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Butch Hobson

Clell Lavern Hobson

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

Born: August 17, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, AL
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 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1975 (Age 24)   vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Angels/Yankees 1975-1982

Final Game: August 3, 1982 (Age 30)   vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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Career Home Runs

Butch Hobson: 98 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 30 go ahead
2 Tms
BOS94
CAL4
 
vs RHP69
vs LHP29
 
Home49
Away49
 
Leverage
High Lev16
Medium Lev40
Low Lev42
13 Opps
MIL15
NYY10
BAL10
CAL9
CLE8
DET8
TOR8
MIN7
OAK6
TEX6
SEA5
KCR4
CHW2
84 Pitchers
Jim Palmer3
Dave Frost3
Jim Slaton2
Dave Stieb2
Chris Knapp2
Tom Underwood2
Ed Figueroa2
Dave Hamilton2
Mike Caldwell2
Gary Beare2
Rudy May2
Fernando Arroyo2
Steve Stone1
Bob Sykes1
Don Gullett1
Dock Ellis1
Dennis Leonard1
Mark Littell1
Adrian Devine1
Bill Travers1
14 Parks
BOS0748
ANA017
MIL056
DET046
TOR015
NYC165
CLE074
OAK014
BAL114
MIN023
ARL012
SEA022
CHI101
KAN061
Where Hit
759
814
912
Unk11
892
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms96
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
7th32
8th27
9th26
6th11
2nd1
3rd1
Outs
134
234
030
 
