Bob Speake

Bob Speake
Leftfielder/First baseman
Born: (1930-08-22) August 22, 1930
Springfield, Missouri
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 16, 1955, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
June 8, 1959, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average .223
Home runs 31
Runs batted in 104
Teams

Robert Charles Speake (born August 22, 1930) nicknamed "Spook," is an American former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball in the 1950s.[1]

Speake hit 10 home runs in his rookie year, and only 21 in the remaining three years of his career.[2]

References

  1. "Bob Speake Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  2. Charlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 1025. ISBN 0-87795-984-6.


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