Bob Skinner
1954–1966 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,381G
.277AVG
.351OBP
.421SLG
More career statistics
1,198H
103HR
531RBI
67SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,873 | 4,874 |
| Batting · Runs | 642 | 641 |
| Batting · Walks | 485 | 486 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,381 | 4,873 | 4,318 | 642 | 1,198 | 197 | 58 | 103 | 531 | 485 | 646 | 67 | 36 | 17 | 20 | 1,820 | .277 | .351 | .421 | .772 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1957-09-13 to 1958-04-19
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1963-06-13 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1963-04-13 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1959-05-31 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 711 | 2442 | 593 | 40 | 266 | 260 | 315 | .277 | .349 | .406 |
| Away | 670 | 2432 | 605 | 63 | 265 | 226 | 331 | .277 | .342 | .437 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 126 | 476 | 112 | 8 | 39 | 55 | 66 | .273 | .351 | .399 |
| May | 268 | 950 | 235 | 27 | 101 | 99 | 122 | .281 | .352 | .456 |
| June | 269 | 886 | 223 | 16 | 98 | 105 | 120 | .288 | .370 | .418 |
| July | 243 | 828 | 204 | 18 | 80 | 92 | 104 | .282 | .357 | .445 |
| August | 255 | 928 | 231 | 21 | 119 | 72 | 137 | .275 | .327 | .408 |
| September | 216 | 795 | 191 | 13 | 93 | 62 | 97 | .265 | .318 | .390 |
| October | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 188 | 683 | 166 | 16 | 79 | 74 | 65 | .278 | .351 | .425 |
| cincinnati-reds | 186 | 650 | 160 | 14 | 62 | 58 | 89 | .273 | .335 | .413 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 172 | 652 | 175 | 15 | 96 | 51 | 72 | .296 | .347 | .446 |
| milwaukee-braves | 168 | 574 | 136 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 66 | .265 | .328 | .404 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 160 | 598 | 153 | 9 | 65 | 76 | 73 | .296 | .383 | .426 |
| san-francisco-giants | 145 | 522 | 126 | 13 | 49 | 59 | 73 | .278 | .354 | .435 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 117 | 449 | 115 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 80 | .285 | .341 | .399 |
| houston-astros | 66 | 200 | 50 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 39 | .281 | .340 | .511 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 470 | 117 | 8 | 46 | 4 | .249 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 113 | 233 | 47 | 5 | 29 | 1 | .202 | – | – |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 387 | 118 | 13 | 45 | 10 | .305 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 529 | 170 | 13 | 70 | 12 | .321 | – | – |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 547 | 153 | 13 | 61 | 10 | .280 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 571 | 156 | 15 | 86 | 11 | .273 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 119 | 381 | 102 | 3 | 42 | 3 | .268 | – | – |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 510 | 154 | 20 | 75 | 10 | .302 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates | 106 | 316 | 82 | 3 | 25 | 5 | .259 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 177 | 45 | 4 | 21 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1965 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 152 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .309 | – | – |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .156 | – | – |