Robert
M. Byrne
St. Louis Cardinals
1909- Led NL for putouts
and assists for 3rd baggers
1910- Led league with
178 hits and 43 doubles
1913- Hit 2 doubles in
one inning (First player in modern NL history).
BOBBY BYRNE
Byrne, Robert Matthew
b: 12/31/1884, St.Louis, Mo. d: 12/31/64, Wayne, Pa.
BR/TR, 5'7.5", 145 lbs. Deb: 4/11/07
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1907 StL-N 149 559 55 143 11 5 0 29 35 .256
1908 StL-N 127 439 27 84 7 1 0 14 23 .191
1909 StL-N 105 421 61 90 13 6 1 33 46 .214
*Pit-N 46 168 31 43 6 2 0 7 32 .256
Yr 151 589 92 133 19 8 1 40 78 .226
1910 Pit-N 148 602 101 178 43 12 2 52 66 27 .296
1911 Pit-N 153 598 96 155 24 17 2 52 67 41 .259
1912 Pit-N 130 528 99 152 31 11 3 35 54 40 .288
1913 Pit-N 113 448 54 121 22 0 1 47 29 28 .270
Phi-N 19 58 9 13 1 0 1 4 5 3 .224
Yr 132 506 63 134 23 0 2 51 34 31 .265
1914 Phi-N 126 467 61 127 12 1 0 26 45 44 .272
1915 *Phi-N 105 387 50 81 6 4 0 21 39 28 .209
1916 Phi-N 48 141 22 33 10 1 0 9 14 7 .234
1917 Phi-N 13 14 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357
Chi-A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
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Total 11 1283 4831 667 1225 186 60 10 329 456 ?220 .254
Bobby, who after being dealt to the Bucs during the 1909 season, played alongside Hall of Fame teammate Honus Wagner
for 6 years. He tied his famous teammate with 178 hits and paced the NL with 43 doubles in 1910. He was an all-star
soccer player and an excellent bowler who once bowled 19 consecutive strikes.
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