VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA

Vintage Baseball Memorabilia

Bob Dernier

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)
Born: January 5, 1957  in Kansas City, MO
Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1977 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Longview Community College (Kansas City, MO).
High School: Raytown South HS (Raytown, MO)
School: Longview Community College (Kansas City, MO)
Debut: September 7, 1980 (14,399th in major league history)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Last Game: October 1, 1989
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Robert Eugene Dernier
View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen
View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Notable Events and Chronology for Career

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March 27, 1984

The Philadelphia Phillies trade outfielders Gary Matthews and Bob Dernier and pitcher Porfi Altamirano to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Bill Campbell and catcher Mike Diaz

August 8, 1984

The Cubs tighten their grip on first place in the NL East with a 7 – 6 win over the Mets at Wrigley Field‚ completing a four-game series sweep. Keith Moreland leads the way with 3 hits and 4 RBIs. Hubie Brooks is 4 for 4 with 4 runs for New York. Davey Johnson gets tossed in the 7th after Bob Dernier gets hit by a pitch‚ a continuation of yesterday’s beanballing. Cubs manager Jim Frey follows Johnson in the 9th when Lee Smith throws behind George Foster.

May 24, 1987

Andre Dawson hits a walkoff vs Braves

December 7, 1987

1987 – Free agent OF Bob Dernier‚ who hit a career-high .317 with 31 stolen bases for the Cubs last season‚ signs a one-year contract with his original major league club‚ the Phillies.

Biography

A leadoff man, Dernier set a Phillies’ rookie record in 1982 with 42 stolen bases. But he showed little progress as a hitter, batted .231 in 1983, and tried unsuccessfully to learn to switch-hit. Traded to Chicago with Gary Matthews in 1984, he became the first Cubs outfielder to win a Gold Glove; a far-ranging centerfielder, he compensated for slow teammates Matthews in left and Keith Moreland in right. His 45 stolen bases in ’84 were the most by a Cub in 77 years. Slowed by injuries in 1985-86, he eventually lost his job to Dave Martinez, and re-signed with the Phillies as a free agent for 1988.

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