Bob Watson

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 201lb (183cm, 91kg)

Born: April 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: May 14, 2020 in Houston, TX

Buried: Cremated

High School: Fremont HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: Los Angeles Harbor College (Wilmington, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1966 (Age 20-152d, 12,508th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 38-173d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Robert Jose Watson

Nicknames: Bull

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.2

6185

1826

184

.295

802

RBI

989

OBP

.364

SLG

.447

OPS

.811

OPS+

129

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-30 / in Starts: 19-25
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 180 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	125 (67-43-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 180 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	109 (54-36-18)

Most Driven In
Self	6
D Winfield	2
R Jackson	2
J Mumphrey	1
W Randolph	1

Most Driven In By
Self	6
R Cerone	2
W Randolph	2
J Mumphrey	1
B Dent	1
B Murcer	1
G Nettles	1
R Jackson	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1596	1	Apr 9	NYY		TEX	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	4	.67	0.012	.40	0.00%	1.24	1B
2	1597	3 (1)	Apr 12	NYY		TEX	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	4	1.43	-0.040	1.00	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
3	1598	5 (1)	Apr 15	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-3	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	5	.21	-0.004	.15	0.00%	-0.13	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1599	18 (12)	May 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	1.77	-0.161	1.55	-0.08%	-1.37	1B
5	1600	19	May 2	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	7	1.34	-0.125	1.13	-0.06%	-1.12	1B
6	1601	22 (2)	May 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.300	.235	.535	5	.95	0.007	.88	0.00%	0.17	1B
7	1602	23	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.190	.440	5	.77	-0.079	.68	-0.04%	-1.04	1B
8	1603	24	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.182	.422	7	.22	-0.005	.19	0.00%	-0.21	PH 1B
9	1604	25	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.174	.405	7	7.12	-0.174	6.30	-0.09%	-0.73	PH 1B
10	1605	26	May 8	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.233	.154	.387	5	1.79	-0.098	1.55	-0.05%	-0.74	1B
11	1606	27	May 9	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.107	.219	.143	.362	7	1.26	-0.082	1.04	-0.04%	-1.10	PH 1B
12	1607	28	May 10	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.103	.235	.138	.373	6	.74	-0.044	.60	-0.02%	-0.25	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1608	50 (21)	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.237	.152	.388	6	1.31	-0.091	1.33	-0.06%	-0.59	1B
14	1609	51	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.244	.167	.411	5	.62	-0.022	.63	-0.01%	0.08	1B
15	1610	52	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	GS-6	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.295	.216	.512	5	1.18	0.107	1.22	0.07%	1.12	1B
16	1611	53	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-3	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.304	.231	.535	7	.52	0.038	.58	0.03%	0.27	PH 1B
17	1612	55 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.306	.238	.544	5	.90	-0.007	1.12	-0.01%	0.20	1B
18	1613	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.308	.227	.535	5	1.42	-0.130	1.70	-0.09%	-0.73	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1614	58 (1)	Aug 11	NYY		TEX	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.296	.217	.514	6	.71	-0.034	.85	-0.03%	-0.23	1B
20	1615	59	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.304	.229	.533	6	.91	0.025	.96	0.02%	0.16	1B
21	1616	60	Aug 13	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.298	.224	.523	7	.31	-0.009	.44	-0.01%	-0.22	PH 1B
22	1617	62 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.311	.358	.670	6	1.37	0.114	1.98	0.10%	1.30	1B
23	1618	64 (1)	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.323	.386	.709	6	.72	0.042	.68	0.02%	0.56	1B
24	1619	65	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.433	.781	4	.69	0.160	.56	0.08%	1.46	1B
25	1620	66	Aug 19	NYY		CHW	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.342	.422	.764	7	2.14	-0.131	1.83	-0.07%	-0.86	1B
26	1621	67	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.329	.403	.732	4	.65	-0.048	.46	-0.02%	-0.39	1B
27	1622	68	Aug 22	NYY		KCR	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.325	.394	.719	4	.47	-0.001	.24	0.00%	-0.43	1B
