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  • Bobby Darwin

    Birth Date: 02/16/1943

    Bobby Darwin Bio

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    Bobby Darwin was a power hitter for the Twins in the early 70s, playing mostly RF.

    Strangely, he played for 1 PA for the Angels, at age 19, in 1962.

    His next appearance in the big leagues was 7 years later in 6 games for the Dodgers in 1969 but no PA and 1 run scored. It looks like Darwin pitched in 4 games for the Angels/Dodgers in 1962/69, quite poorly, then switched to the OF.

    In 1971, he got 22 PA for the Dodgers before coming to the Twins in 1972 and becoming a full time player, jumping from 22 PA in 1971 to 562 with the Twins in 1972.

    I was able to experience some of the thrills of Bobby Darwin's short, but very productive stint with the Twins via Herb Carneal and Larry Calton. I remember Calton’s trademark "Man oh man oh man" when Darwin would launch a long home run (or any of the Twins).

    Darwin went from ~ 23 PA in 10 years to thriving with the Twins, powering his way to 80, 90, 94 RBIs in the 72-74 seasons. He also launched 22, 18 and 25 home runs respectively. The 80 RBIs and 22 HR in 1972 are particularly noteworthy as 1972 was one of the most extreme "year of the pitcher" years in my lifetime.

    I have fond memories of Bobby Darwin, Herb Carneal and Larry Calton filling a significant part of my life as a Twins fan with joy.

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    Bobby Darwin averaged 21 HRs and 82 RBIs for what Baseball Reference lists as a 9 year career. By far the most stable part of that career came in those 3 years with the Twins.

    Bobby Darwin Statistics

    Standard Batting
    Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
    1962 19 LAA AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1  
                                                               
    1969 26 LAD NL 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0           0 0 0 0 0 0 /1H  
                                                               
    1971 28 LAD NL 11 22 20 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 9 .250 .318 .450 .768 122 9 0 0 0 0 0 /H9  
    1972 29 MIN AL 145 562 513 48 137 20 2 22 80 2 3 38 145 .267 .326 .442 .769 123 227 24 8 1 2 4 *89/7H  
    1973 30 MIN AL 145 614 560 69 141 20 2 18 90 5 2 46 137 .252 .309 .391 .701 94 219 22 3 0 5 5 *9/HD  
    1974 31 MIN AL 152 630 575 67 152 13 7 25 94 1 3 37 127 .264 .322 .442 .764 115 254 12 14 0 4 2 *9H  
    1975 32 TOT AL 103 393 355 45 83 12 2 13 41 6 1 29 98 .234 .304 .389 .692 94 138 12 7 1 1 1 9D7H  
    1975 32 MIN AL 48 192 169 26 37 6 0 5 18 2 0 18 44 .219 .307 .343 .650 83 58 8 4 0 1 1 9D/H  
    1975 32 MIL AL 55 201 186 19 46 6 2 8 23 4 1 11 54 .247 .300 .430 .730 105 80 4 3 1 0 0 79/DH  
    1976 33 TOT AL 68 193 179 15 37 8 3 4 18 1 0 8 51 .207 .260 .352 .612 74 63 4 5 1 0 1 9HD/7  
    1976 33 MIL AL 25 81 73 6 18 3 1 1 5 0 0 6 16 .247 .321 .356 .677 101 26 2 2 0 0 1 9/HD  
    1976 33 BOS AL 43 112 106 9 19 5 2 3 13 1 0 2 35 .179 .216 .349 .565 56 37 2 3 1 0 0 DH9/7  
    1977 34 TOT MLB 15 21 21 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .190 .190 .286 .476 21 6 1 0 0 0 0 H/D9  
    1977 34 BOS AL 4 9 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .333 .556 42 3 1 0 0 0 0 /DH9  
    1977 34 CHC NL 11 12 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .250 .417 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 H/9  
    9 Yrs 646 2436 2224 250 559 76 16 83 328 15 9 160 577 .251 .311 .412 .723 104 916 75 37 3 12 13    
    162 Game Avg. 162 611 558 63 140 19 4 21 82 4 2 40 145 .251 .311 .412 .723 104 230 19 9 1 3 3    
                                                         
    MIN (4 yrs) 490 1998 1817 210 467 59 11 70 282 10 8 139 453 .257 .318 .417 .735 107 758 66 29 1 12 12    
    LAD (2 yrs) 17 22 20 3 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 9 .250 .318 .450 .768 122 9 0 0 0 0 0    
    BOS (2 yrs) 47 121 115 10 21 6 2 3 14 1 0 2 39 .183 .217 .348 .564 55 40 3 3 1 0 0    
    MIL (2 yrs) 80 282 259 25 64 9 3 9 28 4 1 17 70 .247 .306 .409 .715 104 106 6 5 1 0 1    
    CHC (1 yr) 11 12 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .250 .417 6 3 0 0 0 0 0    
    LAA (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0    
                                                         
    AL (7 yrs) 618 2402 2192 245 552 74 16 82 324 15 9 158 563 .252 .311 .412 .724 104 904 75 37 3 12 13    
    NL (3 yrs) 28 34 32 5 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 14 .219 .265 .375 .640 76 12 0 0 0 0 0    
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 4/2/2024.

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    The Twins Almanac for May 26

    The Twins Almanac for May 26 features Tom Kelly's only MLB home run, one of the longest home runs in Met Stadium history, some father-son history, and a memorial service for one of the greatest players in Twins history. 

    Right Fielders of the 70s: Bobby Darwin

    Following Tony Oliva’s full-time move to the designated hitter role for the Twins in 1973, he was succeeded in right field by three players to finish out the 1970s. All three of these men were African-American athletes that took on their roles as right fielders quite successfully following in the footsteps of a future hall of famer. 

     

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