Robert
Giroux
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: November 9, 1920 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 POR CL    
1953 32 HOU PL $ 300,000  
1954 33 HOU PL $ 600,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 POR CL    
1953 32 HOU PL $ 300,000  
1954 33 HOU PL $ 600,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 31 POR CL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.7 9 4 1 4 3 5.41 .346 .433 .538 .972 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 17 0 0 0 0 29.3 49 27 4 16 17 8.29 .368 .436 .541 .978  
1953 32 HOU PL 4 1 .800 21 0 0 0 1 27.3 24 12 2 8 16 3.95 .231 .283 .346 .629 3.3
1954 33 AAA   1 4 .200 17 0 0 0 0 28.7 40 20 4 24 15 6.28 .323 .432 .460 .892  
    AA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 3 2 0.00 .286 .412 .286 .697  
2 Years Sim 4 1 .800 24 0 0 0 1 34.0 33 16 3 12 19 4.24 .254 .315 .385 .699 3.3
2 Years AAA 3 6 .333 34 0 0 0 0 58.0 89 47 8 40 32 7.29 .346 .434 .502 .936  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 3 2 0.00 .286 .412 .286 .697  
3 Years Minors 3 6 .333 35 1 0 0 0 62.0 93 47 8 43 34 6.82 .343 .433 .491 .924  
Season Average 2 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 17.0 16 8 1 6 9 4.24 .254 .315 .385 .699  
Career Highs 4 1 .800 21 0 0 0 1 27.3 24 12 2 8 16 5.41 .346 .433 .538 .972  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   25 11 2 10 15   .275 .347 .407 .753
vs LH   8 5 1 2 4   .205 .244 .333 .577
Home 3 1 .750 19 0 0 0 1 30.0 30 13 2 10 17 3.90 .263 .323 .386 .709
Away 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 3 1 2 2 6.75 .188 .278 .375 .653
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 6.7 9 4 1 4 3 5.41 .346 .433 .538 .972
June 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 5.3 4 3 0 1 2 5.07 .200 .238 .350 .588
July 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 4.7 2 0 0 1 3 0.00 .125 .176 .188 .364
August 3 1 .750 11 0 0 0 0 15.3 17 9 2 5 10 5.28 .274 .328 .403 .732
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 31 POR CL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1953 32 HOU PL 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2 Years Sim 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
162 Game Average 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .000 .000 .000 .000 -5.7  
Career Highs 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 31 POR CL P 3 0 6.7 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.70    
1953 32 HOU PL P 21 0 27.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.66    
Career Totals   24 0 34.0 2 2 0 1 1.000 1.06    
Career Highs   21 0 27.3 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.70    
History
Drafted in 32nd round, 631st overall pick, by Portland in 1952
Released by Portland on 7/21/1952
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 5/26/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Earned first career win on 7/27/1953
9/1/1953: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $600,000 per year, for 2 years