Bob Saban
Matthew Leroy Robert Saban
Born: December 22, 1930
McCook, IL US
Deceased: October 25, 2008
Tempe, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1949-1962
Bob Saban compiled a career record of 121 wins and 89 losses and a 3.38 ERA in his 321-game pitching career with the Carthage Cubs, Sioux Falls Canaries, Rock Hill Chiefs, Macon Peaches, Charlotte Hornets and Chattanooga Lookouts. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KOML | Carthage Cubs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.53 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 57.0 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 48 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.79 | 25 | 171.0 | 129 | 67 | 53 | 8 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | TRIS5 | Rock Hill Chiefs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.83 | 30 | 166.0 | 197 | 107 | 89 | 15 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.58 | 31 | 28 | 196.0 | 196 | 94 | 78 | 7 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2.65 | 34 | 21 | 187.0 | 160 | 68 | 55 | 11 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2.17 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 203.0 | 179 | 56 | 49 | 13 | 43 | 2 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.73 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 145.0 | 124 | 54 | 44 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.32 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 141.0 | 139 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1 | 1 | .500 | 12 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.71 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 204.0 | 230 | 98 | 84 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.06 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 218.0 | 229 | 92 | 74 | 13 | 54 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.90 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 125.0 | 137 | 73 | 68 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Totals | 121 | 89 | .576 | 3.38 | 321 | 191 | 0 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 1813.0 | 1779 | 816 | 681 | 106 | 582 | 19 | 502 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KOML | Carthage Cubs | 16 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .269 | .345 | .538 | .883 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 30 | 67 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .104 | .104 | .239 | .343 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | TRIS5 | Rock Hill Chiefs | 30 | 58 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .069 | .103 | .172 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 33 | 70 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .100 | .171 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | 7 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 34 | 64 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .109 | .109 | .156 | .266 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 83 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40 | .078 | .134 | .130 | .264 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 56 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .089 | .089 | .107 | .196 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 53 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .106 | .125 | .128 | .253 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 31 | 82 | 76 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 36 | .158 | .200 | .276 | .476 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 31 | 82 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 33 | .071 | .167 | .143 | .310 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .048 | .089 | .048 | .137 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 330 | 701 | 664 | 27 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 194 | .098 | .128 | .163 | .291 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KOML | Carthage Cubs | P | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .467 |
| 1950 | C | NORL1 | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | TRIS5 | Rock Hill Chiefs | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | SALL2 | Macon Peaches | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 26 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 1.885 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 21 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.143 |
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 22 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3 | .886 | 1.409 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 30 | 19 | 39 | 4 | 3 | .935 | 1.933 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 31 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 3 | .980 | 1.581 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Charlotte Hornets | P | 23 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.522 |
| Totals | 321 | 69 | 187 | 13 | 15 | .952 | .798 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | Kan-Okla-Missouri (KOM) League | Carthage Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1950 | C | Northern League | Sioux Falls Canaries | CHN | ||
| 1951 | B | Tri-State League | Rock Hill Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1954 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1955 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Peaches | CHN | ||
| 1956 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1957 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1958 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Chattanooga Lookouts | WS1 | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | WS1 | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN |
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