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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-8	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 9	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-5	GS	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
5	5	Apr 10	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-1	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
6	6	Apr 11	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-1	GS	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	LF 1B
7	7	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	GS	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF 1B
8	8	Apr 13	HOU		LAD	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	HOU		LAD	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	W,4-0	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 17	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 18	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	GS	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	1	LF 1B
14	14	Apr 19	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	GS	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
15	15	Apr 20	HOU		ATL	L,3-4	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
16	16	Apr 21	HOU		ATL	W,4-3	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
17	17	Apr 22	HOU		ATL	W,7-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 23	HOU	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
19	19	Apr 24	HOU	@	STL	W,9-4	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	Apr 26	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	36	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
21	21	Apr 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,10-7	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	LF 1B
22	22	Apr 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	23	Apr 29	HOU		CHC	W,18-2	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	Apr 30	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	HOU		CHC	W,11-7	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	26	May 3	HOU		STL	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 4	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 5	HOU		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 7	HOU		PIT	W,2-1	GS	25	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
30	30	May 8	HOU		PIT	W,8-6	CG	53	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 9	HOU		PIT	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	32	May 10	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	33	May 11	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	34	May 12 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
35	35	May 12 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	38 (2)	May 15 (1)	HOU	@	LAD	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	40 (1)	May 17	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	41	May 18	HOU		CIN	L,6-7	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	42	May 19	HOU		CIN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	43	May 20	HOU		SDP	L,6-8	GS	35	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	44	May 21	HOU		SDP	W,5-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	45	May 22	HOU		SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	46	May 24	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	47	May 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	48	May 28	HOU	@	MON	W,8-4	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
46	49	May 29	HOU	@	MON	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
47	50	May 30	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	GS	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	1	LF 1B
48	51	May 31	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	52	Jun 1	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	53	Jun 4	HOU		MON	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	54	Jun 5	HOU		MON	L,3-8	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
52	55	Jun 6	HOU		MON	W,4-0	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	56	Jun 7	HOU		NYM	W,1-0	GS	28	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
54	57	Jun 8	HOU		NYM	L,5-6	GS	63	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
55	58	Jun 9	HOU		NYM	W,11-1	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
56	59	Jun 10	HOU		PHI	L,0-12	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	60	Jun 11	HOU		PHI	W,10-1	GS	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
58	61	Jun 12	HOU		PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
59	62	Jun 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	63	Jun 15	HOU	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	64	Jun 16	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	44	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
62	65	Jun 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	66	Jun 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,1-0	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	68	Jun 21	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
66	69	Jun 22	HOU		SDP	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	70	Jun 23	HOU		SDP	W,8-2	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	71	Jun 24	HOU		CIN	W,6-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	72	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	73	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	74	Jun 28	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	75	Jun 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-0	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	76	Jun 30 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	77	Jun 30 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	53	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	78	Jul 1	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-0	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	79	Jul 2	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-1	GS	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	LF 1B
77	80	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	43	10.2	1	0	1	2	0	LF
78	81	Jul 4	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
79	82	Jul 5	HOU		PIT	W,7-1	GS	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
80	83	Jul 6	HOU		PIT	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	84	Jul 7	HOU		PIT	L,4-6	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	85	Jul 8	HOU		STL	W,4-1	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	86	Jul 9	HOU		STL	W,5-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	87	Jul 10	HOU		STL	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	88	Jul 12	HOU		CHC	W,9-4	GS	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
86	89	Jul 13	HOU		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
87	90	Jul 14	HOU		CHC	W,7-6	CG	54	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	91	Jul 15	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	92	Jul 16	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	93	Jul 17	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	94	Jul 18	HOU	@	STL	W,8-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	95	Jul 19	HOU	@	STL	W,5-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
93	96	Jul 20	HOU	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
94	97	Jul 21	HOU	@	STL	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	98	Jul 25 (1)	HOU		LAD	L,3-11	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	99	Jul 25 (2)	HOU		LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	100	Jul 26	HOU		LAD	W,8-7	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	101	Jul 27	HOU		SFG	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	102	Jul 28	HOU		SFG	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	103	Jul 29	HOU		SFG	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	104	Jul 30	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-4	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	105	Jul 31	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106	Aug 3	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	107	Aug 4	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	108	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-2	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	109	Aug 6	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-4	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	110	Aug 7	HOU		ATL	W,6-4	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
108	111	Aug 8	HOU		ATL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	112	Aug 9	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	113	Aug 10	HOU		MON	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	114	Aug 11	HOU		MON	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	115	Aug 13	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	116	Aug 14	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF 1B
114	117	Aug 15	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	118	Aug 16	HOU	@	MON	W,8-3	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	119	Aug 17	HOU	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	120	Aug 18	HOU	@	MON	W,3-0	GS	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF 1B
118	121	Aug 19	HOU		NYM	W,2-1	GS	44	11.0	6	1	0	7	1	LF 1B
119	122	Aug 20	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	123	Aug 21	HOU		NYM	L,2-10	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	124	Aug 23	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	125	Aug 24	HOU		PHI	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	126	Aug 25	HOU		PHI	W,5-0	GS	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF 1B
124	128 (1)	Aug 27	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	129	Aug 28	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
126	130	Aug 29	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	131	Aug 30	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	LF 1B
128	132	Aug 31	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	133	Sep 1	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-8	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	144 (10)	Sep 13	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
131	145	Sep 14	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	146	Sep 15 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	148 (1)	Sep 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
134	149	Sep 17	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-0	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	153 (3)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	GF	27	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	PH LF 1B
136	154	Sep 24	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	155	Sep 25	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
138	156	Sep 26	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
139	157	Sep 28 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-0	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
140	158	Sep 28 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS	23	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
141	160 (1)	Sep 30	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
142	161	Oct 1	HOU		LAD	L,5-8	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
							175gm		1146.2	298	10	4	312	9