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Bob Saverine
Bob Saverine
	Infielder/Outfielder
	Born: June 2, 1941 (age 83); Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 12, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1967, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.239
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	47
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1959, 1962–1964); Washington Senators (1966–1967);

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Robert Paul Saverine (born June 2, 1941) is a former Major League Baseball infielder/outfielder. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season and played for the Orioles (1959, 1962–1964) and the Washington Senators (1966–1967).

Biography

Saverine was number one in his high school class at Darien High School and was recruited by scouts for both professional baseball and basketball. His father Joseph Saverine is the only person in Georgetown University's history to have captained both the baseball and football athletic teams in a single year.

Saverine made his Major League debut on September 12, 1959 against the Chicago White Sox at Memorial Stadium. He entered the game as a pinch runner in the bottom of the eighth inning for Billy Klaus with the Orioles behind 6-0. He advanced to third on a single to right by Al Pilarcik, then scored on a Bob Nieman single to left. Baltimore lost the game 6-1 to future Hall of Famer Early Wynn. At the age of 18, Saverine was the youngest player to appear in an American League game that season.

Saverine scored the only run in a rare battle of complete game one-hitters between Orioles left-hander Frank Bertaina and Kansas City Athletics southpaw Bob Meyer. On September 12, 1964 he entered the 0-0 game in the bottom of the 8th as a pinch runner for John Orsino, who had doubled. He moved to third on a Bertaina sacrifice bunt and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jackie Brandt.^[1]

In 1966 he was put in the starting lineup 96 times by Senators manager Gil Hodges, usually as a second baseman. He also had career highs in games played (120), hits (102), at bats (406), batting average (.251), home runs (5), runs batted in (24), and runs scored (54).

Career totals for 379 games include a .239 batting average (206-for-861), 6 HR, 47 RBI, 114 runs scored, and an on-base percentage of .299. Besides second base, Saverine also played shortstop, third base, and all three outfield positions. He played all the positions well, but was especially good at short, where he handled 146 out of 148 total chances for a fielding percentage of .986.

References

^ Orioles win 1-0; Bertaina, Meyer toss one-hitters

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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[1] Orioles win 1-0; Bertaina, Meyer toss one-hitters

