Bob Beall
Bob Beall was born in Hillsboro, Oregon, a descendant of Conrad and Elisabeth Derr, Volga German immigrants from Norka, Russia.
In his senior year at Hillsboro Union High School (Hilhi), Bob was named "Baseball Player of the Year" for the state of Oregon (Hilhi won the state championship that year, 1966) and was offered full rides to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University (OSU).
Bob was a first team All-Pac-8 first baseman and captain of the baseball team at OSU; he also made a splash his sophomore and junior seasons by being the first left-handed third baseman in Pac-8 history.
In his senior year at Hillsboro Union High School (Hilhi), Bob was named "Baseball Player of the Year" for the state of Oregon (Hilhi won the state championship that year, 1966) and was offered full rides to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University (OSU).
Bob was a first team All-Pac-8 first baseman and captain of the baseball team at OSU; he also made a splash his sophomore and junior seasons by being the first left-handed third baseman in Pac-8 history.
1976 SSPC Atlanta Braves Baseball Card featuring Bob Beall.
Upon graduation with a degree in mathematics in 1970, Bob signed with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He was assigned to that team's "low-A" Northwest League affiliate in Walla Walla, Washington. Bob hit .389, the highest average that year in "organized baseball" and led the league in virtually every offensive category. He spent the next season in the "high-A" Carolina League (Newport News, Virginia), the following year with the "double-AA" Eastern League team at Reading, Pennsylvania and the following season in "Triple A" with the Eugene Emeralds. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves and spent a significant portion of his baseball career with the Braves Triple A team in Richmond, Virginia. In July 1980, Bob was traded from Richmond to Portland. During the 1980 season, he was called up by the Pittsburg Pirates. He spent the 1981 season (his final season) as a player-coach for the Portland Beavers (the Pirates' Triple A team in the Pacific Coast League).
Bob retired in 1981 and joined the Nike Corporation.
Bob is the brother of Jim Beall and Gene Beall.
Sources
Contributed by Jim Beall
"A History of Baseball in Oregon" website (January 2015)
Wikipedia article on Bob Beall
Baseball Almanac
"A History of Baseball in Oregon" website (January 2015)
Wikipedia article on Bob Beall
Baseball Almanac
Last updated April 25, 2023