About Bob Chance
Lived 1940 – 2013 (aged 73). Bob Chance was an American baseball player.
Robert Chance (September 10, 1940 – October 3, 2013) was an American first baseman and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and California Angels in part of six seasons spanning 1963 through 1969. Listed at tall and , Chance batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Statesboro, Georgia.
His most productive season in 1964 with the Indians, when he batted a .279 average and posted career numbers in hits (109), runs scored (45), home runs (14), RBI (75) and games played (120).
Chance died in 2013 in Charleston, West Virginia at the age of 73.
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Who was Bob Chance?
American baseball player (1940–2013)
When was Bob Chance born?
Bob Chance was born on 10 July 1940 in Statesboro.
When did Bob Chance die?
Bob Chance died on 3 October 2013 in Charleston.
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Bob Chance was a baseball player.
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Bob Chance was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Chance. https://biography.guide/bob-chance/
MLA: "Bob Chance." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-chance/.
Chicago: "Bob Chance." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bob-chance/.
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