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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	HOU		SFG	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 18	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 19	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 22	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 24	HOU		CHC	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 25	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 26	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 28	HOU		STL	L,2-7	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 29	HOU		STL	L,2-4	CG	44	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 30	HOU		STL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	17	May 5	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	May 9	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	May 10	HOU	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	21	May 11	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 12	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	23	May 13	HOU		PIT	L,1-6	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 14	HOU		PIT	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	25	May 15	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 16	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	28	May 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	51	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
29	29	May 19	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 21	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	32	May 22	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 23 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-0	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 23 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	35	May 24	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	36	May 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	37	May 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
38	38	May 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	39	May 29	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	40	May 30	HOU		CIN	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	HOU		CIN	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	Jun 2	HOU	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	44	Jun 3	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	37	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	45	Jun 4	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	46	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	47	Jun 7	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	48	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
49	49	Jun 9	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	50	Jun 10	HOU	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	52	Jun 12	HOU		MON	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	53	Jun 13	HOU		MON	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	54	Jun 14	HOU		MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	55	Jun 16	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	46	11.0	6	0	1	7	0	LF
56	56	Jun 17	HOU		PHI	W,10-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	57	Jun 18	HOU		PHI	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	58	Jun 19	HOU		NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 20	HOU		NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	60	Jun 21	HOU		NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
61	61	Jun 22	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
62	62	Jun 23	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
63	63	Jun 24	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	64	Jun 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	3	0	1	4	0	LF
65	65	Jun 26	HOU	@	SDP	W,14-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	66	Jun 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	67	Jun 28	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	68	Jun 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	69	Jun 30	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1	HOU		ATL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	71	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	72	Jul 3	HOU		ATL	L,9-13	CG	54	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	73	Jul 4	HOU		PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	74	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
75	75	Jul 6	HOU		PIT	L,3-7	CG	70	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
76	76	Jul 7	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	77	Jul 8	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	78	Jul 9	HOU	@	STL	W,12-6	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	79	Jul 11 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	80	Jul 11 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	81	Jul 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	82	Jul 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
83	83	Jul 14	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	84	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	85	Jul 16 (1)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	86	Jul 16 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	87	Jul 17	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	88	Jul 18	HOU		STL	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	89	Jul 19	HOU		STL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
90	90	Jul 21	HOU		CHC	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	91	Jul 22	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	92	Jul 23	HOU		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	93	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	94	Jul 28	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
95	95	Jul 29	HOU		LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	96	Jul 30 (1)	HOU		SDP	L,7-10	CG	67	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	97	Jul 30 (2)	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	98	Jul 31	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	100	Aug 2	HOU		CIN	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	101	Aug 4	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	102	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	103	Aug 6 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	104	Aug 6 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	105	Aug 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	106	Aug 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	107	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	108	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	109	Aug 12	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	110	Aug 13	HOU		SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	111	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	112	Aug 15	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	113	Aug 16	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	114	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	W,17-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	115	Aug 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	119 (3)	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	120	Aug 23	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
118	121	Aug 25	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	125 (3)	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	126	Aug 31	HOU		PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	127	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	128	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	129	Sep 3	HOU		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	130	Sep 4	HOU		ATL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	131	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	132	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	49	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	133	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	134	Sep 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	135	Sep 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	136	Sep 11	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	137	Sep 13	HOU		SDP	W,6-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	139 (1)	Sep 15	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
133	140	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	141	Sep 17	HOU		LAD	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	142	Sep 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	143	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	144	Sep 22	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
138	145	Sep 23	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	146	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	147	Sep 26	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
141	148	Sep 27	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
142	149	Sep 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	150	Sep 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
144	151	Oct 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							145gm		1271.2	228	8	5	241	3