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.

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 7	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	3	3	0	6	0	3B
2	2	Apr 8	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 9	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 14	BOS		TEX	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
7	7	Apr 15	BOS		TEX	W,12-4	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
8	8	Apr 16	BOS		TEX	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
9	9	Apr 17	BOS		MIL	W,9-2	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
10	10	Apr 18	BOS		MIL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
11	11	Apr 20	BOS		MIL	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
12	12	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
13	13	Apr 22	BOS		CLE	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
14	14	Apr 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	15	Apr 23 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	CG	54	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
16	16	Apr 25	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	3B
17	17	Apr 26	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
18	18	Apr 28	BOS	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
19	19	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
20	20	Apr 30	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	BOS		BAL	W,9-6	GS	24	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
22	22	May 2	BOS		BAL	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
23	23	May 3	BOS		MIN	W,11-9	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
24	24	May 4	BOS		MIN	W,8-1	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
25	27 (2)	May 7	BOS		CHW	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
26	28	May 8	BOS		KCR	W,8-4	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
27	31 (2)	May 11	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
28	32	May 13	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-2	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
29	34 (1)	May 15	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
30	36 (1)	May 19	BOS	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
31	37	May 20	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	38	May 21 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
33	39	May 21 (2)	BOS	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
34	40	May 22	BOS	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
35	41	May 23	BOS	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	46	11.1	1	0	0	1	0	3B
36	42	May 24	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	43	May 25	BOS	@	TOR	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
38	44	May 26	BOS		DET	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	0	5	1	6	1	3B
39	45	May 27	BOS		DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	46	May 28 (1)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
41	47	May 28 (2)	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
42	48	May 29	BOS		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
43	49	May 30	BOS		TOR	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
44	50	May 31	BOS		TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	51	Jun 2	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
46	52	Jun 3	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
47	53	Jun 4	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
48	54	Jun 5	BOS	@	OAK	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	55	Jun 6	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	0	5	3	8	1	3B
50	56	Jun 9	BOS	@	SEA	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
51	57	Jun 10	BOS	@	SEA	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
52	58	Jun 11	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	59	Jun 12	BOS		CAL	W,10-9	CG	50	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
54	60	Jun 13	BOS		CAL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
55	61	Jun 14	BOS		OAK	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
56	62	Jun 15	BOS		OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
57	63	Jun 16	BOS		SEA	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
58	64	Jun 17	BOS		SEA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
59	65	Jun 18	BOS		SEA	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	66	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
61	67	Jun 20	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	68	Jun 21	BOS		NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
63	69	Jun 23	BOS		BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
64	70	Jun 24	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
65	71	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
66	72	Jun 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
67	73	Jun 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	56	13.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	74	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	90 (15)	Jul 19	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	3B
70	91	Jul 20	BOS	@	MIL	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
71	92	Jul 21	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
72	93	Jul 22	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	2	1	0	3	0	3B
73	94	Jul 23	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	95	Jul 24 (1)	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
75	96	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
76	97	Jul 25	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
77	98	Jul 26	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
78	99	Jul 27	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
79	100	Jul 28	BOS		KCR	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
80	101	Jul 29	BOS		KCR	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
81	102	Jul 30	BOS		KCR	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
82	103	Jul 31	BOS		CHW	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	104	Aug 1	BOS		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	105	Aug 2 susp	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	68	17.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
85	106	Aug 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
86	107	Aug 4	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
87	108	Aug 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-1	GS	29	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
88	109	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
89	110	Aug 8	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
90	111	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
91	112	Aug 10	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	60	13.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
92	113	Aug 11	BOS		MIL	L,5-10	CG	51	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
93	114	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
94	115	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
95	116	Aug 13	BOS		MIL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
96	117	Aug 14	BOS		MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
97	118	Aug 15	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	119	Aug 16	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	120	Aug 17	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	3B
100	121	Aug 18	BOS	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
101	122	Aug 19	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
102	123	Aug 20	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
103	124	Aug 22	BOS	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
104	125	Aug 23	BOS	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
105	126	Aug 25	BOS		CAL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
106	127	Aug 26	BOS		CAL	W,7-1	GS	22	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
107	128	Aug 27	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
108	129	Aug 28	BOS		SEA	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
109	130	Aug 29	BOS		SEA	W,10-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
110	131	Aug 30 (1)	BOS		TOR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
111	132	Aug 30 (2)	BOS		TOR	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	133	Sep 1	BOS		OAK	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
113	134	Sep 2	BOS		OAK	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
114	135	Sep 3	BOS		OAK	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
115	136	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
116	137	Sep 5	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	2	3	0	3B
117	138	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
118	139	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	L,3-15	CG	54	9.0	0	0	2	2	0	3B
119	140	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	L,2-13	CG	49	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
120	141	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
121	142	Sep 10	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
122	143	Sep 11	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
123	144	Sep 12	BOS		BAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	6	1	9	1	3B
124	145	Sep 13	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
125	146	Sep 14	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
126	147	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
127	148	Sep 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	1	4	0	5	0	3B
128	149	Sep 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
129	150	Sep 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	41	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
130	151	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
131	152	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
132	153	Sep 21	BOS	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
133	154	Sep 22	BOS	@	TOR	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
							133gm		1159.1	122	261	43	426	25