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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	48	11.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
2	2	Apr 10	BOS		CLE	L,9-19	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
3	3	Apr 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
4	4	Apr 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 17 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 17 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 18	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
9	9	Apr 19	BOS		DET	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	10	Apr 20	BOS		DET	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
11	11	Apr 21	BOS		DET	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
12	12	Apr 24	BOS	@	TOR	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
13	13	Apr 25 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
14	14	Apr 25 (2)	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
15	15	Apr 26	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
16	16	Apr 27	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
17	17	Apr 29	BOS		OAK	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
18	18	Apr 30	BOS		OAK	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	BOS		OAK	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
20	20	May 3	BOS		SEA	L,8-10	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	21	May 4	BOS		SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
22	22	May 5	BOS		SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
23	23	May 6	BOS		CAL	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	24	May 7	BOS		CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
25	25	May 8	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
26	26	May 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
27	27	May 11	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 13	BOS	@	SEA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
29	29	May 14	BOS	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	30	May 15	BOS	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
31	31	May 16	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-7	CG	50	11.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
32	32	May 17	BOS	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	33	May 20	BOS		MIL	L,7-15	CG	49	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
34	34	May 21	BOS		MIL	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
35	35	May 22 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,14-10	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
36	36	May 22 (2)	BOS		MIL	L,0-6	CG	49	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
37	37	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
38	38	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	39	May 25 (1)	BOS		MIN	L,5-13	CG	53	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
40	40	May 25 (2)	BOS		MIN	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	41	May 27	BOS		KCR	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	42	May 28	BOS		KCR	W,17-12	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	43	May 29	BOS		KCR	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
44	44	May 30	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	45	May 31	BOS		NYY	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	BOS	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
47	47	Jun 2	BOS	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	48	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	49	Jun 4	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
50	50	Jun 5	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
51	51	Jun 6	BOS	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
52	52	Jun 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
53	53	Jun 8	BOS		BAL	W,14-5	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
54	54	Jun 9	BOS		BAL	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
55	55	Jun 12 (1)	BOS		TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
56	56	Jun 12 (2)	BOS		TEX	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
57	57	Jun 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
58	58	Jun 14	BOS		CHW	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	59	Jun 16	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	60	Jun 17	BOS		NYY	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
61	61	Jun 18	BOS		NYY	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	62	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	W,11-1	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
63	63	Jun 20	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
64	64	Jun 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
65	65	Jun 22	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
66	66	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
67	67	Jun 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
68	68	Jun 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
69	69	Jun 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	0	1	0	1	1	3B
70	70	Jun 27	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
71	71	Jun 28	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
72	72	Jun 29	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
74	74	Jul 2	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
75	75	Jul 3	BOS		BAL	L,8-12	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
76	76	Jul 4	BOS		TOR	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
77	77	Jul 6	BOS		TOR	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	80 (2)	Jul 9	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
79	81	Jul 10 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-5	CG	45	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
80	82	Jul 10 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
81	83	Jul 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
82	84	Jul 12	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
83	85	Jul 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-7	CG	47	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
84	86	Jul 14	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
85	87	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
86	88	Jul 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
87	89	Jul 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
88	90	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
89	91	Jul 21 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
90	92	Jul 22	BOS		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
91	93	Jul 23	BOS		CLE	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
92	94	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
93	95	Jul 25	BOS		CHW	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
94	96	Jul 26	BOS		MIL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
95	97	Jul 27	BOS		MIL	L,5-14	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
96	98	Jul 28	BOS		MIL	W,12-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
97	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
98	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	102	Aug 2	BOS	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
101	103	Aug 3	BOS	@	SEA	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
102	104	Aug 4	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
103	105	Aug 5	BOS	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
104	106	Aug 6	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
105	107	Aug 7	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
106	108	Aug 10	BOS		CAL	W,11-10	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
107	109	Aug 11	BOS		CAL	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
108	110	Aug 12	BOS		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
109	111	Aug 13	BOS		SEA	W,13-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
110	112	Aug 14	BOS		SEA	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
111	113	Aug 15	BOS		KCR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
112	114	Aug 16	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
113	115	Aug 17	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
114	116	Aug 18	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
115	117	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	3B
116	118	Aug 20	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
117	119	Aug 21	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
118	120	Aug 22	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	0	4	0	4	0	3B
119	121	Aug 23	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
120	122	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		TEX	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
121	123	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		TEX	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
122	124	Aug 25	BOS		TEX	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	125	Aug 26	BOS		MIN	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
124	126	Aug 27	BOS		MIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
125	127	Aug 28	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
126	128	Aug 29	BOS		OAK	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
127	129	Aug 30	BOS		OAK	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
128	130	Aug 31	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	131	Sep 1	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
130	132	Sep 2	BOS	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
131	133	Sep 3	BOS	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
132	134	Sep 4	BOS	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
133	135	Sep 5 (1)	BOS	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
134	136	Sep 5 (2)	BOS	@	TOR	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
135	137	Sep 6	BOS	@	TOR	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
136	138	Sep 7	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
137	139	Sep 8	BOS	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
138	140	Sep 9 (1)	BOS		DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
139	141	Sep 9 (2)	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
140	142	Sep 10	BOS		DET	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
141	143	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
142	144	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
143	145	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
144	146	Sep 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
145	147	Sep 16	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
146	148	Sep 17	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
147	149	Sep 18	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
148	150	Sep 19	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	3B
149	151	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
150	152	Sep 22	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
151	153	Sep 23	BOS	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
152	154	Sep 24	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
153	155	Sep 25	BOS	@	DET	W,12-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
154	156	Sep 27 (1)	BOS		TOR	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
155	157	Sep 27 (2)	BOS		TOR	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
156	158	Sep 28	BOS		TOR	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
157	159	Sep 29	BOS		TOR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
158	160	Sep 30	BOS		BAL	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
159	161	Oct 1	BOS		BAL	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
							159gm		1410.0	128	272	23	423	27