Thad Bosley
[edit] Biography
Thad Bosley (Thaddis Bosley) was born on September 17, 1956 in Oceanside, California. He made his Major League debut on June 29, 1977 for the California Angels. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .297 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Bosley played for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Thad Bosley's best season was 1985, when he hit for a .328 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 58
| 212
| 19
| 63
| 0
| 19
| .297
| .346
| .363
| 10
| 2
| 16
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| 66
| 219
| 25
| 59
| 2
| 13
| .269
| .308
| .329
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 4
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 36
| 77
| 13
| 24
| 1
| 8
| .312
| .384
| .390
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 70
| 147
| 12
| 33
| 2
| 14
| .224
| .272
| .279
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 27
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 42
| 105
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 3
| .229
| .270
| .248
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| 22
| 46
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .174
| .240
| .196
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 43
| 72
| 12
| 21
| 2
| 12
| .292
| .373
| .458
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 55
| 98
| 17
| 29
| 2
| 14
| .296
| .375
| .418
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 108
| 180
| 25
| 59
| 7
| 27
| .328
| .391
| .511
| 6
| 3
| 20
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 3
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 87
| 120
| 15
| 33
| 1
| 9
| .275
| .370
| .350
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 80
| 140
| 13
| 39
| 1
| 16
| .279
| .318
| .357
| 6
| 1
| 9
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 15
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .250
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| 35
| 75
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 7
| .280
| .321
| .347
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1988
| TOT
| A
| 50
| 96
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 9
| .260
| .306
| .313
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 40
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 9
| .225
| .273
| .350
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 30
| 29
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .138
| .242
| .241
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 293
| 470
| 69
| 142
| 12
| 62
| .302
| .379
| .443
| 16
| 7
| 61
| 87
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 491
| 1111
| 114
| 288
| 8
| 96
| .259
| .308
| .320
| 34
| 5
| 82
| 188
| 1
| 13
| 33
| 8
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 784
| 1581
| 183
| 430
| 20
| 158
| .272
| .330
| .357
| 50
| 12
| 143
| 275
| 1
| 14
| 47
| 15
| 33
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 21
| 19
| 161.1
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 55
| 52
| 456.1
| 130
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 35
| 33
| 295
| 92
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 15
| 8
| 85
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 64
| 55
| 478
| 155
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 14
| 13
| 92
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 39
| 34
| 301
| 107
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 20
| 10
| 105.1
| 44
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 49
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 27
| 16
| 160.1
| 57
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 33
| 15
| 166.2
| 45
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 18
| 15
| 133
| 45
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 52
| 30
| 310.2
| 91
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 8
| 5
| 47
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 36
| 22
| 222.1
| 55
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 8
| 5
| 51.1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 20
| 12
| 124
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 19
| 8
| 109.1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 15
| 3
| 66.1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 21
| 12
| 115
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 17
| 9
| 90
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 21
| 12
| 127.1
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 11
| 4
| 47
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 33
| 16
| 179.1
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 57
| 30
| 287
| 84
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 46
| 23
| 220
| 60
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 8
| 6
| 49
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 27.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 41
| 11
| 164
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 1.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 32
| 9
| 135.1
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| OF
| 28
| 12
| 128.2
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| LF
| 13
| 5
| 50.2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| RF
| 14
| 7
| 76
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| DH
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| OF
| 6
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| CF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 24
| 18
| 167.2
| 53
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 26
| 19
| 180.2
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1988
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 32
| 20
| 198.2
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1988
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 25
| 19
| 176.2
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 8
| 2
| 24.2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 6
| 2
| 20.2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 9
| 3
| 32.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 7
| 3
| 28.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 269
| 134
| 1400.2
| 361
| 6
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 122
| 93
| 853.2
| 275
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 482
| 289
| 2867
| 784
| 13
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 33
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 106
| 62
| 612.2
| 147
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Traded by California Angels with Bobby Bonds and Richard Dotson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Brian Downing, Chris Knapp and Dave Frost (December 5, 1977).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for John Poff (April 1, 1981).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Mike Parrott (March 5, 1982).
- Granted free agency (September 5, 1982).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 14, 1983).
- Sold by Oakland Athletics to Chicago Cubs (March 30, 1983).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Dave Gumpert to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jim Sundberg (March 30, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 5, 1988).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (May 27, 1988).
- Signed by California Angels (June 7, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (June 8, 1989).
- Released by Texas Rangers (October 2, 1989).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 19, 1989).
- Released by Texas Rangers (June 2, 1990).
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