- Bobby Bolin
Bobby Donald Bolin (born
January 29 ,1939 inHickory Grove, South Carolina ) is a former right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball . He was signed by the New York Giants on November 10, 1956 at the age of 17, and played for theSan Francisco Giants (1961-1969),Milwaukee Brewers (1970) andBoston Red Sox (1970-1973).He began and ended his 13-year career as a
relief pitcher , but from 1964 to 1970 he started in the majority of his appearances. In all he pitched in 495 games (164 starts), with 32complete games , 10shutouts , and 161games finished .In 1968, Bolin had the second-best ERA in the
National League , 1.99, behind onlyBob Gibson 's record-setting mark of 1.12.Bolin finished in the
National League 's top ten three times forearned run average ,WHIP , andhit batsmen , and twice forshutouts ,strikeouts per nine innings pitched,winning percentage , andbases on balls allowed.He finished his career with a total of 88 wins, 75 losses, 50 saves, and an ERA of 3.40.
External links
*baseball-reference|id=b/bolinbo01
* [http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/b/bolin_bobby.html Historic Baseball]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbolib101.htm Retrosheet]
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