Bob Watson ('96~'98 GM) 過世 - 美國職棒

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Bob Watson, former All-Star and championship GM, dies at 74


HOUSTON -- Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later
became the first black general manager to win a World Series with
the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.

The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played his first 14 major
league seasons, announced the death Thursday night. Watson died
from kidney disease, according to his son.

Watson, who was nicknamed "The Bull,'' made the All-Star team in
1973 and '75, hit over .300 four times and drove in at least 100
runs twice while hitting in the middle of the Astros' lineup. He
also holds the distinction of scoring the millionth run in major
league history, accomplishing the feat on May 4, 1975, against the
San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park, although some
statisticians have since disputed that he was the player to reach
the milestone.


He also played for Boston (1979), the Yankees (1980-82) and
Atlanta Braves (1982-84), finishing with a .295 career batting
average and 184 home runs, 989 RBIs and 802 runs scored while
primarily playing first base and left field. Watson also hit .371
in 17 career postseason games. With the Astros, he hit .297 with
139 homers and 782 RBIs.

After retiring from playing, Watson began coaching and helped the
1988 Oakland Athletics win the American League pennant as the
hitting coach for the likes of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire.

He became the second black general manager in major league history
when he was hired by the Astros in 1993. Watson was hired by the
Yankees in 1995, and helped put together the World Series-winning
squad in 1996. He retired from the Yankees after the 1997 season
and later served as Major League Baseball's vice president in
charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field
operations.

Watson retired from his MLB roles in 2010.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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