Bob Rhoads

{{Short description|American baseball player (1879–1967)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bob Rhoads

|position=Pitcher

|image=Bob Rhoads card.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1879|10|4}}

|birth_place=Wooster, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1967|2|12|1879|10|4}}

|death_place=San Bernardino, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 19

|debutyear= 1902

|debutteam= Chicago Orphans

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=August 19

|finalyear=1909

|finalteam= Cleveland Naps

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=97–82

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=2.61

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=522

|teams=

• Chicago Orphans (1902)
• St. Louis Cardinals (1903)
• Cleveland Naps (1903–1909)

|awards=

• Pitched a no-hitter on September 18, 1908

}}

Barton Emory (Bob) Rhoads (October 4, 1879 – February 12, 1967), nicknamed "Dusty", was an American major league pitcher for the Chicago Orphans, Cleveland Naps, and St. Louis Cardinals in the early 20th century. His best year was in 1906, when he won 22 games and had a 1.80 ERA. He finished his career with a 97–82 record, a 2.61 ERA and 522 strikeouts in 1,691.2 innings pitched.

He is buried at Mountain View Memorial Park in Barstow, California.[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/da33e0cd Society for American Baseball Research]