Bobby Tolan Positions: Outfielder and First BasemanBats: Left • Throws: Left5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)Born: November 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, CAHigh School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)Debut: September 3, 1965 (10,010th in MLB history)vs. NYM 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 19, 1979 vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Robert Tolan Nine Players…
After being released by the Padres, Bobby Tolan (.255, 5, 48), signs as a free agent with the Phillies. The outfielder-first baseman, who plays only 15 games for Philadelphia, will ink a deal with the Pirates in June.
1974 – Bobby Tolan, traded by Cincinnati for P Clay Kirby on November 9, 1973, finally signs a 1974 contract with the Padres, leading to a withdrawal of the grievance initiated by the Players’ Association on his behalf.
1973 – Cincinnati trades OF Bobby Tolan and P Dave Tomlin to San Diego for P Clay Kirby. All three will have decent years with their new teams.
After waiting three hours to begin the game due to rain, the Reds beat San Francisco at Riverfront Stadium, 6-3. At the end of the contest, the Cincinnati fans are treated to the nation’s earliest Independence Day celebration, when the team begins launching fireworks at two o’clock in the morning. (Our thanks to NPC editor Steve Basford, who attended this game and stayed for the fireworks, for sharing this fact!)
On January 7, 1971, Cincinnati Reds star Bobby Tolan ruptures his Achilles tendon while playing basketball. Tolan will miss the entire season and will never regain the form that he displayed in 1970, when he batted .316 and stole a league-leading 57 bases. Tolan will not be streaking along the paths until June 1 at…
On April 30, 1969, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney hurls a 13-strikeout no-hitter against the Houston Astros. Bobby Tolan drives in four runs in support of Maloney, who records his first nine-inning no-hitter after pitching a ten-inning masterpiece in 1965.