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  • Chuck Stobbs

    Birth Date: 07/01/1929
    Deceased: 07/10/2008

    Chuck Stobbs Bio

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    Charles Klein Stobbs was born on July 2, 1929 in Wheeling, West Virginia.

    He was highly sought after as a teenager, and signed with the Boston Red Sox at age 17 in 1947. He made his Major League debut shortly after his 18th birthday that same year. Stobbs was a full time starter at the big league level by 1949. He went 33-23 with a 4.70 ERA during his five seasons in Boston.

    They traded him to the Chicago White Sox after the 1951 season. He spent one year there, going 7-12 with a 3.13 ERA. Stobbs was then traded to the Washington Senators, going 49-68 with a 4.26 ERA between 1953 and 1957. He led the American League with 20 losses in 1957. The St. Louis Cardinals acquired Stobbs in 1958, but traded him back to Washington in 1959.

    Stobbs transitioned to a relief role during his second stint with the Senators, occasionally making spot starts when needed. He posted a career best 2.98 ERA over 90.2 innings in 1959, recording seven saves. The Senators re-located to Minnesota in 1961, becoming the Twins. After a 2-0 start in their inaugural season, Stobbs was the first losing pitcher in Twins history when they dropped their third contest on April 15, 1961 against the Baltimore Orioles. This was the start of his final Major League season, where he owned a 7.46 ERA with two saves.

    He moved back to the DC area after retiring, working as an insurance salesman. Stobbs briefly worked as a broadcaster for the new incarnation of the Washington Senators, calling their games in 1969. He was the head coach at George Washington University in 1970, then moved to Florida to work as a rookie ball pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals organization. The Cleveland Indians hired him for a similar role in 1979, and he retired after the 1981 season. Stobbs passed away in 2008 after a battle with throat cancer.

    Notable Events & Trivia

    • 1956 AL BB/9 leader (2.0)
    • 1957 AL loss leader (20)
    • First losing pitcher in Twins history
      • April 15, 1961 vs Baltimore Orioles

