Bob Maier
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Robert Phillip Maier was a Major League Baseball
third baseman
for the Detroit Tigers
during their 1945 World Series championship season. Born in Dunellen, New Jersey
, Maier played only one season in the big leagues, but he spent that season on a championship team. Maier played in 132 games for the 1945 Tigers, batting .263 in 486 at bats with 58 runs, 34 RBIs, 25 doubles, 7 triples, and 7 stolen bases. Though he was the starting third baseman
during the regular season, the starting job went to Jimmy Outlaw
in the World Series, as Outlaw moved from the outfield to third base to make room for Hank Greenberg
who had returned from military service late in the season. Maier appeared in Game 6 of the 1945 World Series
as a pinch hitter for catcher Paul Richards
. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN194510080.shtml His one at bat in the World Series proved to be his last in the major leagues, and he hit a single off Cubs pitcher Claude Passeau
for a lifetime batting average of 1.000 in the postseson. Maier was replaced as the Tigers starting third baseman by George Kell
. Maier died in 1993 in South Plainfield, New Jersey
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
during their 1945 World Series championship season. Born in Dunellen, New Jersey
Dunellen, New Jersey
Dunellen is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 6,823.Dunellen was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 28, 1887, when it broke away from Piscataway Township, based on the results...
, Maier played only one season in the big leagues, but he spent that season on a championship team. Maier played in 132 games for the 1945 Tigers, batting .263 in 486 at bats with 58 runs, 34 RBIs, 25 doubles, 7 triples, and 7 stolen bases. Though he was the starting third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
during the regular season, the starting job went to Jimmy Outlaw
Jimmy Outlaw
James Paulus Outlaw was an outfielder and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball between the and season...
in the World Series, as Outlaw moved from the outfield to third base to make room for Hank Greenberg
Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg , nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" or "The Hebrew Hammer," was an American professional baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s. A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier power hitters of his generation...
who had returned from military service late in the season. Maier appeared in Game 6 of the 1945 World Series
1945 World Series
-Game 1:Wednesday, October 3, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 2:Thursday, October 4, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 3:Friday, October 5, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan...
as a pinch hitter for catcher Paul Richards
Paul Richards
Paul Richards may refer to:* Paul Richards * Paul Richards , baseball player, manager, scout and executive* Paul Richards , American actor who starred in the ABC-TV 1963-64 series Breaking Point...
. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN194510080.shtml His one at bat in the World Series proved to be his last in the major leagues, and he hit a single off Cubs pitcher Claude Passeau
Claude Passeau
Claude William Passeau was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From through , Passeau played with the Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs . He batted and threw right-handed...
for a lifetime batting average of 1.000 in the postseson. Maier was replaced as the Tigers starting third baseman by George Kell
George Kell
George Clyde Kell was an American baseball third baseman who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , Chicago White Sox , and Baltimore Orioles in the American League, who went on to become a baseball broadcaster for 40 years.-Playing career:In college, Kell...
. Maier died in 1993 in South Plainfield, New Jersey
South Plainfield, New Jersey
South Plainfield is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 23,385....
.