He played for the Yankees until 1919. He was then sent to the Boston Red Sox, where he finished the 1919 season. McGraw went back to the Yankees in 1920; that was the last season he played with them.
McGraw did not play in the major leagues for another five years. He made his comeback with the Brooklyn Robins. Although he only pitched two games for them that year, he came back the next year, and played his first full major league season as a starting pitcher. He went 9-13 that year, a moderate season for someone converting from a relief pitcher to a starting pitcher.
McGraw played part of the 1927 season with the Robins, pitching one game for them before playing the rest (and the majority) of the season with the St. Louis Cardinals. With the Cardinals, most games he pitched in were as a starting pitcher, with some relief appearances.
McGraw played two more seasons in the major leagues, both of which with the Philadelphia Phillies. He went back to relief pitching with them, although he received many decisions. At 34 years old, in 1929, McGraw retired and played his final game on September 28.
McGraw lived for nearly 50 more years. He died on June 2, 1978, in Boise, Idaho, and was buried in Pueblo, Colorado. He was 83 years old.
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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Bob McGaw at Baseball-Almanac
MLB.com Historical Player Stats, Bob McGraw
January 01, 1970
mcgraw, robert, emmett, mcgraw, april, 1895, june, 1978, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, york, yankees, boston, brooklyn, robins, louis, cardinals, philadelphia, phillies, mcgraw, circa, 1950pitcherborn, 1895, april, 1895la, veta, coloradodied, june. Robert Emmett McGraw April 10 1895 June 2 1978 was an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Robins St Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies Bob McGrawMcGraw circa 1950PitcherBorn 1895 04 10 April 10 1895La Veta ColoradoDied June 2 1978 1978 06 02 aged 83 Boise IdahoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 25 1917 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1929 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsGames168Strikeouts164Earned Run Average4 82TeamsNew York Yankees 1917 1919 Boston Red Sox 1919 New York Yankees 1920 Brooklyn Robins 1925 1927 St Louis Cardinals 1927 Philadelphia Phillies 1928 1929 Biography editMcGraw was born on April 10 1895 in La Veta Colorado He went to the University of Colorado and Georgetown University He was mainly a relief pitcher although he occasionally started games He broke into Major League Baseball when he was 22 on September 25 1917 He was playing for the New York Yankees at the time He played for the Yankees until 1919 He was then sent to the Boston Red Sox where he finished the 1919 season McGraw went back to the Yankees in 1920 that was the last season he played with them McGraw did not play in the major leagues for another five years He made his comeback with the Brooklyn Robins Although he only pitched two games for them that year he came back the next year and played his first full major league season as a starting pitcher He went 9 13 that year a moderate season for someone converting from a relief pitcher to a starting pitcher McGraw played part of the 1927 season with the Robins pitching one game for them before playing the rest and the majority of the season with the St Louis Cardinals With the Cardinals most games he pitched in were as a starting pitcher with some relief appearances McGraw played two more seasons in the major leagues both of which with the Philadelphia Phillies He went back to relief pitching with them although he received many decisions At 34 years old in 1929 McGraw retired and played his final game on September 28 In 579 1 innings he had a win loss record of 28 36 a winning percentage of 406 with an earned run average of 5 00 and 164 strikeouts over nine seasons McGraw lived for nearly 50 more years He died on June 2 1978 in Boise Idaho and was buried in Pueblo Colorado He was 83 years old References editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Bob McGaw at Baseball Almanac MLB com Historical Player Stats Bob McGraw Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob McGraw amp oldid 1188650722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
