Bobby Locke
Lawrence Donald Locke
Born: March 3, 1934
Rowes Run, PA US
Deceased: June 4, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1953-1969
Major League Statistics
Bobby Locke compiled a career record of 132 wins and 93 losses, with 11 saves, and a 3.04 ERA in his 395-game pitching career with the Daytona Beach Islanders, Sherbrooke Indians, Keokuk Kernels, Reading Indians, Tulsa Oilers, San Diego Padres, Indianapolis Indians, Buffalo Bisons, Arkansas Travelers, Seattle Angels, Hawaii Islanders and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
 Daytona Beach Islanders |
 Keokuk Kernels |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 San Diego Padres |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Seattle Angels |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.18 | 43 | 28 | 238.0 | 182 | 119 | 84 | 3 | 179 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | Sherbrooke Indians | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.70 | 29 | 26 | 200.0 | 136 | 83 | 60 | 6 | 141 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.00 | 5 | 21.0 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.15 | 19 | 18 | 117.0 | 97 | 61 | 54 | 9 | 91 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.43 | 28 | 28 | 226.0 | 167 | 75 | 61 | 8 | 106 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.63 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 105.0 | 83 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 33 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.00 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 72.0 | 63 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.43 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 128.0 | 124 | 75 | 63 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.34 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 89.0 | 109 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2.93 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 132.0 | 131 | 50 | 43 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.31 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 140.0 | 115 | 50 | 36 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.68 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 84.0 | 76 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.00 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 39 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.22 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 170.0 | 154 | 51 | 42 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26.0 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.45 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 85.0 | 106 | 47 | 42 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 132 | 93 | .587 | 3.04 | 395 | 225 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 1860.0 | 1639 | 777 | 628 | 107 | 846 | 23 | 657 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 66 | 121 | 121 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .298 | .298 | .438 | .736 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | Sherbrooke Indians | 29 | 69 | 69 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .275 | .304 | .580 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 5 | 7 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | 22 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .438 | .688 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | .364 | .364 | .364 | .727 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 38 | 79 | 79 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .215 | .278 | .494 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 14 | 38 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .303 | .395 | .545 | .940 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 10 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .138 | .167 | .310 | .477 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 28 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .231 | .273 | .481 | .753 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 29 | 46 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | .205 | .326 | .513 | .839 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | 51 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .095 | .208 | .095 | .304 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 30 | 59 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .164 | .220 | .182 | .402 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 21 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .120 | .154 | .160 | .314 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 32 | 62 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .192 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | (+) Seattle Angels | 19 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .370 | .320 | .690 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 19 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .370 | .320 | .690 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 33 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .095 | .136 | .143 | .279 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 424 | 738 | 689 | 36 | 150 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 105 | .218 | .250 | .329 | .580 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | PROV | Sherbrooke Indians | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Keokuk Kernels | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 13 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .958 | 1.769 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 23 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .921 | 1.522 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 21 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.095 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 48 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .949 | .771 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 27 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .943 | 1.222 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .810 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 31 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 3 | .977 | 1.355 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 32 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .960 | .750 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Totals | 386 | 69 | 168 | 10 | 14 | .960 | .614 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | CLE | ||
| 1954 | C | Provincial League | Sherbrooke Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Keokuk Kernels | CLE | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CLE | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PHI | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CIN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CHA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CAL | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA |
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