Bob Long
Robert Earl Long
Born: November 11, 1954
Jasper, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 178
Draft: Round 24 (1976 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Shorter College
Career: 1976-1987
Major League Statistics
Bob Long compiled a career record of 70 wins and 56 losses, with 83 saves, and a 3.80 ERA in his 395-game pitching career with the Niagara Falls Pirates, Charleston Patriots, Salem Pirates, Buffalo Bisons, Portland Beavers, Chattanooga Lookouts, Salt Lake City Gulls, Calgary Cannons, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Charlotte O's and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
 Niagara Falls Pirates |
 Charleston Patriots |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Portland Beavers |
 Chattanooga Lookouts |
 Salt Lake City Gulls |
 Calgary Cannons |
 Richmond Braves |
 Greenville Braves |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Charlotte O's |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Short Season A | NYPL | Niagara Falls Pirates | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | 74 | 44 | 31 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Patriots | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.39 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 85.0 | 78 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1978 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.81 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 93.0 | 74 | 42 | 29 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1979 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.42 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 92.0 | 98 | 52 | 35 | 10 | 54 | 4 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.26 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93.0 | 86 | 48 | 44 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 15 | 3 | .833 | 2.98 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 157.0 | 122 | 56 | 52 | 12 | 59 | 1 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 5.78 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 157.3 | 146 | 110 | 101 | 26 | 73 | 3 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.33 | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 48.7 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5.16 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90.7 | 93 | 53 | 52 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.10 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34.3 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.38 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45.3 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.32 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.14 | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 54.7 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 70 | 56 | .556 | 3.80 | 395 | 66 | 144 | 19 | 4 | 83 | 1046.3 | 912 | 523 | 442 | 90 | 498 | 26 | 754 | 56 | 2 | 41 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Short Season A | NYPL | Niagara Falls Pirates | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | 52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 156 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Short Season A | NYPL | Niagara Falls Pirates | P | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .929 | 1.182 |
| 1977 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Patriots | P | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .588 |
| 1978 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | P | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .943 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 44 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .941 | .364 |
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .303 |
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 26 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.038 |
| 1982 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 31 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.194 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | .273 |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | P | 50 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .320 |
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Gulls | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .421 |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .200 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | P | 43 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .846 | .256 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| Totals | 400 | 89 | 119 | 14 | 9 | .937 | .520 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Niagara Falls Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1977 | A | Western Carolinas League | Charleston Patriots | PIT | ||
| 1978 | A | Carolina League | Salem Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1979 | AA | Eastern League | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | ||
| 1980 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PIT | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PIT | ||
| 1982 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PIT | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | SEA | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Gulls | SEA | ||
| 1985 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | SEA | ||
| 1986 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL |
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