Bob Trice

Robert Lee Trice (August 28, 1926 – September 16, 1988) was an American baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1953–1955). A native of Newton, Georgia, the right-hander stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and weighed 190 lbs.

Bob Trice
Pitcher
Born: (1926-08-28)August 28, 1926
Newton, Georgia, U.S.
Died: September 16, 1988(1988-09-16) (aged 62)
Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1948, for the Homestead Grays
MLB: September 13, 1953, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 1955, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record9–9
Earned run average5.80
Strikeouts28
Teams
Negro leagues
Major League Baseball
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1944–1946

Career

Trice's professional career began with the Negro league Homestead Grays, where he played from 1948 to 1950.[1] He was brought to Philadelphia in 1953 after winning 21 games for the Ottawa A's of the International League. When Trice made his major league debut (September 13, 1953 at Connie Mack Stadium), he became the first black player in Athletics history. He appeared in three games for the A's that season, winning 2 and losing 1. He lost his first start, 5-2, to Don Larsen and the St. Louis Browns, but then defeated the Washington Senators in each of his other two starts.

His finest major league effort came on April 24, 1954 against the New York Yankees. He pitched a 1-0 complete game shutout that day in front of a home crowd of 4,920.

Career totals for 27 games played (26 as a pitcher) include a 9–9 record, 21 games started, 9 complete games, 1 shutout, and 3 games finished. He allowed 98 earned runs in 152 innings pitched, giving him a lifetime ERA of 5.80. He had a strong bat for a pitcher...at the plate he was 15-for-52 (.288) with 1 home run, 6 runs batted in, 8 runs scored, and a slugging percentage of .423.

Trice died at the age of 62 in Weirton, West Virginia.

See also

References
  1. Jack Morris. "Bob Trice". sabr.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

 

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