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Butch Hobson Butch Hobson
Full name: Clell Lavern Hobson
Born: August 17, 1951, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
First Game: September 7, 1975; Final Game: August 3, 1982
Managed First Game: April 7, 1992; Managed Final Game: August 10, 1994
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 193
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1975 BOS A Daily Splits    2     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250   0.0 1975 BOS A
1976 BOS A Daily Splits   76   269   34   63   7   5   8   34   15   1   62   0   5   3   0   1   8    0   1  .234  .272  .387  -1.5 1976 BOS A
1977 BOS A Daily Splits  159   593   77  157  33   5  30  112   27   4  162   4  10   3   0   7  17    5   4  .265  .300  .489  -2.3 1977 BOS A
1978 BOS A Daily Splits  147   512   65  128  26   2  17   80   50   3  122   0   4   8   0  10  15    1   0  .250  .312  .408  -1.6 1978 BOS A
1979 BOS A Daily Splits  146   528   74  138  26   7  28   93   30   2   78   0   6   6   0  12  23    3   2  .261  .298  .496  -1.8 1979 BOS A
1980 BOS A Daily Splits   93   324   35   74   6   0  11   39   25   2   69   0   0   3   0   4  10    1   1  .228  .281  .349  -1.6 1980 BOS A
1981 CAL A Daily Splits   85   268   27   63   7   4   4   36   35   0   60   1   2   4   0   6   4    1   1  .235  .321  .336  -1.1 1981 CAL A
1982 NY  A Daily Splits   30    58    2   10   2   0   0    3    1   0   14   0   0   1   0   2   2    0   0  .172  .183  .207  -0.9 1982 NY  A
Total            Splits  738  2556  314  634 107  23  98  397  183  12  569   5  27  28   0  42  79   11   9  .248  .297  .423 -10.8 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1975 BOS A Daily  3B    1    1    1     9       1    3    0    0   0 1.000
1976 BOS A Daily  3B   76   76   73   675      60  146   14   11   0  .936
1977 BOS A Daily  3B  159  159  159  1410     128  272   23   27   0  .946
1978 BOS A Daily  3B  133  133  116  1159.1   122  261   43   25   0  .899
1978 BOS A        DH   14   14   14                                      -
1979 BOS A Daily  3B  142  141  127  1218     110  251   25   17   1  .935
1979 BOS A        2B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1980 BOS A Daily  3B   57   55   37   451.1    52  109   16    5   0  .910
1980 BOS A        DH   36   35   32                                      -
1981 CAL A Daily  3B   83   83   55   678.2    85  139   17   13   0  .929
1981 CAL A        DH    2    2    2                                      -
1982 NY  A Daily  DH   15   12    4                                      -
1982 NY  A        1B   11    3    2    40      37    2    2    3   0  .951
Total             3B  651  648  568  5601.1   558 1181  138   98   1  .926
Total             DH   67   63   52                                      -
Total             1B   11    3    2    40      37    2    2    3   0  .951
Total             2B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1992 BOS A  162   73   89  .451   599   669                  7
1993 BOS A  162   80   82  .494   686   698                  5
1994 BOS A  115   54   61  .470   552   621                  4
Total       439  207  232  .472  1837  1988
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Rick Burleson to California Angels in exchange for
Carney Lansford, Rick Miller and Mark Clear (December 10, 1980).

Traded by California Angels to New York Yankees in exchange for Bill Castro (March
24, 1982).


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