Lyman Bostock
Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 22, 1950 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
School: California State University, Northridge
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1975
Final Game: September 23, 1978
Died: September 23, 1978 in Gary, IN
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 MIN AL 24 OF 92 89 794.0 194 188 3 3 0 .985 0.1 0.2 0.1 -2.6 2.7 0 2.16 2.08 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 MIN AL 24 RF 55 51 463.2 87 84 1 2 0 .977 -3.4 -8.8 -2.4 -2.3 -0.1 -1 1.65 1.55 .976 2.11 1.84
1975 MIN AL 24 CF 28 27 235.1 74 72 1 1 0 .986 0.1 0.5 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0 2.79 2.61 .982 2.84 2.52
1975 MIN AL 24 LF 12 11 95.0 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 3.4 42.9 2.4 0.2 2.2 1 2.94 2.58 .977 2.18 1.80
1975 MIN AL 24 DH 1
1976 MIN AL 25 OF 124 113 1016.0 334 320 10 4 2 .988 0.7 0.8 0.7 -1.9 2.6 0 2.92 2.66 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 MIN AL 25 CF 121 110 998.0 331 317 10 4 2 .988 0.9 1.1 0.9 -1.9 2.8 0 2.95 2.70 .984 2.98 2.60
1976 MIN AL 25 RF 3 3 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -13.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.00 1.33 .975 2.20 1.93
1977 MIN AL 26 OF 149 141 1268.2 363 349 10 4 0 .989 -2.1 -2.0 -4.1 -1.5 -2.5 2 2.55 2.41 .978 2.34 2.03 MVP-27
1977 MIN AL 26 CF 90 83 742.2 229 221 6 2 1 .991 -2.9 -4.7 -6.9 -1.6 -5.3 4 2.75 2.52 .983 2.83 2.49 MVP-27
1977 MIN AL 26 LF 60 58 525.0 130 124 4 2 0 .985 0.6 1.4 2.6 -0.1 2.8 -2 2.19 2.13 .976 2.11 1.74 MVP-27
1977 MIN AL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.70 MVP-27
1978 CAL AL 27 OF 146 143 1273.2 377 366 7 4 2 .989 -1.0 -0.9 3.0 0.9 2.1 -4 2.64 2.55 .979 2.47 2.13 MVP-23
1978 CAL AL 27 RF 90 86 774.0 201 195 4 2 1 .990 0.7 1.1 2.7 2.2 0.4 -2 2.31 2.21 .978 2.24 1.85 MVP-23
1978 CAL AL 27 CF 58 57 499.2 179 174 3 2 1 .989 -1.7 -4.1 0.3 -1.3 1.7 -2 3.19 3.05 .984 2.97 2.64 MVP-23
1978 CAL AL 27 DH 1 MVP-23
4 Seasons OF 511 486 4352.1 1268 1223 30 15 4 .988 -2.3 -0.6 -0.3 -5.1 4.9 -2 2.59 2.45 .979 2.41 2.11
4 Seasons CF 297 277 2475.2 813 784 20 9 4 .989 -3.6 -1.7 -5.6 -5.3 -0.2 2 2.92 2.71 .984 2.92 2.57
4 Seasons RF 149 140 1256.2 293 284 5 4 1 .986 -2.7 -2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 -3 2.07 1.94 .977 2.19 1.85
2 Seasons LF 72 69 620.0 161 154 5 2 0 .988 4.0 7.7 5.0 0.1 5.0 -1 2.31 2.21 .976 2.12 1.75
2 Seasons DH 2
4 Seasons TOT 511 486 4352.1 1268 1223 30 15 4 .988 -2.3 -0.6 -0.3 -5.1 4.9 -2 2.59 2.45 .967 2.41 2.11

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1975 MIN AL 24 98 89 98 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 28 55 92 0 2 7
1976 MIN AL 25 128 113 128 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 3 124 0 12 1
1977 MIN AL 26 153 141 153 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 90 1 149 0 11 0
1978 CAL AL 27 147 144 147 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 90 146 1 2 1
4 Seasons 526 487 526 511 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 297 149 511 1 27 9
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 MIN AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 24 11 45.8% 13 0 0.0% 1 1069 57% 78% 23% 120 60%
1976 MIN AL 25 4 0 3 1 1 10 0 7 3 0 42 23 0 46 5 0 5 3 0 16 4 1 31 23 1 140 58 41.4% 79 2 1.4% 8 4500 56% 79% 26% 552 59%
1977 MIN AL 26 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 1 33 22 0 25 8 0 6 3 1 19 6 0 18 15 0 101 54 53.5% 46 1 1.0% 5 3359 54% 81% 24% 368 61%
1978 CAL AL 27 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 22 14 0 23 4 0 9 4 1 8 1 0 15 7 0 77 30 39.0% 46 1 1.3% 2 2251 52% 76% 27% 315 56%
4 Seasons 9 0 8 1 1 20 0 11 4 2 110 67 0 99 17 0 20 10 2 45 12 1 68 47 1 342 153 44.7% 184 4 1.2% 16 11179 55% 79% 25% 1355 59%
MLB Averages 43.4% 2.3% 58% 79% 26% 58%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 MIN AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18 8 0 16 2 0 8 5 1 6 2 0 5 3 0 53 20 37.7% 32 1 1.9% 0 2099 51% 77% 24% 164 52%
1976 MIN AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 78 64% 81% 27% 8 50%
1977 MIN AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 100% 25% 1 100%
1978 CAL AL 27 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 29 14 1 16 3 0 11 6 0 5 0 0 18 9 0 79 32 40.5% 46 1 1.3% 3 3457 52% 77% 26% 366 54%
4 Seasons 4 0 4 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 47 22 1 32 5 0 20 11 1 11 2 0 23 12 0 133 52 39.1% 79 2 1.5% 3 5638 52% 77% 25% 539 53%
MLB Averages 42.6% 2.9% 58% 79% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 12 10 83.3% 1 1 8.3% 0 418 41% 79% 23% 55 56%
1977 MIN AL 26 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 26 21 1 17 2 0 14 6 0 5 1 0 5 5 0 67 35 52.2% 31 1 1.5% 3 2326 55% 80% 23% 275 47%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 1 29 24 1 20 3 1 15 7 0 5 1 0 10 10 0 79 45 57.0% 32 2 2.5% 3 2744 53% 80% 23% 330 48%
MLB Averages 57.5% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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