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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	51	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 8 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 9	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 11	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-5	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 15 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	55	12.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
13	13	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
14	14	Apr 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
15	15	Apr 20	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
16	16	Apr 21	HOU		SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
17	17	Apr 22	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
18	18	Apr 23	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
19	19	Apr 24	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
20	20	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
21	21	Apr 26	HOU		NYM	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
22	22	Apr 27	HOU		MON	W,6-5	GS	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
23	23	Apr 28	HOU		MON	W,5-3	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	24	Apr 29	HOU		MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-0	GS	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
26	26	May 2	HOU	@	PHI	W,9-4	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
27	27	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-5	GS	58	14.0	9	0	0	9	0	LF 1B
28	28	May 5	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 6	HOU	@	NYM	W,14-8	GS	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	LF 1B
30	30	May 7	HOU	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 11	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	33	May 12	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
34	34	May 13	HOU		CIN	L,0-2	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
35	35	May 14	HOU		ATL	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
36	36	May 15	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 16	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	GS	43	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
38	38	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 18	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 19	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	May 20	HOU		SFG	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	42	May 21	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
43	43	May 22	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	44	May 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	34	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
45	45	May 25	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	May 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	47	May 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	May 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
49	49	May 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	50	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,8-16	GS	34	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	52	Jun 1	HOU	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	53	Jun 2	HOU	@	STL	L,2-6	GS	27	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
54	54	Jun 3	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
55	55	Jun 4	HOU		PHI	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
56	56	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	57	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	58	Jun 8	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 9	HOU		PIT	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	60	Jun 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Jun 12	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
62	62	Jun 13	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	63	Jun 14	HOU		CHC	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF C
64	64	Jun 15	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
65	65	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
66	66	Jun 17	HOU		STL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	68	Jun 20	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	69	Jun 21	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	70	Jun 22	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	71	Jun 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	72	Jun 24 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	73	Jun 24 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-3	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	74	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	75	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-5	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	LF 1B
76	76	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	77	Jun 28	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	78	Jun 29	HOU		SFG	L,3-14	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	79	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	80	Jul 1	HOU		SDP	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	81	Jul 2	HOU		SDP	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	82	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	83	Jul 4 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	84	Jul 4 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	85	Jul 5	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	86	Jul 6 (1)	HOU	@	MON	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	87	Jul 6 (2)	HOU	@	MON	L,6-14	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	88	Jul 7	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	89	Jul 8	HOU	@	MON	W,9-7	GS	41	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
90	90	Jul 9	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	91	Jul 10	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	92	Jul 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	93	Jul 12	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	94	Jul 13	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
95	95	Jul 14	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	96	Jul 15	HOU	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	97	Jul 16	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	98	Jul 17	HOU		MON	L,2-7	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	99	Jul 18	HOU		MON	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	100	Jul 20	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	101	Jul 21	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	LF
102	102	Jul 22	HOU		NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	103	Jul 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
104	104	Jul 27	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	105	Jul 28	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	106	Jul 29	HOU		ATL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	107	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
108	108	Jul 31	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	109	Aug 1	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	110	Aug 2	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	111	Aug 3 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	112	Aug 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	56	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
114	114	Aug 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	115	Aug 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
116	116	Aug 7	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
117	117	Aug 8	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	118	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	119	Aug 11	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	120	Aug 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	121	Aug 13	HOU	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	122	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	GS	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
123	123	Aug 15	HOU	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	124	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	125	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
126	126	Aug 19	HOU		PHI	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	127	Aug 20	HOU		PIT	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	128	Aug 21	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	129	Aug 22	HOU		PIT	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	130	Aug 24	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
131	131	Aug 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	132	Aug 26	HOU		CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
133	133	Aug 27	HOU		STL	L,3-6	CG	56	14.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
134	134	Aug 28	HOU		STL	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
135	135	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
136	136	Aug 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
137	137	Aug 31	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
138	138	Sep 1	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	139	Sep 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,9-0	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	140	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	141	Sep 4	HOU		CIN	L,7-12	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	142	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	L,3-9	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
144	144	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,9-7	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
145	145	Sep 9	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
146	147 (1)	Sep 11	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	21	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
147	148	Sep 13	HOU		LAD	L,6-8	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
148	150 (1)	Sep 15	HOU		LAD	W,5-1	GS	24	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
149	151	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
150	152	Sep 17	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
151	156 (3)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
152	157	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
153	158	Sep 24	HOU		SFG	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
154	159	Sep 25	HOU		SFG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
155	161 (1)	Sep 29	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
156	162	Sep 30	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							171gm		1353.1	423	11	12	446	7