Bruce Bochy

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: April 16, 1955 in Landes de Bussac, France fr

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL) and the Houston Astros in the 1st round (23rd) of the 1975 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL).

High School: Melbourne HS (Melbourne, FL)

School: Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL)

Debut: July 19, 1978 (Age 23-094d, 14,066th in major league history)
vs. NYM 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 32-171d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Bruce Douglas Bochy

Nicknames: Boch

Pronunciation: \BO-chee\

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Relatives: Father of Brett Bochy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

802

192

.239

RBI

OBP

.298

SLG

.388

OPS

.685

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
2	7 (1)	Apr 13	HOU	@	SFG	L,7-8	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
3	10 (2)	Apr 15 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	16 (5)	Apr 22	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
5	19 (2)	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	53	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
6	21 (1)	Apr 30	HOU	@	STL	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	22	May 1	HOU	@	STL	L,6-7	GF	18	3.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
8	28 (5)	May 6 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	C
9	29	May 8	HOU		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	31 (1)	May 10	HOU		STL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
11	32	May 11	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	34 (1)	May 12 (2)	HOU		CHC	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
13	37 (2)	May 16	HOU		SFG	L,4-8	CG	49	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
14	40 (2)	May 19	HOU		SDP	L,2-4	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
15	42 (1)	May 20 (2)	HOU		SDP	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	46 (3)	May 25	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-2	GF	12	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
17	49 (2)	May 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	57 (7)	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	L,0-8	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
19	58	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
20	62 (3)	Jun 11	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
21	67 (4)	Jun 17	HOU	@	MON	L,3-19	GF	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
22	68	Jun 18	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	GF	28	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
23	69	Jun 19	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
24	72 (2)	Jun 23	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	73	Jun 24	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	GF	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
26	75 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	HOU		CIN	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
27	76	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
28	77	Jun 27	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	82 (4)	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
30	86 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
31	95 (8)	Jul 19 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	2	C
32	98 (2)	Jul 21	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	C
33	103 (4)	Jul 26	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	105 (1)	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
35	107 (1)	Jul 30	HOU		SFG	L,0-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	112 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
37	114 (1)	Aug 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,8-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
38	116 (1)	Aug 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
39	122 (5)	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	8	2	1	11	0	C
40	124 (1)	Aug 19	HOU		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
41	126 (1)	Aug 21 susp	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
42	128 (1)	Aug 24	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	133 (4)	Aug 29	HOU	@	MON	L,3-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
44	134	Aug 31	HOU		NYM	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	135	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
46	136	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
47	143 (6)	Sep 9	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
48	144	Sep 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
49	145	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-7	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
50	147 (1)	Sep 15	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS	17	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
51	148	Sep 16	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
52	151 (2)	Sep 19	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	153 (1)	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	GF	21	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
54	156 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
55	160 (3)	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							55gm		354.0	198	29	7	234	4