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

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

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
2	2	Apr 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-13	CG	45	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
3	3	Apr 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	46	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
4	4	Apr 12	HOU		SFG	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
5	5	Apr 13	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
6	6	Apr 14	HOU		SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
7	7	Apr 16	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
8	8	Apr 17	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
9	9	Apr 18 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
10	10	Apr 18 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 19	HOU		LAD	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
12	12	Apr 20	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
13	13	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	CG	62	16.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
14	14	Apr 22	HOU		LAD	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
15	15	Apr 23	HOU		NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
16	16	Apr 24	HOU		NYM	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
17	17	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
18	18	Apr 28 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
19	19	Apr 28 (2)	HOU	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	44	8.1	12	0	1	13	1	1B
20	20	Apr 29	HOU	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
21	21	Apr 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 2 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
23	23	May 2 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
24	24	May 4	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
25	25	May 5	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	2	1	9	0	1B
26	26	May 7	HOU	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
27	27	May 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
28	28	May 9	HOU	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
29	29	May 11	HOU		MON	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	30	May 12	HOU		MON	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
31	31	May 14	HOU		PHI	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	8	2	1	11	2	1B
32	32	May 15	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
33	33	May 16	HOU		PHI	L,2-12	CG	49	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
34	34	May 17 (1)	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
35	35	May 17 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
36	36	May 18	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
37	37	May 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
38	38	May 20	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
39	39	May 21	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
40	40	May 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	54	12.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
41	41	May 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	45	9.1	5	0	1	6	1	1B
42	42	May 24	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
43	43	May 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	44	May 26	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
45	45	May 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	2	13	1	1B
46	46	May 30 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
47	47	May 30 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,16-5	GS	26	5.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
48	48	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	HOU		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
50	50	Jun 2	HOU		CIN	L,7-8	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
51	51	Jun 3	HOU		CIN	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
52	52	Jun 4	HOU		CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
53	53	Jun 5	HOU		CHC	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
54	54	Jun 6 (1)	HOU		CHC	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
55	55	Jun 6 (2)	HOU		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
56	56	Jun 7	HOU		STL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
57	57	Jun 8	HOU		STL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
58	58	Jun 9	HOU		STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
59	59	Jun 11	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS	23	4.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
60	63 (3)	Jun 16	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
61	64	Jun 18	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
62	65	Jun 20	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
63	66	Jun 21	HOU	@	ATL	L,9-11	CG	46	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
64	67	Jun 22	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
65	68	Jun 23	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
66	69	Jun 24	HOU		LAD	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	11	3	1	15	1	1B
67	70	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
68	71	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
69	72	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
70	73	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
71	74	Jun 29	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
72	75	Jun 30	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-10	CG	46	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	76	Jul 2 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-8	CG	67	14.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
74	77	Jul 2 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
75	78	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
76	79	Jul 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
77	80	Jul 5	HOU		NYM	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
78	81	Jul 6	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	CG	45	10.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
79	82	Jul 7	HOU		NYM	L,4-12	CG	52	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
80	83	Jul 8	HOU		MON	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	84	Jul 9	HOU		MON	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
82	85	Jul 10	HOU		MON	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
83	86	Jul 11	HOU		MON	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
84	87	Jul 15	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
85	88	Jul 16	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
86	89	Jul 17	HOU	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
87	90	Jul 18 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
88	91	Jul 18 (2)	HOU	@	MON	W,14-1	GS	24	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
89	92	Jul 19	HOU	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
90	93	Jul 20 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
91	94	Jul 20 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
92	95	Jul 21 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
93	96	Jul 21 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
94	97	Jul 23	HOU		SFG	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
95	98	Jul 24 (1)	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	CG	54	13.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
96	100 (1)	Jul 25	HOU		SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
97	101	Jul 26	HOU		SDP	W,7-0	GS	27	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
98	102	Jul 27	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
99	103	Jul 28	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
100	104	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
101	105	Jul 31 (1)	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
102	106	Jul 31 (2)	HOU		ATL	W,9-6	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	107	Aug 1	HOU		ATL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
104	108	Aug 2	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	44	10.2	15	1	0	16	1	1B
105	109	Aug 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
106	110	Aug 4	HOU	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
107	111	Aug 5	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
108	112	Aug 6	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
109	113	Aug 7	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
110	114	Aug 8	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	8	0	0	8	2	1B
111	115	Aug 9	HOU	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
112	116	Aug 10	HOU	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
113	117	Aug 11	HOU	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
114	118	Aug 13	HOU		PIT	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
115	119	Aug 14	HOU		PIT	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
116	120	Aug 15 (1)	HOU		PIT	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
117	121	Aug 15 (2)	HOU		PIT	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
118	122	Aug 16	HOU		CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
119	123	Aug 17	HOU		CHC	W,8-1	GS	27	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
120	124	Aug 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
121	125	Aug 20	HOU	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
122	126	Aug 21	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
123	127	Aug 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
124	128	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
125	129	Aug 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
126	130	Aug 26	HOU	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
127	131	Aug 27	HOU		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
128	132	Aug 28	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
129	133	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
130	134	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
131	135	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	136	Sep 1	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
133	137	Sep 3	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
134	138	Sep 4	HOU		LAD	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
135	139	Sep 5	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
136	140	Sep 6	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
137	141	Sep 7	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
138	142	Sep 8	HOU		CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
139	143	Sep 9	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	50	11.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
140	144	Sep 11 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
141	145	Sep 11 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
142	146	Sep 14 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
143	147	Sep 14 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
144	148	Sep 15	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
145	149	Sep 16	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
146	150	Sep 18	HOU		SDP	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
147	151	Sep 19 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	11	1	2	14	0	1B
148	152	Sep 19 (2)	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
149	153	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
150	154	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
151	155	Sep 24	HOU	@	SFG	W,14-5	GS	30	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
152	156	Sep 25	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-10	GS	21	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
153	157	Sep 26	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
154	159 (1)	Sep 28	HOU	@	LAD	W,1-0	GS	27	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
155	162 (2)	Oct 2	HOU		SFG	W,10-1	GS	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
							155gm		1355.0	1395	96	15	1506	126