Bochte was called up to the Angels in 1974 after hitting .355 with nine home runs and 56 RBI in 92 games for the Triple-A Salt Lake City Angels of the Pacific Coast League,[3] and made his major league debut on July 19, 1974. In his first game, Bochte appeared as a pinch runner for Bob Oliver, and scored a run while going 0-for-1 in a 5–4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.[4] He spent the next four seasons with the Angels, hitting .272 during that span.[5] He batted .290 with two home runs and 8 runs batted in (RBI) to begin the 1977 campaign before being traded along with Sid Monge and cash from the Angels to the Indians for Dave LaRoche and Dave Schuler on May 11.[6] After finishing 1977 with Cleveland, he became a free agent and signed with the Seattle Mariners, who he played with for the next five seasons.[5]
Bochte was selected for the American LeagueAll-Star team in 1979 when he hit .316 with 16 home runs and 100 RBI in 150 games and set career highs in virtually every major offensive category.[5] He sat out the entire 1983 season for because he "was fed up with the business of baseball and worried about the state of the world", but returned to play with the Oakland Athletics from 1984–1986.[7]
As of 2001, Bochte was an avowed agnostic, and was studying cosmology and working on environmental conservation. He stated that he has no contact with anyone from his playing days except for Dusty Baker. Bochte married twice, and has two daughters from his first marriage.[9]
Referencesedit
^Nack, William (July 2, 1979). "Bruce is loose and in the swing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^"2nd Round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
^Weyler, John (April 25, 1985). "Bochte Is Certain His 'Retirement' Improved Enthusiasm for Game". Los Angeles Times. from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
^"Bochte, Bruce". Santa Clara University. from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
^Moore, Jim (July 9, 2001). "Bochte has moved a long way from baseball". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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bruce, bochte, confused, with, bruce, bochy, former, baseball, catcher, manager, bruce, anton, bochte, born, november, 1950, american, former, professional, baseball, first, baseman, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, from, 1974, 1982, 1984, 1986, pl. Not to be confused with Bruce Bochy a former baseball catcher and manager Bruce Anton Bochte ˈ b ɒ k t iː BOK tee 1 born November 12 1950 is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 1982 and 1984 1986 He played his entire career in the American League for the California Angels Cleveland Indians Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics Bochte graduated from Arcadia High School in California and played collegiate ball for the Santa Clara Broncos baseball team until he was drafted by the Angels in the second round 34th overall of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft 2 Bruce BochteBochte in 1978First baseman Left fielderBorn 1950 11 12 November 12 1950 age 73 Pasadena California U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutJuly 19 1974 for the California AngelsLast MLB appearanceOctober 5 1986 for the Oakland AthleticsMLB statisticsBatting average 282Home runs100Runs batted in658TeamsCalifornia Angels 1974 1977 Cleveland Indians 1977 Seattle Mariners 1978 1982 Oakland Athletics 1984 1986 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1979 Bochte was called up to the Angels in 1974 after hitting 355 with nine home runs and 56 RBI in 92 games for the Triple A Salt Lake City Angels of the Pacific Coast League 3 and made his major league debut on July 19 1974 In his first game Bochte appeared as a pinch runner for Bob Oliver and scored a run while going 0 for 1 in a 5 4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles 4 He spent the next four seasons with the Angels hitting 272 during that span 5 He batted 290 with two home runs and 8 runs batted in RBI to begin the 1977 campaign before being traded along with Sid Monge and cash from the Angels to the Indians for Dave LaRoche and Dave Schuler on May 11 6 After finishing 1977 with Cleveland he became a free agent and signed with the Seattle Mariners who he played with for the next five seasons 5 Bochte was selected for the American League All Star team in 1979 when he hit 316 with 16 home runs and 100 RBI in 150 games and set career highs in virtually every major offensive category 5 He sat out the entire 1983 season for because he was fed up with the business of baseball and worried about the state of the world but returned to play with the Oakland Athletics from 1984 1986 7 In a 12 year 1 538 game major league career Bochte compiled a 282 batting average 1 478 for 5 233 with 643 runs 250 doubles 21 triples 100 home runs 658 RBI 653 walks 662 strikeouts 360 on base percentage and 396 slugging percentage Defensively he recorded a career 991 fielding percentage playing at first base and all three outfield positions 5 For his college career he was inducted into the Santa Clara University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 8 As of 2001 Bochte was an avowed agnostic and was studying cosmology and working on environmental conservation He stated that he has no contact with anyone from his playing days except for Dusty Baker Bochte married twice and has two daughters from his first marriage 9 References edit Nack William July 2 1979 Bruce is loose and in the swing Sports Illustrated Retrieved November 22 2022 2nd Round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball Reference com Retrieved March 27 2023 Bruce Bochte Minor Leagues Statistics Baseball Reference com Retrieved March 27 2023 California Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Box Score July 19 1974 Baseball Reference com July 19 1974 Retrieved March 27 2023 a b c d Bruce Bochte Stats Height Weight Position Rookie Status amp More Baseball Reference com Retrieved March 27 2023 Indians LaRoche Traded To Angels St Louis Post Dispatch Associated Press May 11 1977 pp 3D Retrieved March 27 2023 via Newspapers com Weyler John April 25 1985 Bochte Is Certain His Retirement Improved Enthusiasm for Game Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on November 12 2021 Retrieved January 2 2022 Bochte Bruce Santa Clara University Archived from the original on January 2 2022 Retrieved January 2 2022 Moore Jim July 9 2001 Bochte has moved a long way from baseball Seattle Post Intelligencer Archived from the original on December 22 2020 Retrieved January 3 2022 1975 Baseball Register published by The Sporting NewsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet College Basketball Stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bruce Bochte amp oldid 1176355101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
