1944
Born February 17, 1944
Kenosha, WI, USA
Dick Bosman Notable
b. February 17, 1944 · Washington Senators 1966–1971, Texas Rangers 1972–1973, Cleveland Indians 1973–1975, Oakland Athletics 1975–1976
Dick Bosman played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1966 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1976.
He went 82 and 85 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 1,591 innings in 306 games. He struck out 757, completed 29 of his 229 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 308 games he batted .125, with 41 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He threw a no-hitter in 1974.
He was born in Kenosha, WI, USA on February 17, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | WSA | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1967 | WSA | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1968 | WSA | 46 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .200 |
| 1969 | WSA | 32 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .094 |
| 1970 | WSA | 36 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .138 |
| 1971 | WSA | 35 | 75 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .093 |
| 1972 | TEX | 29 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .094 |
| 1973 | CLE/TEX | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CLE | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CLE/OAK | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | OAK | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 308 | 329 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 124 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | WSA | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 39.0 | 60 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 7.62 |
| 1967 | WSA | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51.1 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 1.75 |
| 1968 | WSA | 2 | 9 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 139.0 | 139 | 57 | 35 | 63 | 3.69 |
| 1969 | WSA | 14 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 193.0 | 156 | 47 | 39 | 99 | 2.19 |
| 1970 | WSA | 16 | 12 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 230.2 | 212 | 77 | 71 | 134 | 3.00 |
| 1971 | WSA | 12 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 236.2 | 245 | 98 | 71 | 113 | 3.73 |
| 1972 | TEX | 8 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 173.1 | 183 | 70 | 48 | 105 | 3.63 |
| 1973 | CLE/TEX | 3 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 137.1 | 172 | 86 | 46 | 55 | 5.64 |
| 1974 | CLE | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 127.1 | 126 | 58 | 29 | 56 | 4.10 |
| 1975 | CLE/OAK | 11 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 151.1 | 145 | 61 | 32 | 53 | 3.63 |
| 1976 | OAK | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 112.0 | 118 | 51 | 19 | 34 | 4.10 |
| Career | — | 82 | 85 | 306 | 229 | 2 | 1591.0 | 1594 | 648 | 412 | 757 | 3.67 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Major-league debut: Dick Bosman
Dick Bosman made a major-league debut on June 1, 1966.
1974
Dick Bosman's No-Hitter
Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Oakland Athletics on July 19, 1974, winning 4–0.
1976
Final major-league game: Dick Bosman
Dick Bosman played a final major-league game on September 19, 1976.
Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain