Bobby Wine
| Bobby Wine | |||
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| Shortstop / Manager | |||
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Born: September 17, 1938 New York, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 20, 1960, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 8, 1972, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .215 | ||
| Home runs | 30 | ||
| Runs batted in | 268 | ||
| Managerial record | 16–25 | ||
| Winning % | .390 | ||
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As player As manager As coach |
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Robert Paul Wine Sr. (born September 17, 1938) is a former shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. An excellent fielder who struggled as a batsman, Wine spent 12 seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies (1960; 1962–68) and the Montreal Expos (1969–72). He won the NL Gold Glove Award in 1963.
Before the 1957 season, Bobby Wine was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent. His first season of professional baseball would see him with the class D Appalachian League (Short Season) Johnson City Phillies. The 18-year-old infielder appeared in 54 games, got 202 at bats, 68 hits—including 6 home runs—and hit for a .337 average.
Wine moved up to the class C California League Bakersfield Bears in 1958. Bobby appeared in 112 games, got 440 at bats, had 137 hits with 11 home runs, and hit for a .311 average. 1959 would find him with the class A Eastern League Williamsport Grays, playing in 120 contests, getting 426 at bats, but only 89 hits and his batting average fell to .209.
Wine played with the International League Buffalo Bisons in 1960, appearing in 154 games with 569 at bats and 153 hits for a .269 average. He also had a good .958 fielding percentage at the shortstop position. He made his major league debut that season, when the Philadelphia Phillies used him in 4 games. He picked up 2 base hits and fielded 19 total chances at shortstop without an error for a 1.000 percentage.
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