Bobby Wallace (baseball)

Bobby Wallace
Shortstop / Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1873-11-04)November 4, 1873
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: November 3, 1960(1960-11-03) (aged 86)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1894, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
September 2, 1918, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.268
Hits2,309
Home runs34
Runs batted in1,121
Managerial record62–154
Winning %.287
Teams
As player

As manager

Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1953
Election methodVeterans Committee

Roderick John "Bobby" Wallace (November 4, 1873 – November 3, 1960) was an American Major League Baseball infielder, pitcher, manager, umpire, and scout. Wallace claimed to have invented the continuous throwing motion as a shortstop.[1]

  1. ^ Schul, Scott. "Bobby Wallace". Society for American Baseball Research. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.