Skippy Roberge
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| Skippy Roberge | |
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| Third baseman/Second baseman | |
| Born: May 19, 1917 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: June 7, 1993 (aged 76) Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 18, 1941, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 15, 1946, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 47 |
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Joseph Albert Armand "Skippy" Roberge (May 19, 1917 – June 7, 1993) was an American professional baseball player, an infielder whose professional career lasted for ten seasons between 1939 and 1952 (with 1943–1945 missed due to military service during World War II) and included 177 games played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves (1941–1942; 1946).
Skippy Roberge was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on May 19, 1917.[1] He attended Keith Academy, now part of Lowell Catholic High School, from 1933 to 1937,[2] where he was the football quarterback, All-American forward for the basketball team, and shortstop and pitcher for the baseball team.[3] He did not attend college.
After high school, Roberge joined a semi-pro baseball team in the Lowell Twilight League, and the Lowell YMCA basketball team, where he played until 1938 when he tried out for the Braves, then nicknamed the Boston Bees. Manager Casey Stengel liked what he saw and assigned Roberge to a Class D farm team, the Bradford Bees, for 1939. The next year, in 1940, Roberge moved up to the Class B team, the Evansville Bees, then to the Class A team, the Hartford Bees, before entering the Majors.[3]
Baseball career
Roberge was a right-handed backup utility Infielder for the Boston Braves from 1941 to 1942, 1946. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) 185 pounds (84 kg), he made his Major League debut at the age of 24. He never started a game, but finished his career with 508 at-bats and a .220 batting average, with 3 home runs.[1]
- 1941 (55 games): 15 RBIs, .216 batting average.
- 1942 (74 games): 12 RBIs, .215 batting average.
- 1943–1945: Roberge served in the United States Army during World War II (see below).
- 1946 (48 games): 20 RBIs, .231 batting average.
All in all, Roberge batted in 177 games with a career slugging percentage of .283. He also fielded in 163 games with 17 errors, and a .972 fielding percentage.[1]