Thad Bosley
1977–1990 · bats L / throws L · California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
784G
.272AVG
.330OBP
.357SLG
More career statistics
430H
20HR
158RBI
47SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,580 | 1,581 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 274 | 275 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,754 | 1,755 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 | 1,754 | 1,580 | 183 | 430 | 50 | 12 | 20 | 158 | 143 | 274 | 47 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 564 | .272 | .330 | .357 | .687 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1977-07-02 to 1977-08-12
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1985-06-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1979-09-12 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1985-08-12 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 372 | 796 | 212 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 117 | .299 | .361 | .402 |
| Away | 412 | 959 | 218 | 9 | 75 | 68 | 158 | .250 | .298 | .320 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 135 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 24 | .227 | .296 | .269 |
| May | 99 | 190 | 44 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 34 | .254 | .321 | .353 |
| June | 103 | 267 | 62 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 41 | .253 | .303 | .310 |
| July | 115 | 223 | 57 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 35 | .291 | .336 | .383 |
| August | 180 | 463 | 116 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 69 | .279 | .330 | .385 |
| September | 187 | 454 | 121 | 4 | 43 | 39 | 66 | .296 | .352 | .381 |
| October | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .130 | .130 | .174 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 49 | 120 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | .264 | .325 | .321 |
| athletics | 44 | 132 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 23 | .291 | .341 | .385 |
| texas-rangers | 43 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 17 | .214 | .256 | .265 |
| cleveland-guardians | 41 | 113 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 21 | .314 | .363 | .419 |
| new-york-mets | 40 | 72 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | .292 | .347 | .323 |
| minnesota-twins | 39 | 92 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | .253 | .304 | .289 |
| kansas-city-royals | 37 | 93 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .273 | .301 | .341 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 60 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | .333 | .400 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  California Angels | 58 | 212 | 63 | – | 19 | 5 | .297 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Chicago White Sox | 66 | 219 | 59 | 2 | 13 | 12 | .269 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 36 | 77 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .312 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | 70 | 147 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 3 | .224 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 42 | 105 | 24 | – | 3 | 2 | .229 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Seattle Mariners | 22 | 46 | 8 | – | 2 | 3 | .174 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Chicago Cubs | 43 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 55 | 98 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 5 | .296 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 108 | 180 | 59 | 7 | 27 | 5 | .328 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 87 | 120 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .275 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Kansas City Royals | 80 | 140 | 39 | 1 | 16 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1988 | California Angels, Kansas City Royals | 50 | 96 | 25 | – | 9 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Texas Rangers | 37 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .225 | – | – |
| 1990 | Texas Rangers | 30 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .138 | – | – |