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Bob Watson

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Full Name: Robert Jose Watson Primary Position: 1B,OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0.5"/201 First Game: September 9, 1966
Birthdate: April 10, 1946 Final Game: September 30, 1984
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California MLB Experience: 18 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Robert Jose Watson (born April 10 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves from 1966-1984. Nicknamed "Bull", Watson's best seasons and lengthiest tenure were with the Astros. In 1975, he scored baseball's one millionth run. Though originally a catcher, he also played in the outfield and was a dependable hitter. His home run numbers were somewhat hurt by the fact that he played the majority of his career in the Astrodome.

In 1979, as a member of the Red Sox, he hit for the cycle, becoming the first player to accomplish this feat in both the National League and American League.

At the end of the 1993 season he was named general manager of the Houston Astros, becoming the first ever African American to serve as a GM in the major leagues. He served as GM for the New York Yankees from 10/23/95 to 2/2/98. The 1996 team won the World Series, the first Yankee team to do so since 1978. After the 1997 season, Watson retired from the Yankees and now serves as Major League Baseball's vice president in charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field operations.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1966 HOU N 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 HOU N 6 14 1 3 1 2 .214 .214 .429 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
1968 HOU N 45 140 13 32 2 8 .229 .297 .321 7 0 13 32 1 0 1 1 6
1969 HOU N 20 40 3 11 0 3 .275 .396 .350 3 0 6 5 2 0 0 0 0
1970 HOU N 97 327 48 89 11 61 .272 .324 .443 19 2 24 59 4 1 1 1 10
1971 HOU N 129 468 49 135 9 67 .288 .347 .395 17 3 41 56 2 1 0 5 14
1972 HOU N 147 548 74 171 16 86 .312 .378 .464 27 4 53 83 8 2 1 5 6
1973 HOU N 158 573 97 179 16 94 .312 .403 .449 24 3 85 73 4 1 1 8 18
1974 HOU N 150 524 69 156 11 67 .298 .370 .412 19 4 60 61 3 1 3 9 14
1975 HOU N 132 485 67 157 18 85 .324 .375 .495 27 1 40 50 3 0 3 10 11
1976 HOU N 157 585 76 183 16 102 .313 .377 .458 31 3 62 64 4 2 3 10 12
1977 HOU N 151 554 77 160 22 110 .289 .360 .498 38 6 57 69 7 1 5 11 8
1978 HOU N 139 461 51 133 14 79 .289 .357 .451 25 4 51 57 4 0 3 16 18
1979 HOU N 49 163 15 39 3 18 .239 .304 .319 4 0 16 23 0 1 0 1 3
1979 BOS A 84 312 48 105 13 53 .337 .401 .548 19 4 29 33 5 0 3 7 10
1979 Total 133 475 63 144 16 71 .303 .367 .469 23 4 45 56 5 1 3 8 13
1980 NY A 130 469 62 144 13 68 .307 .368 .456 25 3 48 56 1 1 2 5 20
1981 NY A 59 156 15 33 6 12 .212 .317 .385 3 3 24 17 0 0 0 2 10
1982 NY A 7 17 3 4 0 3 .235 .350 .412 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 ATL N 57 114 16 28 5 22 .246 .323 .421 3 1 14 20 0 0 1 2 4
1982 Total 64 131 19 32 5 25 .244 .327 .420 6 1 17 20 0 0 1 2 5
1983 ATL N 65 149 14 46 6 37 .309 .376 .490 9 0 18 23 0 0 0 3 5
1984 ATL N 49 85 4 18 2 12 .212 .287 .329 4 0 9 12 0 0 0 2 2
Total NL 1552 5231 674 1540 152 853 .294 .362 .443 257 31 549 690 42 10 22 84 132
Total AL 280 954 128 286 32 136 .300 .370 .474 50 10 104 106 6 1 5 14 41
Total 1832 6185 802 1826 184 989 .295 .364 .447 307 41 653 796 48 11 27 98 173

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1967 HOU N 1B 3 3 25 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1968 HOU N RF 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 HOU N OF 40 38 337.1 46 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .885
1968 HOU N LF 40 37 329.1 45 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .882
1969 HOU N 1B 5 5 37 34 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N OF 6 5 43 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N C 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N LF 6 5 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N C 6 0 11.1 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N OF 1 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N 1B 83 82 686 695 39 6 54 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1970 HOU N LF 1 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 HOU N 1B 44 37 319.1 339 16 5 28 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1971 HOU N OF 88 88 706 131 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1971 HOU N RF 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 HOU N LF 87 87 700 132 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1972 HOU N LF 143 143 1261.2 215 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1972 HOU N 1B 2 1 10 13 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 HOU N OF 143 143 1261.2 218 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1973 HOU N LF 142 142 1184.1 264 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1973 HOU N 1B 26 12 150 150 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1973 HOU N OF 142 142 1184.1 271 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1973 HOU N C 3 2 19 12 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 .929
1974 HOU N OF 140 139 1061 202 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1974 HOU N LF 140 139 1061 202 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1974 HOU N 1B 35 2 85.2 96 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 HOU N 1B 118 116 990.1 1077 69 8 106 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1975 HOU N LF 9 8 66 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 HOU N OF 9 8 66 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 HOU N 1B 155 154 1355 1395 96 15 126 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1977 HOU N 1B 146 146 1278.1 1331 118 9 100 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1978 HOU N 1B 128 127 1045.2 974 95 9 63 1 0 0 0 0 .992
1979 HOU N 1B 44 44 359.1 371 33 3 23 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1979 BOS A 1B 58 57 479.1 525 47 7 58 1 0 0 0 0 .988
1979 BOS A DH 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 Total 1B 102 101 838.2 896 80 10 81 1 0 0 0 0 .990
1980 NY A 1B 104 91 827 851 63 9 87 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1980 NY A DH 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NY A DH 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NY A 1B 50 43 362 367 25 1 42 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1982 NY A 1B 6 4 36 40 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 NY A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 ATL N 1B 26 25 188.2 206 8 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 ATL N LF 2 1 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 ATL N OF 2 1 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 Total 1B 32 29 224.2 246 8 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N 1B 34 34 271.1 280 19 5 23 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1984 ATL N 1B 19 19 130 165 12 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total 1B 1086 1002 8636 8930 653 83 771 2 0 0 0 0 .991
Total LF 570 562 4664 877 23 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 .972
Total C 10 2 32.1 28 2 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 .968
Total OF 571 564 4678 890 24 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 .972
Total DH 54 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 2 2 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Houston Astros (January 31, 1965).
  • Traded by Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Pete Ladd, cash and a player to be named later (June 13, 1979); Houston Astros received Bobby Sprowl (June 19, 1979).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (November 8, 1979).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Scott Patterson (April 23, 1982).

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All-Star Games: 1973, 1975

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