Bob Duliba was born on Wednesday, January 9, 1935, in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania. Duliba was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 11, 1959, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Duliba baseball stats page.
"Coach Duliba taught me how a professional prepares himself to play. He was 64 years old when he coached us at Kings College and before every practice he ran poles, stretched, and prepared his arm just to throw BP to us. Then he would run poles afterward. He showed me that if you want to be good you have to get there early and stay late." - Guy Kapichok (Bob Duliba Quote. Message to Baseball Almanac. 2018 February 26. E-mail.)
Bullpen Exchange
"So you pitched in the pros?"
"Yep."
"What are you most famous for?"
"(Laughs)... I gave up Mickey Mantle's 450th homerun."
"Did he crush it?"
"Yeah! It landed in Cooperstown."
Bob Duliba![]() Bob 'Ach' Duliba Autograph on a 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#53 | Checklist) |
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Bob DulibaBob Duliba Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1959 | 24 | Cardinals | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | 94 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 25 | Cardinals | 27 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 178 | 49 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1962 | 27 | Cardinals | 28 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | 160 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 28 | Angels | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 29 | Angels | 58 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.59 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 72.2 | 307 | 80 | 29 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1965 | 30 | Red Sox | 39 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.1 | 275 | 60 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1967 | 32 | Athletics | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 7 Years | 176 | 0 | 93 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 257.0 | 1,085 | 257 | 99 | 112 | 25 | 96 | 15 | 129 | 13 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
Bob DulibaBob Duliba Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1959 | 24 | Cardinals | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | 25 | Cardinals | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1962 | 27 | Cardinals | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1963 | 28 | Angels | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1964 | 29 | Angels | 58 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1965 | 30 | Red Sox | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| 1967 | 32 | Athletics | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 176 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .038 | .074 | .038 | ||
Bob DulibaBob Duliba Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1959 Cardinals | P | 11 | 0 | 68 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.37 |
| 1960 Cardinals | P | 27 | 0 | 122 | 8 | 0.3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.77 |
| 1962 Cardinals | P | 28 | 0 | 118 | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
| 1963 Angels | P | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1964 Angels | P | 58 | 0 | 218 | 19 | 0.3 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
| 1965 Red Sox | P | 39 | 0 | 193 | 16 | 0.4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.96 |
| 1967 Athletics | P | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.93 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 176 | 0 | 771 | 65 | 0.4 | 63 | 17 | 46 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.21 | |
| 7 Years | 176 | 0 | 771 | 65 | 0.4 | 63 | 17 | 46 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.21 | |
Bob DulibaBob Duliba Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1959 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 5.56 | 4.76 |
| 1960 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.44 | 5.09 | 3.54 |
| 1962 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 5.03 | 3.89 |
| 1963 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 4.70 | 7.04 |
| 1964 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 4.09 | 2.72 |
| 1965 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.23 | 3.78 | 3.08 |
| 1967 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.00 | 5.59 | 0.93 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.34 | 4.52 | 3.36 |
Bob DulibaBob Duliba Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1959 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Los Angeles Angels | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Los Angeles Angels | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1965 Boston Red Sox | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 Kansas City Athletics | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Did you know that Bob Duliba joined the Marine Corps because he "was getting his ass kicked" in the minors and arm troubles? Ach (Omaha World Herald. 1959 April 21.) continued, "I wasn't doing very well and I came home and I looked at my mother and I said I think I'm going to go in the service and I joined the Marine Corps. Best thing I ever did." His unique path to the majors:

Bob Duliba | The Honolulu Advertiser | June 25, 1958 | Page A10
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