| Bob Heise | |
|---|---|
 Heise with theBoston Red Sox in 1976 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: (1947-05-12)May 12, 1947 (age 77) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1967, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1977, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 86 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Robert Lowell Heise (born May 12, 1947) is an American former professionalbaseballinfielder, who played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams, from 1967 to 1977.
Heise was a "military brat" born inSan Antonio, Texas, but he spent most of his youth inCalifornia. As a junior atVacaville High School inVacaville, California, he was part of the Bulldogs team that won the1964 Golden Empire League championship. Heise's American Legion Post 165 team, coached by his father, William, won the league championship in1965. In February 1965, Heise signed as an amateur free agent with theNew York Mets.
Heise was aWestern Carolinas League All-Star with theGreenville Mets in1966, earning a September callup in1967. In his major league debut, he collected his firsthit, asingle offAtlanta BravespitcherJay Ritchie, and was promptly caught stealing.[1] Overall, Heise batted .323 in his first major league season.
He spent1968 in the minors with the AAAJacksonville Suns, splitting his time evenly betweensecond base andshortstop in Jacksonville. He received a second September callup to the majors, mostly playing shortstop.
Heise was part of a proposed trade package along withEd Kranepool andAmos Otis when the Mets attempted to acquire the Braves'Joe Torre who went to theSt. Louis Cardinals forOrlando Cepeda instead.[2] He spent1969 playing shortstop for the triple ATidewater Tides. He joined the Mets once again that September, going 3-for-10 in four games, but was not added to the postseason roster. Heise was sent along withJim Gosger from the Mets to theSan Francisco Giants forRay Sadecki andDave Marshall on December 12, 1969.[3]
Heise enjoyed his first full season in the majors in1970. He spent most of the season backing upHal Lanier at short until an injury toRon Hunt made him the startingsecond baseman for the month of September. That year, Heise got a career-high 22runs batted in (RBI) over 154at bats. He also hit his first careertriple[4] and only careerhome run, on June 25 and 30, respectively.[5]
Heise had played in thirteen games, going hitless in 11 at bats when he was traded to theMilwaukee Brewers forFloyd Wicker on June 1,1971.[6] Upon his arrival in Milwaukee, Heise took over as the Brewers' starting shortstop.
Heise began seeing more playing time at third base in1972. The move allowed Heise to attain career-highs in games (95) and ABs (271).
Heise’s playing time was significantly cut in1973, due to many new acquisitions by the Brewers, includingDon Money,Tim Johnson, andPedro García.. He appeared in 49 games, batting .204. He was traded to theSt. Louis Cardinals forTom Murphy on December 8, 1973.[7]
Heise spent the majority of his time with the Cardinals organization with the AAATulsa Oilers, with his only trial being in all three games of a series against theHouston Astros in July. Heise was then dealt to theCalifornia Angels for aplayer to be named later.
While with the California Angels, Heise saw action in 29 games backing up second and third base.
Heise was traded to the Boston Red Sox forTommy Harper at theWinter Meetings on December 2, 1974.[8]
Heise batted .214 with 21 RBI in1975. Though he was on the Red Sox post season roster, he did not appear in any post season games.
Though Heise was healthy throughout the1976 season, he saw incredibly limited action. Heise appeared in only 32 games, and logged just 61plate appearances.
On December 6, 1976, Heise was purchased by theKansas City Royals.
Heise saw limited playing time in Kansas City in1977 (54 games played). He was released by the Royals in January 1978, and subsequently retired from active play, at the age of 30.
| Games | PA | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | HBP | Avg. | Slg. | Fld% |
| 499 | 1,232 | 1,144 | 104 | 283 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 3 | 47 | 77 | 6 | .247 | .293 | .960 |