Bob Sykes (baseball)
Robert Joseph Sykes (born December 11, 1954) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during five seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals.
| Bob Sykes | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: December 11, 1954 Neptune Township, New Jersey | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 1977, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1981, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 23–26 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.65 | ||
| Strikeouts | 215 | ||
| Teams | |||
Sykes was drafted by the Tigers in the 19th round of the 1974 amateur draft. He played his first professional season with their Rookie league Bristol Tigers in 1974, and split his last season with the New York Yankees' Double-A Nashville Sounds and Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 1982 after being traded for Willie McGee on October 21, 1981.
Primarily a starter for most of his career, Sykes was moved to the bullpen for the majority of his final major league season with the Cardinals in 1981.
Sykes with the Nashville Sounds in 1982
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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