DefPos
3B97
Unk1
Bases
---50
1--21
12-11
-2-5
1-35
--33
-233
 
165 RBI
RISP27
0 on50
1 on29
2 on19
Any on48
Inning
218
311
413
510
68
717
811
99
Extra1
 
1-329
4-631
7-end38
RelScore
+4..15
+34
+28
+113
Tied21
-113
-26
-37
-4..11
 
Ahead40
Tied21
Behind37
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1976 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1976-06-28 BOS BAL Rudy May tied 8-8 b 6 2 1-- 2 2 5 0.290 83% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Cooper Scores
2 2 2 1 1976-08-05 BOS @ DET Dave Lemanczyk tied 2-2 t 6 1 1-- 2 8 5 0.277 78% Home Run; Miller Scores
3 3 3 1 1976-08-27 BOS KCR Tom Hall ahead 6-1 b 7 0 --- 1 9 5 0.007 99% Home Run (CF-RF)
4 4 4 1 1976-08-29 BOS KCR Larry Gura ahead 9-0 b 2 2 12- 3 9 5 0.007 99% Home Run; Cooper Scores; Rice Scores
5 5 5 1 1976-09-15 BOS @ MIL Gary Beare behind 0-1 t 5 1 1-- 2 9 5 0.283 63% Home Run; Rice Scores
6 6 6 1 1976-09-16 BOS @ MIL Bill Castro behind 2-3 t 9 2 --3 2 9 5 0.711 83% Home Run; Cooper Scores
7 7 7 1 1976-09-28 BOS NYY Ed Figueroa tied 1-1 b 2 2 -2- 2 9 5 0.189 72% Home Run; Whitt Scores
8 8 8 1 1976-09-29 BOS NYY Sparky Lyle behind 5-9 b 8 2 --- 1 9 5 0.023 4% Home Run
1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
9 9 1 1 1977-04-17 (2) BOS @ CLE Jim Bibby behind 2-5 t 4 2 12- 3 8 5 0.280 45% Home Run; Scott Scores; Fisk Scores
10 10 2 1 1977-04-18 BOS DET Fernando Arroyo behind 2-3 b 6 2 1-- 2 8 5 0.328 69% Home Run; Evans Scores
11 11 3 1 1977-05-09 BOS @ OAK Vida Blue behind 0-1 t 3 0 --- 1 8 5 0.116 50% Home Run
12 12 4 1 1977-05-20 BOS MIL Jerry Augustine behind 6-15 b 9 0 --- 1 8 5 0.001 0% Home Run
13 13 5 1 1977-05-22 (1) BOS MIL Gary Beare ahead 1-0 b 2 1 -2- 2 8 5 0.131 80% Home Run; Fisk Scores
14 14 6 1 1977-05-23 BOS @ NYY Ed Figueroa ahead 1-0 t 2 2 --- 1 8 5 0.102 67% Home Run
15 15 7 1 1977-05-31 BOS NYY Gil Patterson tied 1-1 b 2 1 1-- 2 8 5 0.166 72% Home Run; Scott Scores
16 16 8 1 1977-06-08 BOS BAL Tony Chevez ahead 8-1 b 2 1 1-3 3 7 5 0.020 99% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Scott Scores
17 17 9 1 1977-06-20 BOS @ BAL Rudy May ahead 3-0 t 8 2 --- 1 8 5 0.038 96% Home Run (CF-RF)
18 18 10 1 1977-06-22 BOS @ BAL Jim Palmer ahead 5-4 t 9 2 1-- 2 8 5 0.139 96% Home Run; Carbo Scores
19 19 11 1 1977-06-23 BOS @ BAL Mike Flanagan behind 0-1 t 2 1 --- 1 7 5 0.110 48% Home Run
20 20 12 1 1977-06-24 BOS @ NYY Catfish Hunter tied 1-1 t 2 2 --3 2 8 5 0.184 67% Home Run; Scott Scores
21 21 13 1 1977-06-29 BOS @ DET Mark Fidrych behind 0-4 t 7 1 --- 1 8 5 0.040 9% Home Run
22 22 14 1 1977-07-04 BOS TOR Chuck Hartenstein behind 3-6 b 7 2 --- 1 7 5 0.076 17% Home Run
23 23 15 1 1977-07-12 BOS @ CLE Dennis Eckersley behind 0-6 t 7 0 --- 1 7 5 0.014 3% Home Run
24 24 16 1 1977-07-13 BOS @ CLE Jim Kern tied 6-6 t 10 2 1-3 3 8 5 0.461 96% Home Run; Scott Scores; Miller Scores
25 25 17 1 1977-07-14 BOS @ CLE Al Fitzmorris tied 4-4 t 6 0 --- 1 8 5 0.166 67% Home Run
26 26 18 1 1977-07-16 BOS @ CHW Francisco Barrios behind 1-3 t 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.114 36% Home Run
27 27 19 1 1977-07-21 (1) BOS CLE Tom Buskey ahead 8-3 b 7 2 1-3 3 7 5 0.015 100% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Scott Scores
28 28 20 1 1977-07-28 BOS MIL Eduardo Rodriguez ahead 8-0 b 8 1 --- 1 6 5 0.000 100% Home Run
29 29 21 1 1977-08-03 BOS @ SEA Gary Wheelock behind 1-2 t 2 0 12- 3 7 5 0.205 70% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Carbo Scores
30 30 22 1 1977-08-13 BOS SEA Bob Galasso tied 4-4 b 6 2 --- 1 7 5 0.173 69% Home Run