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+*[[Baltimore Orioles]] (1959, 1962–1964)
-*[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Washington Senators]] (1966–1967)
+*[[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]] (1966–1967)
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-'''Robert Paul Saverine''' (born June 2, 1941 in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[infielder]]/[[outfielder]].  He was signed by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season and played for the Orioles (1959, 1962–1964) and the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Washington Senators]] (1966–1967).
+'''Robert Paul Saverine''' (born June 2, 1941) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[infielder]]/[[outfielder]].  He was signed by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season and played for the Orioles (1959, 1962–1964) and the [[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]] (1966–1967).
 ==Biography==
-Saverine was number one in his high school class at Darien High School and was recruited by scouts for both professional baseball and basketball. His grandfather Joseph Saverine is the only person in Georgetown University's history to have captained both the baseball and football athletic teams in a single year.
+Saverine was number one in his high school class at Darien High School and was recruited by scouts for both professional baseball and basketball. His father Joseph Saverine is the only person in Georgetown University's history to have captained both the baseball and football athletic teams in a single year.
-Saverine made his Major League debut on September 12, 1959 against the [[Chicago White Sox]] at [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]].  He entered the game as a [[pinch runner]] in the bottom of the eighth [[inning]] for [[Billy Klaus]] with the Orioles behind 6-0.  He advanced to [[third base|third]] on a [[single (baseball)|single]] to [[right field|right]] by [[Al Pilarcik]], then scored on a [[Bob Nieman]] single to [[left field|left]].  Baltimore lost the game 6-1 to future [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Early Wynn]].  At the age of 18, Saverine was the youngest player to appear in an [[American League]] game that season.
+Saverine made his Major League debut on September 12, 1959 against the [[Chicago White Sox]] at [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]].  He entered the game as a [[pinch runner]] in the bottom of the eighth [[Inning (baseball)|inning]] for [[Billy Klaus]] with the Orioles behind 6-0.  He advanced to [[third base|third]] on a [[single (baseball)|single]] to [[right field|right]] by [[Al Pilarcik]], then scored on a [[Bob Nieman]] single to [[left field|left]].  Baltimore lost the game 6-1 to future [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Early Wynn]].  At the age of 18, Saverine was the youngest player to appear in an [[American League]] game that season.
-He may be best known for scoring the only run in a rare battle of [[complete game]] one-hitters between Orioles left-hander [[Frank Bertaina]] and [[Oakland Athletics|Kansas City Athletics]] southpaw [[Bob Meyer]].  On September 12, 1964 he entered the 0-0 game in the bottom of the 8th as a pinch runner for [[John Orsino]], who had [[double (baseball)|doubled]].  He moved to third on a Bertaina [[sacrifice hit|sacrifice bunt]] and then scored on a [[sacrifice fly]] by [[Jackie Brandt]].
+Saverine scored the only run in a rare battle of [[complete game]] one-hitters between Orioles left-hander [[Frank Bertaina]] and [[Kansas City Athletics]] southpaw [[Bob Meyer]].  On September 12, 1964 he entered the 0-0 game in the bottom of the 8th as a pinch runner for [[John Orsino]], who had [[double (baseball)|doubled]].  He moved to third on a Bertaina [[sacrifice hit|sacrifice bunt]] and then scored on a [[sacrifice fly]] by [[Jackie Brandt]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19610913&id=hJpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5650,5275532&hl=en Orioles win 1-0; Bertaina, Meyer toss one-hitters]</ref>
-His best season was 1966 when he was put in the starting lineup 96 times by Senators [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[Gil Hodges]], usually as a [[second baseman]].  He also had career highs in [[games played]] (120), [[hit (baseball)|hits]] (102), [[at bat]]s (406), [[batting average]] (.251), [[home run]]s (5), [[runs batted in]] (24), and [[run (baseball)|runs scored]] (54).
+In 1966 he was put in the starting lineup 96 times by Senators [[manager (baseball)|manager]] [[Gil Hodges]], usually as a [[second baseman]].  He also had career highs in [[games played]] (120), [[hit (baseball)|hits]] (102), [[at bat]]s (406), [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (.251), [[home run]]s (5), [[runs batted in]] (24), and [[run (baseball)|runs scored]] (54).
-Career totals for 379 games include a .239 batting average (206-for-861), 6 [[Home run|HR]], 47 [[RBI]], 114 runs scored, and an [[on base percentage]] of .299.  Besides second base, Saverine also played shortstop, third base, and all three outfield positions.  He played all the positions well, but was especially good at short, where he handled 146 out of 148 [[total chances]] for a [[fielding percentage]] of .986.
+Career totals for 379 games include a .239 batting average (206-for-861), 6 [[Home run|HR]], 47 [[Run batted in|RBI]], 114 runs scored, and an [[on-base percentage]] of .299.  Besides second base, Saverine also played shortstop, third base, and all three outfield positions.  He played all the positions well, but was especially good at short, where he handled 146 out of 148 [[total chances]] for a [[fielding percentage]] of .986.
-==Trivia==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*Saverine set an [[American League]] record by going 0-for-12 in a [[doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]] against the Baltimore Orioles on June 8, 1966 at [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]].
-*His nickname was "Rabbit": At 18, he led the [[Appalachian League]] in steals (with 36), and two seasons later he topped the [[Southern Association]] with 41.  In six minor-league campaigns, he swiped 137 bases (plus 23 more in the majors).
-* Although only 5'9", Saverine was an All-State basketball player in high school
-*His dad was a football star at [[Georgetown University]].
-*Saverine is a distant cousin of baseball writer [[Jim Vitti]].
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats | br=s/saverbo01 | fangraphs=1011471 | cube=Bob-Saverine | brm=saveri001rob}}
+{{Baseballstats | br=s/saverbo01 | fangraphs=1011471 | brm=saveri001rob}}
 *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Psaveb101.htm Retrosheet]
-*[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Saverine_Bob.stm Baseball Library]
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