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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Apr 21)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	HOU	@	CIN	L,9-11	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
3	3	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
4	4	Apr 9	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-9	GS	33	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
5	5	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 11	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	1B
7	7	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
8	8	Apr 14	HOU		CIN	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
9	9	Apr 15	HOU		CIN	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
10	10	Apr 16	HOU		CIN	W,4-3	CG	55	13.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
11	11	Apr 18	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
12	12	Apr 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
14	14	Apr 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
15	15	Apr 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
16	16	Apr 23	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
17	17	Apr 24	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
18	18	Apr 25	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
19	19	Apr 26	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
20	20	Apr 28	HOU		MON	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
21	21	Apr 29	HOU		MON	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
22	22	Apr 30	HOU		MON	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 3	HOU	@	MON	L,3-10	CG	46	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
24	24	May 5	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
25	25	May 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	8	4	0	12	0	1B
26	26	May 9	HOU	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
27	27	May 10	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
28	28	May 12	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
29	29	May 13	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
30	30	May 15	HOU		PHI	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
31	31	May 16	HOU		PHI	W,6-1	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
32	32	May 17	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
33	33	May 18	HOU		PHI	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
34	34	May 19	HOU		ATL	W,6-0	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
35	35	May 20	HOU		ATL	W,13-0	GS	24	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
36	36	May 21	HOU		ATL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
37	37	May 23	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
38	38	May 24	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
39	43 (4)	May 29	HOU		SFG	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
40	44	May 30	HOU		SFG	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
41	45	May 31	HOU		SFG	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	46	Jun 2	HOU		STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
43	47	Jun 3 (1)	HOU		STL	W,5-2	GS	28	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
44	49 (1)	Jun 4	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
45	50	Jun 5	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	8.1	11	0	0	11	3	1B
46	51	Jun 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
47	52	Jun 9	HOU	@	STL	W,11-7	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
48	53	Jun 10	HOU	@	STL	W,12-5	GS	25	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
49	54	Jun 11	HOU	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
50	55	Jun 12	HOU		PIT	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
51	56	Jun 13	HOU		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
52	58 (1)	Jun 16	HOU		CHC	L,6-7	CG	58	13.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
53	59	Jun 17	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
54	60	Jun 18	HOU		CHC	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
55	61	Jun 20	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
56	62	Jun 21	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	45	10.1	9	0	0	9	0	1B
57	63	Jun 22	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
58	64	Jun 23	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
59	65	Jun 24	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	31	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
60	66	Jun 25 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
61	68 (1)	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
62	69	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,7-4	GS	31	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
63	70	Jun 28	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
64	71	Jun 29	HOU		CIN	W,5-0	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
65	72	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	73	Jul 1 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,9-2	GS	21	6.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
67	74	Jul 1 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
68	75	Jul 2	HOU		SDP	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
69	76	Jul 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,7-8	GS	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
70	77	Jul 4	HOU	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
71	78	Jul 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
72	79	Jul 7	HOU		LAD	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
73	80	Jul 8 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
74	81	Jul 8 (2)	HOU		LAD	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
75	82	Jul 9	HOU		LAD	W,5-1	GS	24	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
76	83	Jul 13	HOU	@	MON	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
77	84	Jul 14 (1)	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
78	85	Jul 14 (2)	HOU	@	MON	W,5-4	GS	14	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
79	86	Jul 15	HOU	@	MON	L,0-8	CG	35	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
80	87	Jul 16	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
81	88	Jul 17	HOU		PHI	W,2-1	CG	41	11.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
82	89	Jul 18	HOU		PHI	W,9-1	GS	26	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
83	90	Jul 19 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,8-3	GS	26	6.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
84	91	Jul 19 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
85	92	Jul 20 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
86	93	Jul 20 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	50	10.1	10	3	0	13	2	1B
87	94	Jul 21 (1)	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
88	96 (1)	Jul 22	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	43	9.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
89	97	Jul 23	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-13	GS	36	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
90	98	Jul 24	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
91	99	Jul 25	HOU		MON	W,3-2	CG	53	13.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
92	100	Jul 26	HOU		MON	W,5-0	GS	27	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
93	101	Jul 27	HOU		NYM	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
94	102	Jul 28	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
95	103	Jul 30	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
96	104	Jul 31	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	GS	29	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	105	Aug 1	HOU		SFG	W,4-2	GS	36	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	1B
98	106	Aug 2	HOU		SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
99	107	Aug 4	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
100	108	Aug 5 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
101	109	Aug 5 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-0	GS	22	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
102	110	Aug 6	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
103	111	Aug 8	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
104	112	Aug 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS	29	7.0	5	5	0	10	0	1B
105	113	Aug 11	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
106	114	Aug 12	HOU		ATL	W,5-2	GS	26	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
107	115	Aug 13	HOU		ATL	W,3-0	GS	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
108	116	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
109	117	Aug 15	HOU	@	STL	L,5-11	GS	38	7.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
110	118	Aug 16	HOU	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	7	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	133 (14)	Sep 1	HOU	@	CHC	L,11-14	GS	40	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	134	Sep 2	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-5	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
113	141 (6)	Sep 9	HOU		SDP	W,10-4	GS	23	6.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
114	142	Sep 10	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
115	143	Sep 11	HOU	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS	35	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
116	144	Sep 12	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	7	3	0	10	1	1B
117	145	Sep 13	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
118	146	Sep 14	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	20	5.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
119	149 (2)	Sep 17	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
120	150	Sep 19	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
121	151	Sep 20	HOU		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
122	152	Sep 21	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
123	153	Sep 22	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
124	155 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
125	156	Sep 24 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-6	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
126	157	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-0	GS	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
127	159 (1)	Sep 28	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
128	161 (1)	Sep 30	HOU		SFG	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
							128gm		1045.2	974	95	9	1078	63