Bob Stinson (baseball)
| Bob Stinson | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: October 11, 1945 Elkin, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 23, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 1, 1980, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 33 | ||
| Hits | 408 | ||
| Runs | 166 | ||
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Gorrell Robert Stinson III (born October 11, 1945 in Elkin, North Carolina) is a former switch-hitting catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969-1980. Stinson played for six major league franchises, most notably the Seattle Mariners.
Stinson was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft by both the Kansas City Athletics and Washington Senators but did not sign with either club. He was then taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 7, 1966, as the 15th overall selection in the secondary phase of the draft.
Stinson broke into the Majors on September 23, 1969 with the Dodgers, at the age of 23. In 1969 and 1970, he appeared in a total of eight games for the Dodgers. Then on October 5, 1970, Stinson was traded along with Ted Sizemore to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dick Allen. He appeared in 17 games in 1971 for the Cardinals.
A journeyman, Stinson moved on to the Houston Astros, spending the 1972 season in that organization. He then played two seasons each with the Montreal Expos and Kansas City Royals.
A new opportunity presented itself when the expansion Seattle club, one of two new American League teams (along with the Toronto Blue Jays) that played their inaugural seasons in 1977, selected Stinson from the Royals on November 5, 1976 as the 25th overall pick in the expansion draft. Stinson had been a backup for his Major League career prior to joining the Mariners. With the young Mariners club, Stinson saw regular action for the first time, being designated the primary catcher in 1977 and 1978.
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