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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
2	4 (1)	Apr 10	HOU		ATL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
3	10 (5)	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,9-11	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
4	15 (4)	Apr 21	HOU	@	PIT	L,8-9	GS	34	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
5	17 (1)	Apr 24	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	28 (10)	May 7	HOU		PIT	L,5-9	GF	5	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
7	43 (14)	May 23	HOU		CIN	L,3-14	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
8	49 (5)	May 31 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-14	CG	45	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	54 (4)	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	W,8-7	GS	29	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
10	56 (1)	Jun 7	HOU		PHI	L,3-10	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
11	64 (7)	Jun 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
12	65	Jun 19 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
13	66	Jun 19 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
14	67	Jun 20	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	68	Jun 21	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	2	1B
16	69	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
17	70	Jun 23	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
18	71	Jun 24	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	72	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
20	73	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
21	74	Jun 28	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
22	75	Jun 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,10-5	GS	30	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
23	76	Jun 30	HOU	@	LAD	W,6-2	GS	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	77	Jul 1	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
25	78	Jul 3 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
26	79	Jul 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-4	GS	29	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
27	80	Jul 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
28	81	Jul 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
29	82	Jul 6	HOU		LAD	L,8-10	CG	50	10.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
30	83	Jul 7	HOU		LAD	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
31	84	Jul 8	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
32	85	Jul 9	HOU		LAD	W,9-5	GS	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
33	86	Jul 10	HOU		SFG	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
34	87	Jul 11	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	GS	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	88	Jul 12	HOU		SFG	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
36	89	Jul 16	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
37	90	Jul 17	HOU		CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
38	91	Jul 18	HOU		CHC	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
39	92	Jul 19	HOU		CHC	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
40	93	Jul 20	HOU		PIT	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
41	94	Jul 21	HOU		PIT	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
42	95	Jul 22	HOU	@	STL	W,13-9	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
43	96	Jul 23	HOU	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
44	97	Jul 24	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-11	GS	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B C
45	98	Jul 25	HOU	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
46	99	Jul 26	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	44	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	100	Jul 28	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
48	101	Jul 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-9	GS	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B C
49	102	Jul 30	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B C
50	103	Jul 31	HOU		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	104	Aug 1	HOU		STL	L,7-14	GS	51	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B C
52	105	Aug 2	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	18	0	0	18	0	1B
53	106	Aug 3 (1)	HOU		ATL	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
54	107	Aug 3 (2)	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
55	108	Aug 4	HOU		ATL	L,1-6	GS	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B C
56	110 (1)	Aug 6	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-6	GS	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
57	111	Aug 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	134 (22)	Sep 2	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
59	136 (1)	Sep 4	HOU		LAD	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
60	137	Sep 5	HOU		LAD	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
61	138	Sep 6	HOU		LAD	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	139	Sep 7 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,10-5	GS	25	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
63	140	Sep 7 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-4	GS	21	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
64	141	Sep 8	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
65	142	Sep 9	HOU	@	SFG	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
66	143	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	L,0-11	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
67	144	Sep 11	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
68	145	Sep 12	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
69	146	Sep 13	HOU		ATL	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
70	147	Sep 15	HOU		CIN	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
71	148	Sep 16	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
72	149	Sep 17	HOU	@	LAD	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
73	150	Sep 18	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
74	151	Sep 19	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
75	152	Sep 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,6-7	GS	54	13.2	8	1	1	10	0	1B LF
76	153	Sep 21	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
77	154	Sep 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
78	155	Sep 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS	32	7.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
79	156	Sep 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	58	12.0	1	0	1	2	1	1B
80	157	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
81	158	Sep 27	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
82	159	Sep 28	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
83	160	Sep 29	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	GS	20	5.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
84	161	Sep 30	HOU		SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
							90gm		701.0	707	40	6	753	54