| Bob Schroder | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman/Shortstop | |
| Born: (1944-12-30)December 30, 1944 (age 80) Ridgefield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1965, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1968, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .217 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Robert James Schroder (born December 30, 1944) is anAmerican former professionalbaseball player. He appeared in 138games, largely as asecond baseman andshortstop, over four seasons (1965–1968) for theSan Francisco Giants ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He battedleft-handed, threwright-handed, and was listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Schroder signed with the Giants in 1964 after attendingLoyola University New Orleans. After a partial rookie pro season spent in the lowminor leagues, Schroder was promoted to San Francisco's 40-man roster for 1965 and stayed with the MLB team all season. Under the amended 1962bonus rule, Major League clubs were compelled to keep players like Schroder on their 25-man roster for their first full season in baseball or risk losing them to another team.[1] Schroder, 20, got into only 31 games and had only tenplate appearances for the contending1965 Giants. He then split the 1966–1968 campaigns between San Francisco and the Triple-APhoenix Giants. In1967, he played in 62 games for San Francisco and logged 135at bats, his MLB career highs. All told, hebatted .217 during his time with the Giants; his 48hits included fivedoubles and onetriple.
Schroder pinch-hit forJuan Marichal after Marichal was ejected for hittingLos Angeles Dodgers catcherJohn Roseboro with a bat in theinfamous Dodgers-Giants brawl on August 22, 1965.
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