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Bobo Osborne
Lawrence Sidney Osborne
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 12, 1935 in Chattahoochee, GA
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1957
Final Game: September 24, 1963
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1957 21 DET AL 11 30 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .148 .233 .185 .419 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 /93
1958 22 DET AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 23 DET AL 86 228 209 27 40 7 1 3 21 1 0 16 41 .191 .254 .278 .532 43 58 3 2 0 1 0 3/9
1961 25 DET AL 71 114 93 8 20 7 0 2 13 1 0 20 15 .215 .354 .355 .709 88 33 1 0 1 0 0 3/5
1962 26 DET AL 64 92 74 12 17 1 0 0 7 0 0 16 25 .230 .374 .243 .617 69 18 0 1 1 0 0 5/32
1963 27 WSA AL 125 416 358 42 76 14 1 12 44 0 0 49 83 .212 .308 .358 .666 87 128 5 3 1 5 7 35
6 Seasons 359 882 763 93 157 30 2 17 86 2 0 104 171 .206 .304 .317 .621 70 242 9 6 3 6 7
162 Game Avg. 162 398 344 42 71 14 1 8 39 1 0 47 77 .206 .304 .317 .621 70 109 4 3 1 3 3
DET (5 yrs) 234 466 405 51 81 16 1 5 42 2 0 55 88 .200 .300 .281 .581 57 114 4 3 2 1 0
WSA (1 yr) 125 416 358 42 76 14 1 12 44 0 0 49 83 .212 .308 .358 .666 87 128 5 3 1 5 7

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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 Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1957 DET AL 21 OF 5 5 37.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.5 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 1.95 1.60 .975 2.24 1.96
1957 DET AL 21 RF 5 5 37.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.5 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 2.19 1.80 .978 1.92 1.68
1957 DET AL 21 1B 4 2 20.0 21 20 1 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -42.0 -0.7 -0.6 -0.2 0 9.45 5.25 .990 9.68 8.35
1959 DET AL 23 1B 56 40 393.0 411 377 27 7 36 .983 3.2 9.8 3.2 4.0 -0.8 0 9.25 7.21 .990 9.84 8.27
1959 DET AL 23 OF 1 1 9.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.20 2.00
1959 DET AL 23 RF 1 1 9.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.00 4.00 .980 1.90 1.60
1961 DET AL 25 1B 11 6 69.1 53 50 3 0 4 1.000 -0.1 -1.7 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 6.88 4.82 .991 9.45 8.29
1961 DET AL 25 3B 8 8 64.0 23 10 12 1 2 .957 0.2 3.8 0.2 0.9 -0.7 0 3.09 2.75 .948 3.18 2.79
1962 DET AL 26 3B 13 12 98.1 35 11 19 5 0 .857 -0.3 -3.7 -0.3 -0.5 0.1 0 2.75 2.31 .957 3.08 2.79
1962 DET AL 26 1B 7 0 14.0 13 11 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 25.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 8.36 1.86 .992 9.45 8.76
1962 DET AL 26 C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.60 0 0 1 0 0%
1963 WSA AL 27 1B 81 78 694.2 777 713 55 9 68 .988 1.2 2.1 1.2 -0.8 2.0 0 9.95 9.48 .990 9.48 8.59
1963 WSA AL 27 3B 16 14 132.1 36 6 26 4 1 .889 -1.8 -16.3 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 0 2.18 2.00 .950 3.02 2.85
5 Seasons 1B 159 126 1191.0 1275 1171 88 16 109 .987 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.0 0.8 0 9.51 7.92 .990 9.60 8.46
3 Seasons 3B 37 34 294.2 94 27 57 10 3 .894 -1.9 -7.7 -1.9 0.8 -2.8 0 2.57 2.27 .952 3.07 2.82
2 Seasons OF 6 6 46.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.3 7.8 0.3 -0.3 0.6 0 1.76 1.50 .980 2.23 1.97
2 Seasons RF 6 6 46.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 0.3 7.8 0.3 -0.3 0.6 0 2.54 2.17 .979 1.92 1.67
1 Season C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.60 0 0 1 0 0%
6 Seasons TOT 203 166 1533.2 1379 1207 145 27 112 .980 2.3 1.8 2.3 3.5 -1.4 0 0 0 7.93 6.66 .968 8.12 7.22 0 0 1 0 0%

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

March 23, 1963: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Washington Senators for Wayne Comer.

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