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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-9 / in Starts: 8-9
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1980	ALCS g1	Oct 8	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	1.18	-0.008	36.95	-0.23%	-0.19	1B
2	1980	ALCS g2	Oct 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	3	1.20	-0.128	40.13	-2.38%	-0.81	1B
3	1980	ALCS g3	Oct 10	NYY		KCR	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.917	1.417	3	1.01	0.154	24.63	2.32%	1.12	1B
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 7	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	7	.90	0.085	13.98	0.78%	0.65	1B
5	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 8	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	7	.58	-0.043	8.25	-0.38%	-0.38	1B
6	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	GS-8	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.600	.556	1.156	7	1.16	0.203	10.13	1.01%	1.42	1B
7	1981	ALDS g4	Oct 10	NYY		MIL	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.538	.500	1.038	7	1.67	0.006	31.83	0.16%	-0.28	1B
8	1981	ALDS g5	Oct 11	NYY		MIL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.471	.438	.908	7	.57	0.033	23.75	0.72%	0.05	1B
9	1981	ALCS g1	Oct 13	NYY		OAK	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.421	.450	.421	.871	7	.36	0.002	11.35	0.02%	0.19	1B
10	1981	ALCS g2	Oct 14	NYY		OAK	W,13-3	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.391	.417	.391	.808	7	.88	-0.062	29.42	-1.30%	0.43	1B
11	1981	ALCS g3	Oct 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.379	.357	.736	7	.84	-0.031	20.58	-0.38%	-0.54	1B
12	1981	WS g1	Oct 20	NYY		LAD	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.424	.484	.908	5	.66	0.254	34.39	7.33%	2.91	1B
13	1981	WS g2	Oct 21	NYY		LAD	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.432	.486	.918	6	.94	0.054	49.66	1.59%	1.01	1B
14	1981	WS g3	Oct 23	NYY	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.410	.439	.590	1.029	5	1.07	0.090	44.58	2.32%	1.22	1B
15	1981	WS g4	Oct 24	NYY	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.405	.435	.571	1.006	6	1.77	-0.019	107.63	-0.38%	0.20	1B
16	1981	WS g5	Oct 25	NYY	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.378	.420	.533	.953	5	1.47	0.023	121.86	1.77%	0.68	1B
17	1981	WS g6	Oct 28	NYY		LAD	L,2-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.382	.480	.862	5	.44	-0.054	39.72	-2.73%	-1.13	1B
									67	62	4	23	4	1	2	9	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	.371	.403	.565	.968

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