Born: (1951-08-17) August 17, 1951 (age 72) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1975, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 3, 1982, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.248
Home runs
98
Runs batted in
397
Managerial record
207–232
Winning %
.472
Teams
As player
Boston Red Sox (1975–1980)
California Angels (1981)
New York Yankees (1982)
As manager
Boston Red Sox (1992–1994)
Clell Lavern "Butch" Hobson Jr. (born August 17, 1951) is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman.
Hobson played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, California Angels, and New York Yankees, and managed for the Red Sox from 1992 to 1994. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 193 pounds (88 kg), he batted and threw right-handed. Since retiring as an active player, he has managed several Minor League Baseball teams.
Clell Lavern "Butch" Hobson Jr. (born August 17, 1951) is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman. Hobson played in Major League...
street food. In 2018, their first year as a team, the Dogs' manager was ButchHobson. Former Chicago White Sox minor league pitcher Josh Goossen-Brown was...
franchise record for home runs by a third baseman in a season, passing ButchHobson who had hit 30 in 1977. On September 29, the final day of the regular...
and Mark Clear from the Angels to the Red Sox for Rick Burleson and ButchHobson on December 10, 1980. In 1981, he won the American League batting title...
213 with three home runs and 24 RBIs in 85 games played. Supplanted by ButchHobson as the team's regular third baseman, Petrocelli was released by the Red...
and got at least 140 hits each season. Burleson was traded along with ButchHobson from the Red Sox to the Angels for Carney Lansford, Rick Miller and Mark...
end of the 2008 campaign. Herr, in his second term, was succeeded by ButchHobson. The Lancaster Stormers was originally owned by Opening Day Partners...
the Can-Am League championship. After that season, long-time manager ButchHobson left the Pride to take the managerial job with the Southern Maryland...
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retiring. He was traded from the Yankees to the California Angels for ButchHobson during spring training on March 24, 1982. The longest-serving member...
with a sore arm. Finally, Zimmer kept third baseman ButchHobson in the lineup, even though Hobson's elbow miseries (he had floating bone chips which he...
Pacella and cash were traded by the Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Butch Wynegar and Roger Erickson. August 8, 1982: Bucky Dent was traded by the...
game with touchdown runs of 15-yards by Steve Bisceglia and 14-yards by ButchHobson that made the final score 40–6. The 531 rushing yards made by Alabama...
manager, the Boston Red Sox dismiss Joe Morgan and replace him with ButchHobson. Morgan is the tenth manager fired in 1991. October 9 – Tom Trebelhorn...
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