Bobby Locke

Lawrence Donald "Bobby" Locke (March 3, 1934 – June 4, 2020) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of nine seasons (–; –) for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels. During his playing days, he stood tall, weighing .

Major League career

Cleveland Indians Locke made his Indians' debut in 1959 He was the starting pitcher for the Indians, and his first pitch was to Don Buddin.

He moved to the St. Louis Cardinals for the 1962 season but after only playing one game with them, he moved to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Between 1962 and 1964, Locke appeared in 22 games for the Phillies, with a record of one win and no losses.

Totals Overall, Locke had a 16–15 record in 165 games. In 416.2 innings pitched, he walked 165 batters (bases on balls) and struck out 194 while allowing 432 hits. As a batter he made 25 hits in 98 at-bats for a .255 career batting average with one home run and 12 RBI. As a fielder, he achieved a .968 fielding percentage.