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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	NYY		TEX	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	18 (16)	May 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
3	19	May 2	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
4	22 (2)	May 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
5	23	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
6	24	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	PH 1B
7	25	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
8	26	May 8	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
9	27	May 9	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	GF	12	2.2	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
10	28	May 10	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-2	GS	20	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (21)	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
12	51	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	GS	26	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
13	52	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	GS	22	6.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
14	53	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-3	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
15	55 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
16	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	58 (1)	Aug 11	NYY		TEX	L,0-1	GS	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
18	59	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	GS	29	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	60	Aug 13	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	GF	14	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 1B
20	62 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
21	64 (1)	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
22	65	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
23	66	Aug 19	NYY		CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
24	67	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
25	68	Aug 22	NYY		KCR	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
26	69	Aug 23	NYY		KCR	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
27	70	Aug 24	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	17	1	1	19	1	1B
28	71	Aug 25	NYY		MIN	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
29	73 (1)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	7.1	6	0	0	6	1	1B
30	74	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	GS	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	80 (5)	Sep 3	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
32	82 (1)	Sep 5	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	83	Sep 6	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
34	84	Sep 7	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
35	85	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
36	86	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
37	88 (1)	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
38	89	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
39	90	Sep 14	NYY	@	MIL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
40	92 (1)	Sep 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
41	93	Sep 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
42	94	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
43	95	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
44	96	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
45	98 (1)	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	1	PH 1B
46	100 (1)	Sep 25	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
47	101	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
48	105 (3)	Oct 2	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-0	GS	27	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
49	106	Oct 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
50	107	Oct 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	GS	24	5.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
							50gm		362.0	367	25	1	393	42