Butch Hobson

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 193lb (185cm, 87kg)

Born: August 17, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

High School: Bessemer HS (Bessemer, AL)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: September 7, 1975 (Age 24-021d, 13,697th in major league history)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 3, 1982 (Age 30-351d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Clell Lavern Hobson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

2556

634

.248

314

RBI

397

OBP

.297

SLG

.423

OPS

.719

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jul 28)

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	14 (13)	Apr 24	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
2	15	Apr 25	BOS	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
3	16	Apr 26	BOS	@	SEA	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
4	17	Apr 27	BOS	@	CAL	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
5	18	Apr 28	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
6	19	Apr 29	BOS	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
7	20	Apr 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	42	10.2	4	1	0	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	21	May 1	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
9	22	May 2	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
10	23	May 4	BOS		SEA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
11	24	May 5	BOS		SEA	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
12	25	May 6	BOS		SEA	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
13	26	May 7	BOS		CAL	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
14	27	May 8	BOS		CAL	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
15	28	May 9	BOS		CAL	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
16	29	May 10	BOS		CAL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	30	May 11	BOS		OAK	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
18	31	May 12	BOS		OAK	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	32	May 13	BOS		OAK	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
20	33	May 15	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	34	May 16	BOS		BAL	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
22	35	May 17	BOS		BAL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
23	36	May 18	BOS		NYY	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
24	37	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
25	38	May 20	BOS		NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
26	39	May 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
27	40	May 23	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.1	1	0	1	2	0	3B
28	41	May 24	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
29	42	May 26	BOS	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
30	43	May 27	BOS	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
31	45 (1)	May 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	46	May 31	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	4	3	0	7	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	47	Jun 1	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	48	Jun 2	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	49	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
36	50	Jun 4	BOS		TEX	W,13-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
37	51	Jun 5	BOS		TEX	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	52	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
39	53	Jun 7	BOS		CHW	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	54	Jun 8	BOS		MIN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
41	55	Jun 9	BOS		MIN	W,12-6	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	56	Jun 10	BOS		MIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
43	57	Jun 11	BOS	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	34	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
44	58	Jun 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	61 (2)	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-5	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
46	62	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
47	63	Jun 18	BOS		DET	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
48	65 (1)	Jun 20	BOS		DET	W,13-3	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
49	66	Jun 21	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
50	67	Jun 22	BOS		TOR	W,12-1	GS	20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	68	Jun 23	BOS		TOR	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
52	69	Jun 24	BOS		TOR	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
53	70	Jun 26	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
54	71	Jun 27	BOS	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	72	Jun 28	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
56	73	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	52	13.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
57	74	Jun 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	21	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	75	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
59	76	Jul 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
60	77	Jul 3	BOS		KCR	W,10-0	GS	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
61	78	Jul 4	BOS		KCR	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
62	79	Jul 5	BOS		KCR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
63	80	Jul 6	BOS	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
64	81	Jul 7	BOS	@	SEA	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
65	82	Jul 8	BOS	@	SEA	W,8-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
66	83	Jul 9	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
67	84	Jul 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
68	85	Jul 11	BOS	@	CAL	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	86	Jul 13	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
70	87	Jul 14	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
71	88	Jul 15	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	8	1	10	0	3B
72	89	Jul 19	BOS		SEA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
73	90	Jul 20	BOS		SEA	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
74	91	Jul 21	BOS		SEA	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
75	92	Jul 22	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
76	93	Jul 23	BOS		CAL	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
77	94	Jul 24	BOS		OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
78	95	Jul 25	BOS		OAK	W,16-4	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
79	96	Jul 26	BOS		OAK	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
80	97	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-11	GS	36	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
81	98	Jul 28	BOS	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
82	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
83	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	101	Jul 31 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	50	10.2	1	4	0	5	0	3B
85	102	Jul 31 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B 2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	103	Aug 1	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
87	104	Aug 2	BOS	@	MIL	W,10-1	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
88	105	Aug 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
89	106	Aug 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
90	107	Aug 5 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
91	108	Aug 5 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	W,19-5	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
92	109	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
93	110	Aug 8 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
94	111	Aug 8 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
95	112	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
96	113	Aug 10	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
97	114	Aug 11	BOS		MIL	L,6-9	CG	47	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
98	115	Aug 13	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
99	116	Aug 14	BOS		MIN	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
100	117	Aug 15	BOS		MIN	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
101	118	Aug 16	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
102	119	Aug 17	BOS		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
103	120	Aug 18	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	23	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
104	121	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
105	122	Aug 20	BOS	@	MIN	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
106	123	Aug 21	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
107	124	Aug 22	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-4	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
108	125	Aug 24	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
109	126	Aug 25	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
110	127	Aug 26	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
111	128	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
112	129	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	130	Aug 30	BOS		TEX	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
114	131	Aug 31	BOS		TEX	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	132	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
116	133	Sep 2	BOS		TEX	L,6-7	CG	46	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	134	Sep 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
118	135	Sep 4	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
119	136	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
120	137	Sep 7	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
121	138	Sep 8	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
122	139	Sep 9	BOS		BAL	L,4-16	CG	51	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
123	140	Sep 10	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
124	141	Sep 11	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
125	142	Sep 12	BOS		NYY	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
126	143	Sep 13	BOS		NYY	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
127	144	Sep 14	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
128	145	Sep 15	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
129	146	Sep 16	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-13	GS	20	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
130	147	Sep 17 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	35	8.1	1	4	0	5	0	3B
131	148	Sep 17 (2)	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
132	149	Sep 18	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
133	150	Sep 19	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
134	151	Sep 20	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
135	152	Sep 21	BOS		DET	W,4-1	CG	27	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
136	153	Sep 23 (1)	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
137	154	Sep 23 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
138	155	Sep 25	BOS		TOR	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
139	156	Sep 26	BOS		TOR	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
140	157	Sep 27	BOS		TOR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
141	158	Sep 28	BOS	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
142	159	Sep 29	BOS	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							143gm		1219.0	110	251	25	386	17