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .292 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .435 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Victoria Rosebuds | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Des Moines Dodgers | P | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .765 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .208 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 49 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .367 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .700 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .471 |
| Totals | 398 | 25 | 117 | 5 | 8 | .966 | .357 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D | Kitty League | Madisonville Miners | CHA | ||
| 1953 | C | Western Association | Topeka Owls | CHA | ||
| 1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Des Moines Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Victoria Rosebuds | LAN | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | |||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | DET | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | BAL | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA |
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