Bob Botz
Robert Allen Botz
Born: April 28, 1935
Milwaukee, WI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1955-1963
Major League Statistics
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Bob Botz compiled a career record of 72 wins and 47 losses and a 3.37 ERA in his 252-game pitching career with the Eau Claire Braves, Evansville Braves, Boise Braves, Jacksonville Braves, Cedar Rapids Braves, Topeka Hawks, Atlanta Crackers, Louisville Colonels and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1963 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | 13 | 3 | .812 | 4.06 | 26 | 19 | 164.0 | 164 | 90 | 74 | 17 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.83 | 28 | 23 | 162.0 | 139 | 63 | 51 | 10 | 56 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.57 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 111.0 | 103 | 52 | 44 | 9 | 51 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1957 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.42 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 71.0 | 72 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | 54 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.29 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 130.0 | 125 | 69 | 62 | 17 | 51 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.55 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 244.0 | 205 | 81 | 69 | 13 | 79 | 9 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 18 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.11 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 132.0 | 101 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 72 | 47 | .605 | 3.37 | 252 | 120 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1059.0 | 981 | 467 | 396 | 86 | 388 | 29 | 529 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | 27 | 60 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .217 | .417 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 33 | 68 | 68 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .279 | .544 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 31 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .290 | .353 | .290 | .643 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | C | PION | Boise Braves | 12 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .267 | .321 | .588 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .429 | .467 | .714 | 1.181 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | 20 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .220 | .235 | .300 | .535 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 38 | 88 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .205 | .203 | .256 | .459 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 64 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .186 | .250 | .237 | .487 | 14 | ||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Louisville Colonels | 32 | 64 | 59 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .186 | .250 | .237 | .487 | 14 | ||||||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 46 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .205 | .205 | .231 | .436 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 229 | 400 | 370 | 17 | 86 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | .232 | .246 | .281 | .527 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Eau Claire Braves | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 27 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .900 | .667 |
| 1957 | C | PION | Boise Braves | P | 12 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1.500 |
| 1958 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Braves | P | 18 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 1958 | A | WL3 | Topeka Hawks | P | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 |
| 1958 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 38 | 9 | 43 | 3 | 3 | .945 | 1.368 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 46 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 3 | .930 | .870 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 217 | 43 | 121 | 11 | 7 | .937 | .756 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | C | Northern League | Eau Claire Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | C | Pioneer League | Boise Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | A | Western League | Topeka Hawks | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | SLN |
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