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Dick Bosman
Richard Allen Bosman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 208 lb.

Debut June 1, 1966
vs. BOS 7.3 IP, 9 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W
Final Game September 19, 1976
Born February 17, 1944 in Kenosha, WI
Cousin of Duane Kuiper

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Dick Bosman was one of the best pitchers in the AL while he was with the Nats. In 1969, his 2.19 ERA led the league.

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1966 22 WSA AL   2   6  13   7   0   0   2  0   39.0   60   36   33   4   12   20   0   3   184   4   0  7.62  3.47   46 1.846
 1967 23 WSA AL   3   1   7   7   2   1   0  0   51.3   38   12   10   3   10   25   0   0   198   2   0  1.75  3.13  179 0.935
 1968 24 WSA AL   2   9  46  10   0   0  10  1  139.0  139   63   57   9   35   63   4   4   581   5   0  3.69  2.92   79 1.252
 1969 25 WSA AL  14   5  31  26   5   2   3  1  193.0  156   59   47  11   39   99   2   2   762   0   1  2.19  3.45  157 1.010 MVP-26
 1970 26 WSA AL  16  12  36  34   7   3   1  0  230.7  212   81   77  16   71  134   2   4   951   8   0  3.00  3.53  118 1.227
 1971 27 WSA AL  12  16  35  35   7   1   0  0  236.7  245  110   98  29   71  113   5   2   993   9   0  3.73  3.29   88 1.335
 1972 28 TEX AL   8  10  29  29   1   1   0  0  173.3  183   87   70  11   48  105   6   2   737   6   0  3.63  3.01   83 1.333
 1973 29 TOT AL   3  13  29  24   3   1   3  0  137.3  172   98   86  25   46   55   7   5   622   6   0  5.64  3.90   69 1.587
         TEX AL   2   5   7   7   1   1   0  0   40.3   42   24   19   6   17   14   1   2   176   1   0  4.24  3.71   87 1.463
         CLE AL   1   8  22  17   2   0   3  0   97.0  130   74   67  19   29   41   6   3   446   5   0  6.22  3.98   64 1.639
 1974 30 CLE AL   7   5  25  18   2   1   2  0  127.3  126   69   58  13   29   56   1   3   529   3   1  4.10  3.63   88 1.217
 1975 31 TOT AL  11   6  28  24   2   0   3  0  151.3  145   67   61  15   32   53   6   1   627   4   0  3.63  3.66  101 1.170
         CLE AL   0   2   6   3   0   0   3  0   28.7   33   17   13   3    8   11   3   0   127   1   0  4.08  3.75   92 1.430
         OAK AL  11   4  22  21   2   0   0  0  122.7  112   50   48  12   24   42   3   1   500   3   0  3.52  3.64  103 1.109
 1976 32 OAK AL   4   2  27  15   0   0   2  0  112.0  118   54   51  13   19   34   1   2   459   1   0  4.10  3.35   82 1.223
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .491  82  85 306 229  29  10  26  2 1591.0 1594  736  648 149  412  757  34  28  6643  48   2  3.67  3.40   93 1.261
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  10  38  29   3   1   3  0  202.0  202   93   82  18   52   96   4   3   844   6   0  3.67  3.40   93 1.261
 Career High     16  16  46  35   7   3  10  1  236.7  245  110   98  29   71  134   7   5   993   9   1  1.75  3.90  179 0.935
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 22 WSA AL  13   12    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   45    3   2   0   0   0   0
 1967 23 WSA AL   8   15    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .200  .250  .200   37    3   2   0   0   0   1
 1968 24 WSA AL  46   30    0    6   2  0   0    1   0  0   1  14  .200  .226  .267   51    8   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 25 WSA AL  32   64    3    6   1  0   0    4   0  0   7  26  .094  .183  .109  -14    7   5   0   0   0   0 MVP-26
 1970 26 WSA AL  36   80    4   11   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  29  .138  .148  .138  -19   11   6   0   0   0   0
 1971 27 WSA AL  35   75    5    7   1  0   0    3   0  0   8  31  .093  .181  .107  -14    8   5   0   0   0   1
 1972 28 TEX AL  29   53    1    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   1  19  .094  .111  .113  -32    6  13   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     308  329   14   41   5  0   0   14   0  0  19 124  .125  .172  .140   -8   46  34   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        173    7   22   3  0   0    7   0  0  10  65  .125  .172  .140   -8   24  18   0   0   0   2
 Career High     46   80    5   11   2  0   0    4   0  0   8  31                          11  13   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 22 WSA AL   14   11    1   2.4    89| .250  .247| .250  .314| .250  .381| .500  .695|  45  .298  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1967 23 WSA AL   18   15    1   1.8    81| .200  .239| .250  .307| .200  .358| .450  .665|  37  .208  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1968 24 WSA AL   32   25    2   2.2    77| .200  .235| .226  .303| .267  .347| .493  .651|  51  .290  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1969 25 WSA AL   76   63    2   0.9    90| .094  .247| .183  .323| .109  .373| .292  .696| -14  .052  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1970 26 WSA AL   87   75    2   0.7    93| .138  .252| .148  .325| .138  .385| .286  .710| -19  .037 -12.9  -1.3   0%
 1971 27 WSA AL   88   74    2   0.7    87| .093  .248| .181  .319| .107  .368| .288  .687| -14  .042 -11.1  -1.2   0%
 1972 28 TEX AL   67   62    1   0.4    80| .094  .242| .111  .310| .113  .349| .224  .659| -32  .020  -8.5  -1.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      382  325   11   0.9    87| .125  .246| .172  .318| .140  .368| .312  .686|  -8  .062 -45.9  -4.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1966 22 WSA AL   P   13      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.31  0.75  0.92  1.98    7   39.0
 1967 23 WSA AL   P    7      4    6    1    0  .909  .962  1.43  0.74  1.75  1.96    7   51.3
 1968 24 WSA AL   P   46      8   21    1    2  .967  .957  0.63  0.73  1.88  1.89   10  139.0
 1969 25 WSA AL   P   31     18   32    1    1  .980  .951  1.61  0.69  2.33  1.88   26  193.0
 1970 26 WSA AL   P   36     19   32    0    3 1.000  .951  1.42  0.67  1.99  1.86   34  230.7
 1971 27 WSA AL   P   35     21   27    1    1  .980  .958  1.37  0.77  1.83  1.98   35  236.7
 1972 28 TEX AL   P   29     17   28    1    3  .978  .949  1.55  0.75  2.34  1.86   29  173.3
 1973 29 TOT AL   P   29      8   17    2    0  .926  .951  0.86  0.86  1.64  1.86   24  137.3
         TEX AL   P    7      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.86  0.86  1.34  1.85    7   40.3
         CLE AL   P   22      7   12    2    0  .905  .950  0.86  0.86  1.76  1.86   17   97.0
 1974 30 CLE AL   P   25      8    8    3    0  .842  .947  0.64  0.83  1.13  1.81   18  127.3
 1975 31 TOT AL   P   28      6   20    0    0 1.000  .939  0.93  0.85  1.55  1.87   24  151.4
         CLE AL   P    6      2    4    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  0.85  1.88  1.88    3   28.7
         OAK AL   P   22      4   16    0    0 1.000  .939  0.91  0.85  1.47  1.87   21  122.7
 1976 32 OAK AL   P   27      9   19    1    2  .966  .949  1.04  0.85  2.25  1.87   15  112.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1966 22 WSA AL   P   13      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.31  0.75  0.92  1.98    7   39.0
 1967 23 WSA AL   P    7      4    6    1    0  .909  .962  1.43  0.74  1.75  1.96    7   51.3
 1968 24 WSA AL   P   46      8   21    1    2  .967  .957  0.63  0.73  1.88  1.89   10  139.0
 1969 25 WSA AL   P   31     18   32    1    1  .980  .951  1.61  0.69  2.33  1.88   26  193.0
 1970 26 WSA AL   P   36     19   32    0    3 1.000  .951  1.42  0.67  1.99  1.86   34  230.7
 1971 27 WSA AL   P   35     21   27    1    1  .980  .958  1.37  0.77  1.83  1.98   35  236.7
 1972 28 TEX AL   P   29     17   28    1    3  .978  .949  1.55  0.75  2.34  1.86   29  173.3
 1973 29 TOT AL   P   29      8   17    2    0  .926  .951  0.86  0.86  1.64  1.86   24  137.3
         TEX AL   P    7      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.86  0.86  1.34  1.85    7   40.3
         CLE AL   P   22      7   12    2    0  .905  .950  0.86  0.86  1.76  1.86   17   97.0
 1974 30 CLE AL   P   25      8    8    3    0  .842  .947  0.64  0.83  1.13  1.81   18  127.3
 1975 31 TOT AL   P   28      6   20    0    0 1.000  .939  0.93  0.85  1.55  1.87   24  151.4
         CLE AL   P    6      2    4    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  0.85  1.88  1.88    3   28.7
         OAK AL   P   22      4   16    0    0 1.000  .939  0.91  0.85  1.47  1.87   21  122.7
 1976 32 OAK AL   P   27      9   19    1    2  .966  .949  1.04  0.85  2.25  1.87   15  112.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 306    119  213   11   12  .968  .951  1.08  0.77  1.88  1.89  229 1591.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       306    119  213   11   12  .968  .951  1.08  0.77  1.88  1.89  229   1591

