Bob Sykes (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Bob Sykes
position=Pitcher
bats=Switch
throws=Left
birthdate= birth date and age|1954|12|11
debutdate=April 9
debutyear=by|1977
debutteam=Detroit Tigers
finaldate=October 4
finalyear=by|1981
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=23-26
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.65
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=215
teams=
*Detroit Tigers (by|1977–by|1978)
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1979–by|1981)
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Robert Joseph Sykes (born December 11, 1954 in Neptune, New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during five seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 19th round of the by|1974 amateur draft. Sykes played his first professional season with their Rookie league Bristol Tigers in by|1974, and split his last season with the New York Yankees' Double-A Nashville Sounds and Triple-A Columbus Clippers in by|1982 after being traded to the Yankees for Willie McGee October 21,1981.

References

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Bob-Sykes.shtml "Bob Sykes Statistics".] "The Baseball Cube". 3 August 2008.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sykesbo01.shtml "Bob Sykes Statistics".] "Baseball-Reference". 11 January 2008.