1941
Born June 29, 1941
San Francisco, CA, USA
John Boccabella Notable
John Boccabella played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1963 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1974.
Across 551 games he batted .219, with 320 hits and 117 runs. He finished with 26 home runs, 56 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 319 games behind the plate, with 1,433 putouts and 25 errors. He turned 21 double plays. He also played 142 games at first base.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on June 29, 1941. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHC | 24 | 74 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .189 |
| 1964 | CHC | 9 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .391 |
| 1965 | CHC | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1966 | CHC | 75 | 206 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 0 | .228 |
| 1967 | CHC | 25 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .171 |
| 1968 | CHC | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .071 |
| 1969 | MON | 40 | 86 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 1 | .105 |
| 1970 | MON | 61 | 145 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 0 | .269 |
| 1971 | MON | 74 | 177 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 0 | .220 |
| 1972 | MON | 83 | 207 | 14 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 1 | .227 |
| 1973 | MON | 118 | 403 | 25 | 94 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 57 | 1 | .233 |
| 1974 | SFG | 29 | 80 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .138 |
| Career | — | 551 | 1462 | 117 | 320 | 56 | 5 | 26 | 148 | 96 | 246 | 3 | .219 |
On this day & linked events
1963
Major-league debut: John Boccabella
John Boccabella made a major-league debut on September 2, 1963.
1974
Final major-league game: John Boccabella
John Boccabella played a final major-league game on September 19, 1974.
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