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Butch Hobson

Clell Lavern Hobson

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: August 17, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US
High School: Bessemer HS (Bessemer, AL)
School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1973	21	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	17	53	39	8	7	2	1	0	5	0	0	14	8	.179	.396	.282	.678	11		0	0	0
1974	22	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	119	471	423	66	120	18	8	14	74	2	2	39	75	.284	.348	.463	.811	196	11	4	2	3	2
1975	23	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	138	523	471	68	125	25	3	15	73	6	3	48	90	.265	.331	.427	.758	201		0	1	3
1976	24	Rhode Island	IL	AAA	BOS	90	400	360	56	103	21	1	25	72	1	1	33	81	.286	.341	.558	.899	201		0	1	6

1982	30	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	27	103	83	17	27	5	1	4	20	0	1	18	13	.325	.446	.554	1.000	46		0	2	0	0
1983	31	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	112	448	379	68	93	17	4	19	63	2	2	56	76	.245	.338	.462	.800	175		1	4	8	4
1984	32	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	116	441	382	49	96	18	1	13	56	0	1	48	63	.251	.331	.406	.737	155		1	3	7	3
1985	33	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	107	401	347	44	82	9	1	12	56	0	2	47	64	.236	.329	.372	.701	129		3	0	4	1
8 Seasons						726	2840	2484	376	653	115	20	102	419	11	12	303	470	.263	.341	.448	.790	1114	11	9	13	31	10
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		452	1793	1551	234	401	70	8	73	267	3	7	202	297	.259	.341	.455	.796	706		5	10	25	8
A (2 seasons)				A		136	524	462	74	127	20	9	14	79	2	2	53	83	.275	.352	.448	.801	207	11	4	2	3	2
AA (1 season)				AA		138	523	471	68	125	25	3	15	73	6	3	48	90	.265	.331	.427	.758	201		0	1	3

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1973	21	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	OF	6	6	6	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
1973	21	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	3B	8	15	4	10	1	0	.933	1.75
1974	22	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	OF	78	122	110	9	3	1	.975	1.53
1974	22	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	3B	27	90	19	64	7	2	.922	3.07
1974	22	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	1B	14	90	82	6	2	11	.978	6.29
1975	23	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	3B	137	439	102	309	28	29	.936	3.00
1976	24	Rhode Island	IL	AAA	BOS	SS	2	7	2	4	1	0	.857	3.00
1976	24	Rhode Island	IL	AAA	BOS	3B	88	303	89	200	14	18	.954	3.28

1982	30	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	3B	5	12	1	10	1	0	.917	2.20
1982	30	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1B	6	50	43	4	3	4	.940	7.83
1983	31	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	3B	95	236	77	149	10	6	.958	2.38
1983	31	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1B	2	15	14	0	1	3	.933	7.00
1984	32	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	3B	67	166	48	108	10	11	.940	2.33
1984	32	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1B	24	174	159	13	2	20	.989	7.17
1985	33	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	3B	82	225	74	135	16	13	.929	2.55
1985	33	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1B	8	52	49	3	0	5	1.000	6.50
8 Seasons							649	2002	879	1024	99	123	.951	2.93
3B (8 seasons)						3B	509	1486	414	985	87	79	.941	2.75
1B (5 seasons)						1B	54	381	347	26	8	43	.979	6.91
OF (2 seasons)						OF	84	128	116	9	3	1	.977	1.49
SS (1 season)						SS	2	7	2	4	1	0	.857	3.00

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1987	35	Columbia	SALL	A	NYM	1 of 1	139	64	75	.460
1988	36	Columbia	SALL	A	NYM	1 of 1	137	74	63	.540
1989	37	New Britain	EL	AA	BOS	1 of 1	136	60	76	.441
1990	38	New Britain	EL	AA	BOS	1 of 1	139	72	67	.518
1991	39	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1 of 1	143	79	64	.552
1992	40	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	162	73	89	.451
1993	41	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	162	80	82	.494
1994	42	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	115	54	61	.470
1995	43	Mobile	TXLA	Ind		1 of 1	99	40	59	.404
1996	44	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	PHI	1 of 2	142	70	72	.493

1999	47	Sarasota	FLOR	A+	BOS	1 of 1	139	67	72	.482
2000	48	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	141	82	58	.586
2001	49	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	126	68	58	.540
2002	50	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	126	54	71	.432
2003	51	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	126	71	55	.563
2004	52	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	126	65	61	.516
2005	53	Nashua	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	140	78	62	.557
2006	54	Nashua	CAMA	Ind		1 of 1	88	40	48	.455
2007	55	Nashua	CAMA	Ind		1 of 1	93	50	43	.538
2008	56	Southern Maryland	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	140	74	66	.529
2009	57	Southern Maryland	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	140	79	61	.564
2010	58	Southern Maryland	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	139	82	57	.590
2011	59	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	125	69	56	.552
2012	60	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	140	88	52	.629
2013	61	Lancaster	ATLL	Ind		1 of 1	31	14	17	.452
25 Seasons							3194	1647	1545	.516
Ind (15 seasons)							1780	954	824	.537
MLB (3 seasons)							439	207	232	.472
A (2 seasons)							276	138	138	.500
AA (2 seasons)							275	132	143	.480
AAA (2 seasons)							285	149	136	.523
A+ (1 season)							139	67	72	.482

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1973	21	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	A	BOS
1974	22	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	A	BOS
1975	23	Bristol Red Sox	Eastern League	AA	BOS
1975	23	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1975-09-07	1975-09-28
1976	24	Rhode Island Red Sox	International League	AAA	BOS
1976	24	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1976-06-28	1976-10-03
1977	25	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1977-04-07	1977-10-01
1978	26	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1978-04-07	1978-10-02
1979	27	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1979-04-10	1979-09-29
1980	28	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1980-04-10	1980-09-19
1981	29	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1981-04-09	1981-10-04
1982	30	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1982	30	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1982-04-24	1982-08-03
1983	31	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1984	32	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1985	33	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY

Sabr ID: 76995c16

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