31 31 23 1 1977-08-16 BOS KCR Mark Littell behind 0-2 b 4 2 1-3 3 7 5 0.315 64% Home Run; Rice Scores; Scott Scores
32 32 24 1 1977-08-22 BOS @ MIN Paul Thormodsgard behind 2-4 t 9 2 1-- 2 7 5 0.361 40% Home Run; Scott Scores
33 33 25 1 1977-08-25 BOS TEX Adrian Devine ahead 6-5 b 7 1 12- 3 7 5 0.153 96% Home Run; Rice Scores; Scott Scores
34 34 26 1 1977-08-27 BOS MIN Dave Johnson behind 2-3 b 3 2 --- 1 3 5 0.114 51% Home Run
35 35 27 1 1977-09-02 BOS @ TEX Nelson Briles behind 1-4 t 7 0 --- 1 8 5 0.078 18% Home Run
36 36 28 1 1977-09-05 (1) BOS @ TOR Jerry Johnson ahead 7-0 t 8 0 --- 1 8 5 0.002 100% Home Run
37 37 29 1 1977-09-23 BOS @ DET Bob Sykes ahead 2-0 t 3 2 12- 3 8 5 0.187 89% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Lynn Scores
38 38 30 1 1977-09-25 BOS @ DET Jim Crawford ahead 10-3 t 8 0 1-- 2 8 5 0.003 100% Home Run; Lynn Scores
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
39 39 1 1 1978-04-14 BOS TEX Len Barker behind 2-4 b 8 1 --- 1 9 5 0.123 25% Home Run
40 40 2 1 1978-04-15 BOS TEX Dock Ellis ahead 3-1 b 2 0 12- 3 9 5 0.111 92% Home Run; Carbo Scores; Evans Scores/unER
41 41 3 1 1978-04-17 BOS MIL Mike Caldwell ahead 8-2 b 5 1 --- 1 9 5 0.011 99% Home Run
42 42 4 1 1978-04-20 BOS MIL Andy Replogle tied 1-1 b 2 2 -23 3 9 5 0.236 80% Home Run; Lynn Scores; Evans Scores
43 43 5 1 1978-04-23 (1) BOS CLE Rick Waits behind 0-1 b 2 2 1-- 2 8 5 0.205 62% Home Run; Evans Scores
44 44 6 1 1978-04-23 (2) BOS CLE Mike Paxton behind 1-3 b 4 0 -23 3 7 5 0.189 68% Home Run (Fly Ball); Scott Scores; Lynn Scores
45 45 7 1 1978-04-28 BOS @ TEX Jim Umbarger behind 2-3 t 7 0 --- 1 7 5 0.203 50% Home Run
46 46 8 1 1978-05-23 BOS @ TOR Jesse Jefferson tied 0-0 t 5 1 --- 1 7 5 0.153 62% Home Run
47 47 9 1 1978-06-02 BOS @ CAL Nolan Ryan ahead 2-0 t 4 0 12- 3 9 5 0.122 93% Home Run (Deep LF); Brohamer Scores; Evans Scores
48 48 10 1 1978-06-03 BOS @ CAL Chris Knapp ahead 3-2 t 7 1 --- 1 9 5 0.134 82% Home Run
49 49 11 1 1978-06-05 BOS @ OAK Pete Broberg behind 1-8 t 5 0 --- 1 9 5 0.013 3% Home Run
50 50 12 1 1978-06-13 BOS CAL Chris Knapp ahead 4-0 b 8 0 --- 1 9 5 0.007 99% Home Run
51 51 13 1 1978-06-20 BOS NYY Don Gullett ahead 1-0 b 2 2 12- 3 9 5 0.211 86% Home Run; Scott Scores; Evans Scores
52 52 14 1 1978-06-21 BOS NYY Dick Tidrow ahead 5-0 b 3 2 -2- 2 9 5 0.043 97% Home Run; Evans Scores
53 53 15 1 1978-06-24 BOS BAL Scott McGregor behind 0-1 b 3 1 --- 1 9 5 0.119 53% Home Run
54 54 16 1 1978-09-11 BOS BAL Jim Palmer tied 1-1 b 5 0 --- 1 8 5 0.139 71% Home Run
55 55 17 1 1978-09-12 BOS BAL Dennis Martinez tied 1-1 b 5 1 --- 1 7 5 0.147 68% Home Run
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
56 56 1 1 1979-05-09 BOS CAL Dave Frost behind 0-3 b 4 2 1-- 2 6 5 0.185 38% Home Run; Lynn Scores
57 57 2 1 1979-05-12 BOS OAK Rick Langford ahead 2-1 b 3 2 --- 1 6 5 0.101 73% Home Run
58 58 3 1 1979-05-13 BOS OAK Dave Hamilton ahead 7-2 b 7 0 --- 1 6 5 0.008 99% Home Run
59 59 4 1 1979-05-17 BOS BAL Steve Stone ahead 2-1 b 2 0 --- 1 6 5 0.088 74% Home Run
60 60 5 1 1979-05-26 BOS @ TOR Tom Underwood behind 0-4 t 7 1 1-3 3 7 5 0.163 27% Home Run; Fisk Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
61 61 6 1 1979-06-01 BOS @ MIN Jerry Koosman ahead 4-2 t 9 1 --- 1 7 5 0.048 96% Home Run
62 62 7 1 1979-06-03 BOS @ MIN Geoff Zahn tied 0-0 t 2 2 1-- 2 7 5 0.188 66% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
63 63 8 1 1979-06-10 BOS MIN Paul Hartzell ahead 1-0 b 6 2 -2- 2 7 5 0.171 89% Home Run; Fisk Scores
64 64 9 1 1979-06-20 BOS DET Fernando Arroyo ahead 9-3 b 7 1 -23 3 9 5 0.004 100% Home Run; Watson Scores; Evans Scores