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1969-AL-26-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

Sac. Hits
1972 AL-13-8

ERA
1969 AL-2.19-1
1970 AL-3.00-6

Wins
1970 AL-16-10

Won-Loss %
1969 AL-.737-5
1975 AL-.647-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1969 AL-1.010-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
1969 AL-7.27-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1969 AL-1.82-2

Shutouts
1970 AL-3-6

Home Runs Allow.
1971 AL-29-5

SO to Walk
1969 AL-2.54-4

Losses
1971 AL-16-7

Earned Runs Allow.
1971 AL-98-8

Hit Batsmen
1973 AL-7-8

Adjusted ERA+
1969 AL-157-1

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (953) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 8.0 (1012) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.
December 2, 1963: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1963 first-year draft.
November 30, 1964: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the San Francisco Giants in the 1964 minor league draft.
May 10, 1973: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Ted Ford to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Dunning.
May 20, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jim Perry to the Oakland Athletics for Blue Moon Odom and cash.
March 29, 1977: Released by the Oakland Athletics.
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Uniforms
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Dick Bosman was one of the best pitchers in the AL while he was with the Nats. In 1969, his 2.19 ERA led the league.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1969-AL-26-0.01 Car-1440-0.01 shares	Sac. Hits 1972 AL-13-8	ERA 1969 AL-2.19-1 1970 AL-3.00-6	Wins 1970 AL-16-10	Won-Loss % 1969 AL-.737-5 1975 AL-.647-8	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1969 AL-1.010-3
Hits Allowed/9IP 1969 AL-7.27-8	Bases on Balls/9IP 1969 AL-1.82-2	Shutouts 1970 AL-3-6	Home Runs Allow. 1971 AL-29-5	SO to Walk 1969 AL-2.54-4	Losses 1971 AL-16-7
Earned Runs Allow. 1971 AL-98-8	Hit Batsmen 1973 AL-7-8	Adjusted ERA+ 1969 AL-157-1