Bobo Osborne Stats

Bobo Osborne was born on Saturday, October 12, 1935, in Chattahoochee, Georgia. Osborne was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1957, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Bobo Osborne baseball stats page.
"He (Bobo Osborne) was a power hitter who liked to pull the ball, but he could hit it the other way, too. He was a big fella, but he could move and he could run. He was a consummate baseball player who could play anywhere and do a lot of things well." - Tim Osborne (son) in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (04/17/2011, Rick Badie, 'Larry "Bo" Osborne, 75, ex-big-league player, scout', Source)

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Bobo Osborne

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Larry "Bobo" Osborne Autograph on a 1960 Topps (#201)
 

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Birth Name:   Larry Sidney Osborne
Nickname:   Bo or Bobo
Born On:   10-12-1935  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chattahoochee, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-15-2011 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Woodstock, Georgia
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   West Fulton High School (Atlanta, GA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   06-27-1957 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-24-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bobo Osborne

Bobo Osborne 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
Bobo Osborne

Bobo Osborne Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 22 Tigers 11 27 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 .148 .233 .185
1958 23 Tigers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1959 24 Tigers 86 209 27 40 7 1 3 0 21 16 0 41 0 1 2 3 .191 .254 .278
1961 26 Tigers 71 93 8 20 7 0 2 0 13 20 0 15 1 0 0 1 .215 .354 .355
1962 27 Tigers 64 74 12 17 1 0 0 0 7 16 0 25 1 0 1 0 .230 .374 .243
1963 28 Senators 125 358 42 76 14 1 12 0 44 49 7 83 1 5 3 5 .212 .308 .358
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 359 763 93 157 30 2 17 0 86 104 7 171 3 6 6 9 .206 .304 .317
Bobo Osborne

Bobo Osborne Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1957 Tigers 1B 4 2 60 21 5.3 21 20 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.45
1957 Tigers RF 5 5 111 9 1.8 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.19
1959 Tigers 1B 56 40 1,179 411 7.3 404 377 27 7 36 n/a n/a n/a .983 9.25
1959 Tigers RF 1 1 27 5 5.0 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 4.00
1961 Tigers 1B 11 6 208 53 4.8 53 50 3 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.88
1961 Tigers 3B 8 8 192 23 2.9 22 10 12 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.09
1962 Tigers 1B 7 0 42 13 1.9 13 11 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.36
1962 Tigers 3B 13 12 295 35 2.7 30 11 19 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.75
1962 Tigers C 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00
1963 Senators 1B 81 78 2,084 777 9.6 768 713 55 9 68 n/a n/a n/a .988 9.95
1963 Senators 3B 16 14 397 36 2.3 32 6 26 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.18
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 159 126 3,573 1,275 8.0 1,259 1,171 88 16 109 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.51
3B Totals 37 34 884 94 2.5 84 27 57 10 3 n/a n/a n/a .894 2.57
RF Totals 6 6 138 14 2.3 13 13 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.54
C Totals 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00
5 Years 203 166 4,601 1,383 6.8 1,356 1,211 145 27 112 0 1 0 .980 7.96
Bobo Osborne

Bobo Osborne Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Tigers 0 0 .000 2 1 n/a 0.0 3.9 27.0 - - -
1958 Tigers 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1959 Tigers 1 0 1.000 29 7 n/a 69.7 5.1 10.0 - - -
1961 Tigers 1 0 1.000 53 0 n/a 46.5 6.2 7.2 - - -
1962 Tigers 0 0 .000 44 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 10.6 - - -
1963 Senators 0 0 .000 33 0 n/a 29.8 4.3 8.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 2 0 1.000 163 8 n/a 44.9 4.5 8.9 - - -
Bobo Osborne

Bobo Osborne Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1957 Detroit Tigers 1, 3 Undetermined - -
1958 Detroit Tigers 47 Undetermined - -
1959 Detroit Tigers 32 Undetermined - -
1961 Detroit Tigers 28 Undetermined - -
1962 Detroit Tigers 28 Undetermined - -
1963 Washington Senators 25 Undetermined - -




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