Lyman Bostock

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: November 22, 1950 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: September 24, 1978 in Gary, IN

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Manual Arts HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 8, 1975 (Age 24-137d, 13,603rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1978 (Age 27-305d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Lyman Wesley Bostock

Nicknames: Abdul Jibber-Jabber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

2004

624

.311

305

RBI

250

OBP

.365

SLG

.427

OPS

.791

OPS+

123

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	CAL		OAK	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 8	CAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 9	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	CAL		MIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 11	CAL		MIN	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 12	CAL		MIN	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
7	7	Apr 13	CAL		MIN	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 14	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
9	9	Apr 16	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 17	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	12 (1)	Apr 19	CAL	@	SEA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
12	13	Apr 21	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	14	Apr 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	15	Apr 24	CAL		SEA	L,5-6	CG	55	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
15	16	Apr 25	CAL		SEA	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	17	Apr 26	CAL		SEA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	18	Apr 27	CAL		SEA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	19	Apr 28	CAL		TOR	W,5-4	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	20	Apr 29	CAL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	22 (1)	May 2	CAL		DET	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	23	May 3	CAL		DET	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	24	May 5	CAL		CLE	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	25	May 6	CAL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	26	May 7	CAL		CLE	W,16-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	27	May 9	CAL	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	28	May 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	29	May 13	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
28	30	May 14	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	31	May 15	CAL	@	TOR	L,6-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	32	May 16	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	33	May 17	CAL	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	34	May 18	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	35	May 19	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-1	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	37 (1)	May 21	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	38	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	39	May 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	40	May 25	CAL		CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
38	41	May 26	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	43 (1)	May 28	CAL		MIL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
40	44	May 29	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
41	45	May 30	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
42	46	May 31	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-17	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	47	Jun 2	CAL		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	48	Jun 3	CAL		BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	49	Jun 4	CAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	50	Jun 5	CAL		BAL	L,2-6	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	51	Jun 6	CAL		BAL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	52	Jun 7 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	53	Jun 7 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	54	Jun 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	55	Jun 9	CAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	56	Jun 10	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	57	Jun 11	CAL		NYY	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	58	Jun 12	CAL	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	59	Jun 13	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	60	Jun 14	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	64 (3)	Jun 18	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	65	Jun 20	CAL	@	MIN	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
59	66	Jun 21	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	67	Jun 22	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	46	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
61	68	Jun 23 (1)	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-7	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	69	Jun 23 (2)	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	70	Jun 24	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	71	Jun 25	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	72	Jun 26	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	73	Jun 27	CAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
67	74	Jun 28	CAL		KCR	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	75	Jun 29	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	76	Jun 30	CAL		TEX	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	77	Jul 1	CAL		TEX	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	78	Jul 2	CAL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	79	Jul 3	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	80	Jul 4	CAL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	81	Jul 5	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
75	82	Jul 6	CAL	@	KCR	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
76	83	Jul 7	CAL		SEA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	84	Jul 8 (1)	CAL		SEA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
78	85	Jul 8 (2)	CAL		SEA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	86	Jul 9	CAL		SEA	L,7-11	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
80	87	Jul 13	CAL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	88	Jul 14	CAL		TOR	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	89	Jul 15	CAL		DET	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	90	Jul 16	CAL		DET	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
84	91	Jul 17	CAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
85	92	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	93	Jul 19	CAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	94	Jul 21 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	95	Jul 21 (2)	CAL	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	96	Jul 22	CAL	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
90	97	Jul 23 (1)	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
91	98	Jul 23 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	99	Jul 24	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	66	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	100	Jul 25	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	101	Jul 26	CAL	@	MIL	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	102	Jul 27	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	103	Jul 28	CAL	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	104	Jul 29	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
98	105	Jul 30	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
99	106	Jul 31	CAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	107	Aug 1	CAL		OAK	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	108	Aug 2	CAL		OAK	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
102	109	Aug 3	CAL		OAK	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	110	Aug 4	CAL		MIN	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
104	111	Aug 5 (1)	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	114 (2)	Aug 7	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
106	115	Aug 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	116	Aug 10	CAL	@	OAK	W,16-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
108	117	Aug 11	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	118	Aug 12 (1)	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
110	119	Aug 12 (2)	CAL	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	120	Aug 13	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	121	Aug 15	CAL		BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	122	Aug 16	CAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
114	123	Aug 17	CAL		BOS	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	124	Aug 18	CAL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	125	Aug 19	CAL		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
117	126	Aug 20	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	CG	46	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
118	127	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
119	128	Aug 23	CAL		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
120	129	Aug 25	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
121	130	Aug 26	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	131	Aug 27	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	54	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
123	132	Aug 28	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
124	133	Aug 29	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	134	Sep 1	CAL	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	135	Sep 2	CAL	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	136	Sep 3	CAL	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	137	Sep 4	CAL		TEX	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
129	138	Sep 6 (1)	CAL		TEX	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
130	139	Sep 6 (2)	CAL		TEX	L,2-9	GS	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
131	140	Sep 7	CAL		TEX	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
132	141	Sep 8	CAL		KCR	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
133	142	Sep 9 (1)	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	143	Sep 9 (2)	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
135	144	Sep 10	CAL		KCR	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
136	145	Sep 11	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
137	146	Sep 12	CAL	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
138	147	Sep 13	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	GS	36	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
139	148	Sep 14	CAL	@	TEX	W,16-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
140	149	Sep 15	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
141	150	Sep 16	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
142	151	Sep 17	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
143	152	Sep 18	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-10	GS	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
144	153	Sep 19	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
145	154	Sep 22	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
146	155	Sep 23	CAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
							148gm		1273.2	369	7	4	380	2