1955
Born April 16, 1955
Landes de Bussac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Bruce Bochy Notable
Bruce Bochy played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 1978 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1987.
Across 358 games he batted .239, with 192 hits and 75 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 37 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 298 games behind the plate, with 1,218 putouts and 29 errors. He turned 17 double plays.
He was born in Landes de Bussac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France on April 16, 1955. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | HOU | 54 | 154 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 0 | .266 |
| 1979 | HOU | 56 | 129 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 0 | .217 |
| 1980 | HOU | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .182 |
| 1982 | NYM | 17 | 49 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .306 |
| 1983 | SDP | 23 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .214 |
| 1984 | SDP | 37 | 92 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .228 |
| 1985 | SDP | 48 | 112 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 0 | .268 |
| 1986 | SDP | 63 | 127 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 1 | .252 |
| 1987 | SDP | 38 | 75 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .160 |
| Career | — | 358 | 802 | 75 | 192 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 93 | 67 | 177 | 1 | .239 |
On this day & linked events
1978
Major-league debut: Bruce Bochy
Bruce Bochy made a major-league debut on July 19, 1978.
1987
Final major-league game: Bruce Bochy
Bruce Bochy played a final major-league game on October 4, 1987.
Image: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0