Thad Bosley
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Thaddis Bosley Jr. (born September 17, 1956 in Oceanside, California) was an outfielder for the California Angels (1977 and 1988), Chicago White Sox (1978-80), Milwaukee Brewers (1981), Seattle Mariners (1982), Chicago Cubs (1983-86), Kansas City Royals (1987-88) and Texas Rangers (1989-90).
Bosley was called up to the Angels after hitting .326 in 69 games for the Salt Lake City Gulls of the Pacific Coast League, and made his major league debut on June 29, 1977.
He helped the Brewers win the 1981 American League Eastern Division and the Cubs win the 1984 National League Eastern Division.
In 14 seasons he played in 784 Games and had 1,581 At Bats, 183 Runs, 430 Hits, 50 Doubles, 12 Triples, 20 Home Runs, 158 RBI, 47 Stolen Bases, 143 Walks, .272 Batting Average, .330 On-base percentage, .357 Slugging Percentage, 564 Total Bases, 14 Sacrifice Hits, 16 Sacrifice Flies and 15 Intentional Walks.
Bosley was a coach for the Athletics from 1999-2002.
[edit] Trivia
- led the Pioneer League with 71 bases on balls (in 68 games) while playing for the Idaho Falls Angels in 1974
- led the California League with a .324 batting average and 90 stolen bases while playing for the Salinas Angels in 1976
- was the first batter to hit a home run against Bob Ferris {Comiskey Park -- September 12, 1979}
- hit 2 home runs with 5 RBI vs. the Montreal Expos after entering game in the 6th inning...Cubs won 8-7 {Wrigley Field -- August 12, 1985}
- hit a combined .408 (31-for-76) against All-Stars Don Aase, Steve Busby, Jim Kern, Jeff Reardon, Steve Rogers, Dave Stewart, Dave Stieb, Steve Stone, Bobby Thigpen, and Luis Tiant
- hit a combined .364 (8-for-22) against Hall of Famers Gaylord Perry, Nolan Ryan, and Bruce Sutter
[edit] Reference
- 1978 Baseball Register published by The Sporting News
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Retrosheet
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