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Branch Rickey League
4-1-2229
Fireball Roberts Relief Pitcher
Retired (2007, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.53 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 15-13 Status Deceased (2059) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 06-16-1973
K 317 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1991)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(72 games)
IP 321.0
WHIP 1.78
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L Velocity A+   Mentor Val C+
Speed Bunt Control
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
2002 Away 1 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 28.2 38 22 20 2 17 33 1.92 6.28
2002 Home 3 1 19 0 0 0 0 1 29.1 21 9 8 1 7 32 0.95 2.45
2003 Away 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 44.0 63 46 45 2 37 35 2.27 9.20
2003 Home 1 2 23 0 0 0 0 0 33.1 36 21 20 0 15 32 1.53 5.40
2004 Away 1 2 25 0 0 0 1 0 39.1 51 38 37 1 25 47 1.93 8.47
2004 Home 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 31.2 27 19 17 2 15 26 1.33 4.83
2005 Away 2 2 15 3 1 0 0 0 38.1 50 25 20 3 19 30 1.80 4.70
2005 Home 3 1 18 1 0 0 0 1 39.0 50 33 32 1 27 40 1.97 7.38
2006 Away 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 10 10 1 4 10 2.25 13.50
2006 Home 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1.50 4.50
2007 Away 1 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 18.2 25 14 14 1 6 19 1.66 6.75
2007 Home 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 10.0 13 9 9 0 10 12 2.30 8.10
2229 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2229 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 6 9 113 4 1 0 1 0 175.2 238 155 146 10 108 174 1.97 7.48
Total Home 9 4 88 2 0 0 0 2 145.1 150 92 87 4 74 143 1.54 5.39
Total
15
13
201
6
1
0
1
2
321.0
388 247 233 14 182
317
1.78
6.53
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2007-11-01Fireball Roberts has retired from the San Diego Suns
2004-04-08Fireball Roberts of the San Diego Suns is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2002-07-13The San Diego Suns have promoted Fireball Roberts to the major league team.
1991-04-01The San Diego Suns have renamed Pete Spriggs to Fireball Roberts.