Lyman Bostock Stats

Lyman Bostock was born on Wednesday, November 22, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama. Bostock was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1975, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lyman Bostock baseball stats page.

"We hear about (Lyman) Bostock, too. But not as much as we should. He deserves to be more than a footnote, a name on a morbid list of 'Ballplayers Who Died During A Season.' He deserves better, because he might have been among the best." - Chad Finn in Concord News (2002)

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Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock Autograph on a 1977 Topps (#531)

Lyman Bostock Autograph on a 1977 Topps (#531)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lyman Wesley Bostock, Jr.
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-22-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Birmingham, Alabama
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-24-1978
Place of Death Data Died In:   Gary, Indiana
Cemetery:   Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
College:   San Fernando Valley State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-08-1975 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-23-1978
Draft:   1972 : 26th Round (596th)
Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 Twins 98 369 52 104 21 5 0 0 29 28 2 42 1 2 0 7 .282 .331 .366
1976 Twins 128 474 75 153 21 9 4 0 60 33 5 37 3 6 1 15 .323 .364 .430
1977 Twins 153 593 104 199 36 12 14 0 90 51 5 59 2 8 6 16 .336 .389 .508
1978 Angels 147 568 74 168 24 4 5 0 71 59 8 36 4 4 2 26 .296 .362 .379
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 526 2,004 305 624 102 30 23 0 250 171 20 174 10 20 9 64 .311 .365 .427
Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1975 Twins OF 92 - - 194 2.1 191 188 3 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1976 Twins OF 124 - - 334 2.7 330 320 10 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1977 Twins OF 149 - - 363 2.4 359 349 10 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1978 Angels OF 146 - - 377 2.6 373 366 7 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 511 0 0 1,268 2.5 1,253 1,223 30 15 4 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
4 Years 513 - 0 1,268 2.5 1,253 1,223 30 15 4 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1975 Twins 2 3 .400 - - 1 0.0 8.8 12.7 - - -
1976 Twins 12 6 .667 - - 0 118.5 12.8 7.9 - - -
1977 Twins 16 7 .696 - - 0 42.4 10.1 6.6 - - -
1978 Angels 15 12 .556 - - 1 113.6 15.8 8.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 45 28 .616 - - 2 87.1 11.5 8.0 - - -
Lyman Bostock

Lyman Bostock Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1975 Minnesota Twins 10 Undetermined - -
1976 Minnesota Twins 10 $25,000.00 - -
1977 Minnesota Twins 10 $20,000.00 - -
1978 California Angels 10 Undetermined - -


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