65 65 10 1 1979-07-07 BOS @ SEA Randy Stein ahead 8-7 t 8 0 --- 1 8 5 0.119 86% Home Run
66 66 11 1 1979-07-11 BOS @ CAL Ralph Botting ahead 5-2 t 5 2 -2- 2 6 5 0.099 93% Home Run; Lynn Scores
67 67 12 1 1979-07-14 BOS @ OAK Brian Kingman ahead 2-0 t 4 1 1-- 2 8 5 0.137 87% Home Run; Watson Scores
68 68 13 1 1979-07-19 BOS SEA Floyd Bannister ahead 4-1 b 8 0 --- 1 8 5 0.016 99% Home Run
69 69 14 1 1979-07-21 BOS SEA Odell Jones behind 0-3 b 2 1 --- 1 7 5 0.084 33% Home Run
70 70 15 1 1979-07-23 BOS CAL Dave Frost behind 1-9 b 9 0 --- 1 8 5 0.001 0% Home Run
71 71 16 1 1979-08-02 BOS @ MIL Bill Travers ahead 2-1 t 2 0 --- 1 7 5 0.094 70% Home Run
72 72 17 1 1979-08-03 BOS @ MIL Jim Slaton behind 1-5 t 9 1 1-- 2 7 5 0.022 4% Home Run; Watson Scores
73 73 18 1 1979-08-05 (2) BOS @ MIL Reggie Cleveland ahead 5-0 t 3 0 --3 2 6 5 0.027 96% Home Run; Watson Scores
74 74 19 1 1979-08-11 BOS MIL Moose Haas behind 2-5 b 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.097 30% Home Run
75 75 20 1 1979-08-13 BOS MIN Mike Marshall tied 5-5 b 8 2 --- 1 7 5 0.306 83% Home Run
76 76 21 1 1979-08-16 BOS CHW Mike Proly ahead 6-4 b 6 0 --- 1 7 5 0.067 91% Home Run
77 77 22 1 1979-09-01 BOS TEX John Henry Johnson tied 2-2 b 4 0 --- 1 7 5 0.119 68% Home Run
78 78 23 1 1979-09-03 BOS @ NYY Ron Guidry behind 2-6 t 7 0 --- 1 7 5 0.047 11% Home Run
79 79 24 1 1979-09-04 BOS @ NYY Luis Tiant tied 0-0 t 3 0 --- 1 7 5 0.112 61% Home Run
80 80 25 1 1979-09-05 BOS @ NYY Tommy John ahead 2-0 t 8 2 1-- 2 6 5 0.111 96% Home Run; Watson Scores/unER; Hobson Scores/unER
81 81 26 1 1979-09-17 (1) BOS @ TOR Butch Edge behind 1-2 t 4 1 1-- 2 7 5 0.217 60% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
82 82 27 1 1979-09-25 BOS TOR Dave Stieb ahead 1-0 b 4 2 --- 1 7 5 0.107 75% Home Run
83 83 28 1 1979-09-27 BOS TOR Tom Underwood tied 1-1 b 7 1 1-- 2 6 5 0.276 87% Home Run; Fisk Scores
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
84 84 1 1 1980-04-10 BOS @ MIL Jim Slaton behind 4-5 t 9 1 --- 1 7 5 0.355 44% Home Run
85 85 2 1 1980-04-26 BOS @ DET Milt Wilcox behind 1-3 t 3 2 1-- 2 6 5 0.198 46% Home Run; Rice Scores
86 86 3 1 1980-05-04 BOS @ KCR Dennis Leonard behind 1-4 t 7 1 --- 1 7 5 0.067 15% Home Run
87 87 4 1 1980-05-23 BOS CLE Dan Spillner tied 0-0 b 3 0 --- 1 8 5 0.111 67% Home Run
88 88 5 1 1980-05-30 BOS MIL Lary Sorensen ahead 2-0 b 4 1 1-- 2 8 5 0.118 90% Home Run; Dwyer Scores
89 89 6 1 1980-05-31 BOS MIL Mike Caldwell behind 4-8 b 4 1 --- 1 6 DH 0.067 20% Home Run
90 90 7 1 1980-06-01 BOS MIL John Flinn ahead 4-0 b 6 1 --- 1 9 5 0.025 97% Home Run
91 91 8 1 1980-06-08 BOS @ OAK Dave Hamilton tied 1-1 t 9 1 12- 3 9 5 0.386 97% Home Run; Rice Scores; Evans Scores
92 92 9 1 1980-06-12 BOS @ CAL Dave Frost ahead 2-1 t 4 1 12- 3 9 5 0.210 88% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Dwyer Scores
93 93 10 2 1980-06-12 BOS @ CAL Andy Hassler ahead 12-1 t 7 1 --- 1 9 5 0.000 100% Home Run
94 94 11 1 1980-06-13 BOS @ CAL Don Aase tied 0-0 t 3 1 1-- 2 9 5 0.199 70% Home Run; Dwyer Scores
1981 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
95 95 1 1 1981-04-18 CAL MIN Pete Redfern behind 1-6 b 7 2 12- 3 9 5 0.107 14% Home Run; Downing Scores; Grich Scores
96 96 2 1 1981-05-16 CAL @ DET Dave Rozema behind 3-4 t 4 2 1-- 2 9 5 0.257 59% Home Run; Harlow Scores
97 97 3 1 1981-06-01 CAL @ TOR Dave Stieb tied 0-0 t 5 1 --- 1 8 5 0.151 62% Home Run
98 98 4 1 1981-08-30 CAL @ BAL Jim Palmer ahead 3-0 t 2 1 1-- 2 9 5 0.104 90% Home Run; Beniquez Scores

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