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Lyman Bostock

ライマン・ボストック　/　らいまん・ぼすとっく

American baseball player

November 22, 1950 – September 23, 1978　・　Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Alabama
baseball player

My Take

Lyman Bostock is one of those names I keep coming back to, because a .311 lifetime average over just four big-league seasons hints at a career that should have lasted decades. He came out of California State University, Northridge, hit his way through Minnesota and then California, and was clearly entering his prime. What makes me linger on him is that his life was cut short in 1978 when he was only 27, mid-season. I find myself imagining what his numbers might have looked like with another ten years. To me he reads as a genuine talent the game lost far too early.

Overview

Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. (November 22, 1950 – September 24, 1978) was an American professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for four seasons, as an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins (1975–77) and California Angels (1978), with a lifetime average of .311. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lyman Bostock
Name (Japanese): ライマン・ボストック
Reading: らいまん・ぼすとっく
Born: November 22, 1950 – September 23, 1978
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Tiger
Origin: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Manual Arts High School
University: California State University, Northridge

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

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