1944
Born April 16, 1944
Nashville, TN, USA
Bob Montgomery Notable
b. April 16, 1944 · Boston Red Sox 1970–1979
Bob Montgomery spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Boston Red Sox as a catcher, from 1970 to 1979.
Across 387 games he batted .258, with 306 hits and 125 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 50 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 361 games behind the plate, with 1,632 putouts and 31 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was born in Nashville, TN, USA on April 16, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BOS | 22 | 78 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .179 |
| 1971 | BOS | 67 | 205 | 19 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 43 | 1 | .239 |
| 1972 | BOS | 24 | 77 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .286 |
| 1973 | BOS | 34 | 128 | 18 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .320 |
| 1974 | BOS | 88 | 254 | 26 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 50 | 3 | .252 |
| 1975 | BOS | 62 | 195 | 16 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 37 | 1 | .226 |
| 1976 | BOS | 31 | 93 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .247 |
| 1977 | BOS | 17 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .300 |
| 1978 | BOS | 10 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .241 |
| 1979 | BOS | 32 | 86 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .349 |
| Career | — | 387 | 1185 | 125 | 306 | 50 | 8 | 23 | 156 | 64 | 268 | 6 | .258 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Major-league debut: Bob Montgomery
Bob Montgomery made a major-league debut on September 6, 1970.
1979
Final major-league game: Bob Montgomery
Bob Montgomery played a final major-league game on September 9, 1979.
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