Bob McClure
Born: 4/29/1952 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-08-13 | Final Game: 1993-05-17
Bats: R | Throws: L | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 170 lbs
Full name: Robert Craig McClure
Biography
Bob McClure was a professional baseball pitcher who had an impactful career spanning nearly two decades from 1975 to 1993. Born in 1952, McClure was known for his versatility on the mound, contributing as both a starter and reliever throughout his time in Major League Baseball. He finished his career with a record of 68-57 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.81, showcasing his consistent ability to manage games and keep opposing hitters at bay. Over his career, he struck out 701 batters and recorded 52 saves, demonstrating his effectiveness in high-pressure situations.
McClure played during a transformative era in baseball, where the game began to embrace more specialized roles for pitchers, including the increasing importance of relief specialists. His contributions to teams such as the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers helped shape the strategies of the game during the late 20th century. With his solid performance and reliability on the mound, Bob McClure remains a respected figure in baseball history, remembered for his dedication to the sport and his role in the evolution of pitching styles.
Negro Leagues Career Statistics
Batting
| PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.333 | 0.555 |
Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 1927 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.750 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 1927 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 57 | 698 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 1158.7 | 1125 | 490 | 104 | 497 | 701 | 3.81 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | KCR | AL | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0.00 | - |
| 1976 | KCR | AL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9.00 | - |
| 1977 | ATL | AL | 2 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 71.3 | 64 | 20 | 34 | 57 | 2.52 | - |
| 1978 | ATL | AL | 2 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 65.0 | 53 | 27 | 30 | 47 | 3.74 | - |
| 1979 | ATL | AL | 5 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 51.0 | 53 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 3.88 | - |
| 1980 | ATL | AL | 5 | 8 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 90.7 | 83 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 3.08 | - |
| 1981 | ATL | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3.52 | - |
| 1982 | ATL | AL | 12 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172.7 | 160 | 81 | 74 | 99 | 4.22 | - |
| 1983 | ATL | AL | 9 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 152 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 4.50 | - |
| 1984 | ATL | AL | 4 | 8 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139.7 | 154 | 68 | 52 | 68 | 4.38 | - |
| 1985 | ATL | AL | 4 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85.7 | 91 | 41 | 30 | 57 | 4.31 | - |
| 1986 | ATL | AL | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3.86 | - |
| 1986 | WSN | NL | 2 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62.7 | 53 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 3.02 | - |
| 1987 | WSN | NL | 6 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52.3 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 3.44 | - |
| 1988 | WSN | NL | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.0 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6.16 | - |
| 1988 | NYN | NL | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4.09 | 65.4 |
| 1989 | LAA | AL | 6 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52.3 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 1.55 | - |
| 1990 | LAA | AL | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6.43 | - |
| 1991 | LAA | AL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9.31 | - |
| 1991 | STL | NL | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3.13 | - |
| 1992 | STL | NL | 2 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 52 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 3.17 | - |
| 1993 | MIA | NL | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7.11 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.444 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | KCR | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1976 | KCR | AL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1977 | ATL | AL | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1978 | ATL | AL | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1979 | ATL | AL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1980 | ATL | AL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | ATL | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | ATL | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | ATL | AL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | ATL | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | ATL | AL | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | ATL | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | WSN | NL | 52 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | WSN | NL | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | WSN | NL | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | NYN | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | LAA | AL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | LAA | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | LAA | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | STL | NL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | STL | NL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | MIA | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | WS | ML4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | ALCS | ML4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | AEDIV | ML4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9.3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.93 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ALCS | ML4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | WS | ML4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4.15 |
| 1981 | AEDIV | ML4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 698 | 73 | 33 | 161 | 13 | 13 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | KCA | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | KCA | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ML4 | P | 68 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | ML4 | P | 44 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | ML4 | P | 36 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | ML4 | P | 52 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | ML4 | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ML4 | P | 34 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| 1983 | ML4 | P | 24 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | ML4 | P | 39 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | ML4 | P | 38 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | ML4 | P | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MON | P | 52 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | MON | P | 52 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MON | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYN | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CAL | P | 48 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CAL | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CAL | P | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SLN | P | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | SLN | P | 71 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | FLO | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 698 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | FLO | NL | $200,000 |
| 1992 | SLN | NL | $500,000 |
| 1991 | CAL | AL | $700,000 |
| 1990 | CAL | AL | $825,000 |
| 1989 | CAL | AL | $200,000 |
| 1988 | MON | NL | $500,000 |
| 1987 | ML4 | AL | $100,000 |
| 1986 | ML4 | AL | $487,500 |
| 1985 | ML4 | AL | $480,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $3,992,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | CA | 1972, 1973 |