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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Ken Bobb Relief Pitcher
Retired (1988, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.68 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 43-36 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
SV 53 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 01-01-1953
K 311 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1975)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(83 games)
IP 480.1
WHIP 1.42 Salary $3.00M Final Contract Year 1988
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val B-
Speed D+ Bunt C- Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1975 MON
1
 0
11
0
0
0
0
 1
14.2
 17 10 10 2 10
7
1.84
6.14
1978 DET
0
 1
2
0
0
0
0
 0
1.2
 3 1 1 0 1
2
2.40
5.40
1982 BOS
10
 7
80
0
0
0
8
 2
84.1
 75 34 32 0 25
54
1.19
3.42
1983 BOS
9
 6
81
0
0
0
4
 5
98.2
 110 55 52 0 42
63
1.54
4.74
1984 NYA
2
 2
39
0
0
0
2
 3
46.0
 49 23 21 0 12
32
1.33
4.11
1985 NYA
4
 6
40
0
0
0
2
 4
37.1
 50 26 25 0 17
27
1.79
6.03
1986 ATL
7
 7
62
0
0
0
32
 7
63.1
 58 29 22 1 19
44
1.22
3.13
1987 NYN
1
 1
45
0
0
0
2
 0
47.2
 61 31 31 1 11
29
1.51
5.85
1988 CHN
9
 6
57
0
0
0
3
 4
86.2
 93 60 56 0 29
53
1.41
5.82
2102
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
43
 36
417
0
0
0
53
 26
480.1
 516 269 250 4 166
311
1.42
4.68
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Ken Bobb has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1988-03-31The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Shorten to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jim Wheaton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Dan Burris to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bob Capri to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Emil Score to the minors.
1988-03-31Ken Bobb has signed with the Chicago Cubs for $3.0M per year for 1 year.
1987-03-29The New York Empires have promoted Mike Jones to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The New York Empires have promoted Jim Delgado to the major league team.
1987-03-28Ken Bobb has signed with the New York Empires for $0.9M per year for 1 year.
1986-03-31The Atlanta Mocs have promoted Luis Leitner to the major league team. The Atlanta Mocs have promoted Mike Ballard to the major league team. The Atlanta Mocs have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Atlanta Mocs have promoted Wade Foss to the major league team.
1986-03-28Ken Bobb has signed with the Atlanta Mocs for $1.5M per year for 1 year.
1985-03-30The New York Leathernecks have promoted Lou Valdez to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Ted Sherrill to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Steve Moock to the major league team.
1985-03-30Ken Bobb has signed with the New York Leathernecks for $1.7M per year for 1 year.
1984-03-31The New York Leathernecks have promoted Ed Gilmore to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Paul Ruebel to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Greg Ramsey to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Mike Jones to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team.
1984-03-30Ken Bobb has signed with the New York Leathernecks for $2.0M per year for 1 year.
1983-03-30The Boston Tea Party have promoted Al Heine to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Don Slocum to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Dick Gordon to the major league team.
1983-03-30Ken Bobb has signed with the Boston Tea Party for $1.66M per year for 1 year.
1982-03-29The Boston Tea Party have promoted Mike Veach to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted John Mitchell to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted John Bishop to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted Ed Rutner to the major league team. The Boston Tea Party have promoted John Cieslak to the major league team.
1982-03-29Ken Bobb has signed with the Boston Tea Party for $1.245M per year for 1 year.
1978-06-01The Detroit Preachers have sent Ken Bobb down to the minors.
1978-03-31The Detroit Preachers have promoted Mahlon Bashore to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Ricky Thobe to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Scott McColl to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Richard Carol to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Pat McGaffigan to the major league team. The Detroit Preachers have promoted Robert Legeman to the major league team.
1976-04-06The Detroit Preachers have acquired Ken Bobb from the waiver wire.
1976-03-31The Montreal Expos have waived Ken Bobb.
1975-06-29The Montreal Expos have sent Ken Bobb to the minors.
1975-05-27The Montreal Expos have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Reddy Putnam to the minors.
1975-03-31The Montreal Expos have promoted Clarence Crutcher to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Ken Bobb to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Jason Knerr to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Steve Thurston to the minors. The Montreal Expos have sent Reddy Putnam to the minors.
1975-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted Bob Loughlin to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Dan Springer to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Reddy Putnam to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Cieslak to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Sam MacDonald to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jason Knerr to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Ken Bobb to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Frank Campbell to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Steve Thurston to the major league team.