Butch Hobson

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Hobson's Moments in the Sun 3 Managerial Record 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Clell Lavern "Butch" Hobson (born August 17, 1951), is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Hobson played for the Boston Red Sox (1975-80), California Angels (1981) and New York Yankees (1982). He batted and threw right-handed. After retiring, he managed the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Boston Red Sox. Currently he is the manager of the Nashua Pride in the independent Atlantic League. He won the International League Manager of the Year award in 1991.

Hobson was a star football player for the University of Alabama team. Selected by the Red Sox in the 1973 amateur draft, he made his debut in 1975. His most productive season came in 1977, when he set team season records for a third baseman with 30 home runs and 112 RBI.

In 1978, Hobson hit 17 home runs with 80 RBI. Nevertheless, he posted 43 errors, the most for any American League fielder in that season, and his .899 fielding average also was the first below .900 by a regular player in 60 years. Hobson hit 28 home runs with 93 RBI in 1979, but a year later, an ensuing injury to his right elbow left him inactive for almost two campaigns.

Before the 1981 season, Hobson was sent to the Angels along with Rick Burleson in the same trade that brought Carney Lansford and Mark Clear to Boston. Hobson finished his major league career with the Yankees in 1982.

In an eight-year career, Hobson hit a .248 batting average with 98 home runs and 397 RBI in 738 games. As a manager, he posted a 207-232 record for the Red Sox from 1992-94.

Hobson's Moments in the Sun

• June 28, 1976: In his Fenway Park debut, Hobson smoked a double and an inside-the-park home run as the Red Sox go on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-8 [1].

• In 1996, Hobson was terminated by the Wilkes-Barre Red Barons after being arrested upon receiving a Fed Ex package filled with cocaine. Hobson bounced back, though, and since 2000, he has been manager of the independent league Nashua Pride.

Managerial Record

Year    League   Team     Age    G     W    L    WP   Finish
1992 AL East     BostonRS  40   162   73   89   .451      7
1993 AL East     BostonRS  41   162   80   82   .494      5
1994 AL East     BostonRS  42   115   54   61   .470      4
     TOTAL                      439  207  232   .472

Trivia

• In 1989, Hobson played for the Winter Haven Super Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
• Hobson played college football under legendary coach Bear Bryant at the University of Alabama.

Transactions

• June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1973 Amateur Draft.

• December 10, 1980: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Rick Burleson to the California Angels for Carney Lansford, Rick Miller, and Mark Clear.

• March 24, 1982: Traded by the California Angels to the New York Yankees for Bill Castro.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis