Lyman Bostock

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: November 22, 1950 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: September 24, 1978 in Gary, IN

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 8, 1975 (Age 24-137d, 13,603rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1978 (Age 27-305d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Lyman Wesley Bostock

Nicknames: Abdul Jibber-Jabber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

2004

624

.311

305

RBI

250

OBP

.365

SLG

.427

OPS

.791

OPS+

123

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

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 9	MIN	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 10	MIN	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 13	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
7	7	Apr 15	MIN		CAL	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	11 (3)	Apr 20 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	68 (56)	Jun 27 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	69	Jun 27 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	70	Jun 28	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	71	Jun 29	MIN	@	TEX	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	72	Jun 30	MIN		CAL	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	73	Jul 1 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	CG	38	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
15	74	Jul 1 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
16	75	Jul 2	MIN		CAL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
17	76	Jul 3	MIN		CAL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
18	77	Jul 4 (1)	MIN		TEX	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	78	Jul 4 (2)	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
20	79	Jul 5	MIN		TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	80	Jul 6 (1)	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	81	Jul 6 (2)	MIN		TEX	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	82	Jul 7	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	83	Jul 8	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	44	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	84	Jul 9	MIN	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	85	Jul 10	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	86	Jul 11 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	87	Jul 11 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	88	Jul 12 susp	MIN	@	NYY	L,7-8	GF	36	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
30	89	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	50	11.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	90	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	91	Jul 19	MIN		NYY	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	92	Jul 20 (1)	MIN		NYY	L,2-14	CG	53	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	93	Jul 20 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	94	Jul 21	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	95	Jul 22	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	96	Jul 23	MIN		BOS	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	97	Jul 24	MIN		BOS	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	98	Jul 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	99	Jul 26 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	100	Jul 26 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	101	Jul 27	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	102	Jul 28	MIN		KCR	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	103	Jul 29	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	104	Jul 30	MIN		KCR	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
46	105	Jul 31	MIN		KCR	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	106	Aug 1	MIN		CHW	L,1-5	CG	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	107	Aug 2 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
49	108	Aug 2 (2)	MIN		CHW	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	109	Aug 3 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	110	Aug 3 (2)	MIN		CHW	W,12-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
52	111	Aug 4	MIN	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	46	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	112	Aug 5	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
54	113	Aug 6	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	114	Aug 7	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
56	115	Aug 8	MIN	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	116	Aug 9	MIN	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
58	117	Aug 10	MIN	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	118	Aug 11	MIN		MIL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
60	120 (1)	Aug 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	121	Aug 15	MIN		CLE	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	122	Aug 16	MIN		CLE	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	123	Aug 17	MIN		CLE	L,5-14	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	124	Aug 18	MIN		BAL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	125	Aug 19	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	126	Aug 20	MIN		BAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
67	127	Aug 22	MIN		DET	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	128	Aug 23	MIN		DET	L,5-6	CG	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	129	Aug 24	MIN		DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
70	130	Aug 25	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-3	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
71	131	Aug 26	MIN	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	132	Aug 27	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	39	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	133	Aug 29	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	134	Sep 1	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
75	135	Sep 2	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	136	Sep 5	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	137	Sep 6	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	138	Sep 7	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	142 (3)	Sep 12 (1)	MIN		OAK	L,4-11	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
80	143	Sep 12 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	144	Sep 13	MIN		OAK	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	145	Sep 14	MIN		OAK	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	146	Sep 15	MIN		CAL	W,7-6	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF RF
84	148 (1)	Sep 17	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	149	Sep 18	MIN		KCR	L,3-4	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
86	152 (2)	Sep 21	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	154 (1)	Sep 23	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
88	155	Sep 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-4	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	156	Sep 25	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	157	Sep 26	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	158	Sep 27	MIN		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	159	Sep 28	MIN		CHW	L,4-6	CG	47	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
							95gm		794.0	186	3	3	192	0