28	1623	69	Aug 23	NYY		KCR	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.310	.373	.683	7	.05	-0.005	.03	0.00%	-0.84	1B
29	1624	70	Aug 24	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.303	.354	.658	4	1.57	-0.174	1.00	-0.07%	-0.78	1B
30	1625	71	Aug 25	NYY		MIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.301	.349	.650	4	1.28	-0.083	.68	-0.03%	-0.87	1B
31	1626	73 (1)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG(8)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.309	.341	.650	4	1.01	-0.018	.52	-0.01%	-0.07	1B
32	1627	74	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.300	.330	.630	4	.71	-0.069	.32	-0.02%	-0.70	1B
33	1628	75	Aug 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-2	5-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.304	.326	.630	3	.97	-0.025	.58	-0.01%	-0.40	PH
34	1629	77 (1)	Aug 31	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-0	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.298	.319	.617	3	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.38	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	1630	78	Sep 1	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-6	5-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.302	.323	.624	3	.37	0.046	.41	0.03%	0.62	PH
36	1631	79	Sep 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.312	.326	.638	6	.85	-0.003	1.08	0.00%	0.01	DH
37	1632	80	Sep 3	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.313	.357	.670	5	1.21	0.044	1.15	0.03%	0.31	1B
38	1633	81	Sep 4	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.310	.354	.663	5	.37	-0.013	.27	-0.01%	-0.76	PH
39	1634	82	Sep 5	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.316	.359	.675	5	.68	0.019	.74	0.01%	0.13	1B
40	1635	83	Sep 6	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.320	.374	.694	5	.38	0.074	.40	0.05%	0.72	1B
41	1636	84	Sep 7	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.312	.364	.676	5	.56	-0.042	.70	-0.03%	-0.76	1B
42	1637	85	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,5-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.317	.364	.681	7	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.12	PH 1B
43	1638	86	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.326	.384	.710	5	.61	0.055	1.11	0.06%	0.61	1B
44	1639	88 (1)	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.318	.374	.692	5	1.32	-0.097	2.49	-0.11%	-0.64	1B
45	1640	89	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	CG	4	2	3	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.338	.410	.748	7	.78	0.152	1.06	0.12%	3.02	1B
46	1641	90	Sep 14	NYY	@	MIL	W,10-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.348	.433	.781	7	.25	0.081	.43	0.08%	0.98	1B
47	1642	92 (1)	Sep 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.338	.419	.757	7	1.41	-0.060	2.82	-0.07%	0.00	1B
48	1643	93	Sep 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.342	.441	.783	7	.59	0.080	1.13	0.09%	0.67	1B
49	1644	94	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.333	.427	.761	7	.39	-0.038	1.07	-0.06%	-0.87	1B
50	1645	95	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.331	.418	.749	6	1.00	-0.078	1.77	-0.08%	-0.95	1B
51	1646	96	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.329	.413	.742	7	1.51	-0.144	1.11	-0.06%	-0.93	1B
52	1647	97	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.327	.410	.737	6	3.30	-0.088	.98	-0.02%	-0.46	PH
53	1648	98	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.325	.407	.732	7	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH 1B
54	1649	100 (1)	Sep 25	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.210	.319	.399	.718	7	1.42	-0.153	.07	-0.01%	-0.83	1B
55	1650	101	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.204	.312	.388	.700	7	1.58	-0.265	.01	0.00%	-1.82	1B
56	1651	104 (2)	Sep 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.316	.392	.708	9	3.83	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.65	PH
57	1652	105	Oct 2	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-0	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.320	.391	.711	7	.21	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1B
58	1653	106	Oct 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.320	.390	.710	6	.39	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.06	1B
59	1654	107	Oct 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.317	.385	.701	7	1.05	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.43	1B
							29-30		180	156	15	33	3	3	6	12	24	2	17	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	.212	.317	.385	.701		.97	-1.507	.89	-0.50%	-9.22

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