    Chuck Stobbs Statistics

    Standard Pitching Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
    1947 17 BOS AL -0.2 0 1 .000 6.00 4 1 0 0 0 0 9.0 10 6 6 0 10 0 5 0 0 1 45 67 4.90 2.222 10.0 0.0 10.0 5.0 0.50  
    1948 18 BOS AL 0.0 0 0   6.43 6 0 6 0 0 0 7.0 9 5 5 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 35 71 4.62 2.286 11.6 0.0 9.0 5.1 0.57  
    1949 19 BOS AL 1.6 11 6 .647 4.03 26 19 2 10 0 0 152.0 145 72 68 10 75 1 70 2 1 1 653 109 3.96 1.447 8.6 0.6 4.4 4.1 0.93  
    1950 20 BOS AL 0.8 12 7 .632 5.10 32 21 3 6 0 1 169.1 158 104 96 17 88 2 78 5 1 0 738 97 4.62 1.453 8.4 0.9 4.7 4.1 0.89  
    1951 21 BOS AL 0.8 10 9 .526 4.76 34 25 2 6 0 0 170.0 180 100 90 16 74 0 75 5 0 3 754 94 4.21 1.494 9.5 0.8 3.9 4.0 1.01  
    1952 22 CHW AL 2.0 7 12 .368 3.13 38 17 12 2 0 1 135.0 118 54 47 9 72 2 73 5 0 3 583 116 3.89 1.407 7.9 0.6 4.8 4.9 1.01  
    1953 23 WSH AL 1.4 11 8 .579 3.29 27 20 5 8 0 0 153.0 146 64 56 11 44 2 67 1 0 2 640 118 3.53 1.242 8.6 0.6 2.6 3.9 1.52  
    1954 24 WSH AL 1.5 11 11 .500 4.10 31 24 4 10 3 0 182.0 189 87 83 6 67 8 67 1 1 1 789 87 3.21 1.407 9.3 0.3 3.3 3.3 1.00  
    1955 25 WSH AL -0.3 4 14 .222 5.00 41 16 13 2 0 3 140.1 169 90 78 13 57 8 60 1 0 2 634 79 3.96 1.610 10.8 0.8 3.7 3.8 1.05  
    1956 26 WSH AL 4.9 15 15 .500 3.60 37 33 2 15 1 1 240.0 264 115 96 29 54 4 97 1 0 5 1026 116 3.82 1.325 9.9 1.1 2.0 3.6 1.80  
    1957 27 WSH AL -0.6 8 20 .286 5.36 42 31 5 5 2 1 211.2 235 140 126 28 80 10 114 5 0 4 946 72 4.30 1.488 10.0 1.2 3.4 4.8 1.43  
    1958 28 2TM 2LG 0.1 3 9 .250 5.04 36 8 11 0 0 1 96.1 127 60 54 11 30 1 48 2 0 4 439 79 3.96 1.630 11.9 1.0 2.8 4.5 1.60  
    1958 28 WSH AL -0.8 2 6 .250 6.04 19 8 4 0 0 0 56.2 87 44 38 7 16 0 23 2 0 3 268 64 4.22 1.818 13.8 1.1 2.5 3.7 1.44  
    1958 28 STL NL 0.9 1 3 .250 3.63 17 0 7 0 0 1 39.2 40 16 16 4 14 1 25 0 0 1 171 115 3.58 1.361 9.1 0.9 3.2 5.7 1.79  
    1959 29 WSH AL 1.4 1 8 .111 2.98 41 7 19 0 0 7 90.2 82 42 30 13 24 1 50 2 0 1 383 133 4.16 1.169 8.1 1.3 2.4 5.0 2.08  
    1960 30 WSH AL 1.8 12 7 .632 3.32 40 13 13 1 1 2 119.1 115 54 44 13 38 4 72 3 0 2 510 121 3.77 1.282 8.7 1.0 2.9 5.4 1.89  
    1961 31 MIN AL -1.0 2 3 .400 7.46 24 3 8 0 0 2 44.2 56 37 37 8 15 2 17 2 0 1 203 57 5.28 1.590 11.3 1.6 3.0 3.4 1.13  
    15 Yrs 14.2 107 130 .451 4.29 459 238 105 65 7 19 1920.1 2003 1030 916 184 735 45 897 35 3 30 8378 95 3.99 1.426 9.4 0.9 3.4 4.2 1.22  
    162 Game Avg 1.4 10 13 .451 4.29 45 23 10 6 1 2 187 195 100 89 18 72 4 88 3 0 3 817 95 3.99 1.426 9.4 0.9 3.4 4.2 1.22  
                                                                     
    WSH (9 Yrs) 8.3 66 92 .418 4.27 302 155 73 41 7 16 1238.1 1343 673 588 128 395 39 567 18 1 21 5399 92 3.88 1.403 9.8 0.9 2.9 4.1 1.44  
    BOS (5 Yrs) 2.9 33 23 .589 4.70 102 66 13 22 0 1 507.1 502 287 265 43 254 3 232 12 2 5 2225 98 4.29 1.490 8.9 0.8 4.5 4.1 0.91  
    CHW (1 Yr) 2.0 7 12 .368 3.13 38 17 12 2 0 1 135.0 118 54 47 9 72 2 73 5 0 3 583 116 3.89 1.407 7.9 0.6 4.8 4.9 1.01  
    STL (1 Yr) 0.9 1 3 .250 3.63 17 0 7 0 0 1 39.2 40 16 16 4 14 1 25 0 0 1 171 115 3.58 1.361 9.1 0.9 3.2 5.7 1.79  
                                                                     
    AL (15 Yrs) 13.3 106 127 .455 4.31 442 238 98 65 7 18 1880.2 1963 1014 900 180 721 44 872 35 3 29 8207 95 3.99 1.427 9.4 0.9 3.5 4.2 1.21  
    NL (1 Yr) 0.9 1 3 .250 3.63 17 0 7 0 0 1 39.2 40 16 16 4 14 1 25 0 0 1 171 115 3.58 1.361 9.1 0.9 3.2 5.7 1.79  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 4/8/2025.

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