Bruce Bochte Notable

b. November 12, 1950 · California Angels 1974–1977, Cleveland Indians 1977, Seattle Mariners 1978–1982, Oakland Athletics 1984–1986

Bruce Bochte played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the California Angels in 1974 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1986. His longest stay was with the Seattle Mariners, from 1978 to 1982.

Across 1,538 games he batted .282, with 1,478 hits and 643 runs. He finished with 100 home runs, 250 doubles, 653 walks and 43 stolen bases.

He played 1,008 games at first base, with 8,355 putouts and 76 errors. He turned 833 double plays. He also played 429 games in the outfield.

He was an All-Star in 1979.

He was born in Pasadena, CA, USA on November 12, 1950. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1979
Player of the Week	2	1980, 1982

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1974	CAL	57	196	24	53	4	1	5	26	18	23	6	.270
1975	CAL	107	375	41	107	19	3	3	48	45	43	3	.285
1976	CAL	146	466	53	120	17	1	2	49	64	53	4	.258
1977	CAL/CLE	137	492	64	148	23	1	7	51	47	42	6	.301
1978	SEA	140	486	58	128	25	3	11	51	60	47	3	.263
1979	SEA	150	554	81	175	38	6	16	100	67	64	2	.316
1980	SEA	148	520	62	156	34	4	13	78	72	81	2	.300
1981	SEA	99	335	39	87	16	0	6	30	47	53	1	.260
1982	SEA	144	509	58	151	21	0	12	70	67	71	8	.297
1984	OAK	148	469	58	124	23	0	5	52	52	59	2	.264
1985	OAK	137	424	48	125	17	1	14	60	49	58	3	.295
1986	OAK	125	407	57	104	13	1	6	43	65	68	3	.256
Career	—	1538	5233	643	1478	250	21	100	658	653	662	43	.282

On this day & linked events

1950

Born November 12, 1950

Pasadena, CA, USA

1974

Major-league debut: Bruce Bochte

Bruce Bochte made a major-league debut on July 19, 1974.

1986

Final major-league game: Bruce Bochte

Bruce Bochte played a final major-league game on October 5, 1986.

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