Biography
Bandy was a native of Batesville, AR,2 but later lived in Newport, AR.His career began in the 1906 Arkansas-Texas League3 with Pine Bluff.4 In the playoffs, he threw a no-hitter against Hot Springs. The following springs, he was given a tryout with Little Rock of the Southern Association, but was farmed to Oklahoma City at the start of the season. He played the next four seasons in Oklahoma City, winning twenty games games in 1907 and 1908. In 1909, he won 18 games for Oklahoma City in the Texas League. In 1911, he played the final season of his career with Yazoo City in the Cotton States League. Afterward, he played in the Little Rock City League.
Bandy lived most of post-baseball life near Little Rock. He died on October 14th, 1947 in Pulaski County, AR.5 He was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park in Little Rock, AR.6
Excerpts
"Bandy showed up especially well, and the work of the Arkansas boy, who is well-known through his connection with the Arkansas-Texas League last summer, was cheered throughout the game. . . . Pitcher Bob Bandy, former Arkansas-Texas Leaguer, whose work against the Boston Americans yesterday at Pine Bluff especially pleased the fans of that city, which was a member of the Arkansas-Texas League during its existence."7
"[Little Rock tryout] Bob Bandy, who dropped down from his home at Newport, AR, . . ."8
Stats
1907-1911 Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
1911 Yazoo City Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.