Bob Musgrave
| Bob Musgrave | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 7, 1934 Columbia, Missouri, US | |
| Died: June 17, 2012 (aged 78) Hoboken, New Jersey, US | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert I. Musgrave (January 7, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was an American college football and college baseball player at the University of Missouri, most notable for being an outfielder on the 1954 College World Series championship team. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Musgrave grew up in Columbia, Missouri, earning high school All-American honors as a quarterback while leading David H. Hickman High School to a state championship.[2][3]
In college, Musgrave was a member of the Missouri Tigers baseball and Missouri Tigers football teams. With the 1954 baseball team, he hit .418 and earned All-District V honors,[4][5] as the team went on to win the 1954 College World Series.[6][7]
In 1956, Musgrave signed with the Baltimore Orioles.[8][9] He played one season of minor league baseball, spending time with the Aberdeen Pheasants, Lubbock Hubbers, and San Antonio Missions.[1] Baseball records show he played in a total of 72 games that season, compiling a .241 batting average with five home runs.[1]
Musgrave's professional baseball career came to a close when he was called into service by the United States Air Force; he served from 1956 to 1961 as a pilot with the Strategic Air Command.[2][3] He died on June 17, 2012, at his home in Hoboken, New Jersey.[2][3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1934 births
- 2012 deaths
- Aberdeen Pheasants players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Columbia, Missouri
- Lubbock Hubbers players
- Missouri Tigers baseball players
- Missouri Tigers football players
- Players of American football from Missouri
- San Antonio Missions players
- Hickman High School alumni