Robert José Watson (April 10, 1946 – May 14, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he was a two-time All-Star player. Watson had a .295 batting average over a career that also saw him play for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Atlanta Braves. More about Bob Watson
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After retiring as a player, Watson was a coach for the Oakland Athletics for four years, before he joined the Astros’ front office. In 1993, he became the second African-American general manager in major league baseball history with the Astros. He then served as the Yankees general manager from 1995 through 1998, during which time the team won the 1996 World Series. Watson became the first African-American general manager to operate a team which would win the World Series. He later served as MLB's vice president in charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field operations, from 2002 to 2010. In 2020, Watson was inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame.In total, we tracked 715 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Watson (Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Bob Watson Signed Baseball Beckett LOA) was sold in January 2020 for $600.00 while the cheapest item (BOB WATSON NEW YORK YANKEES AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8X10 COA) found a new owner for $0.01 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (37) was May 2020 with an average selling price of $12.00 for an autographed item of Bob Watson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2020 with $301.63 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2008. In average, an autographed item from Bob Watson is worth $4.23.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bob Watson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1970 BOB WATSON TOPPS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CARD REAL DEAL ASTROS LITTLE WEAR | $4.99 | ||
1976 Topps #20 Bob Watson Houston Astros Signed Auto Autographed (D. 2020) | $6.99 | ||
1985 Topps #51 Bob Watson Atlanta Braves Signed Autograph (GN79) SWSW6 | $12.00 | ||
2013 Tristar SignaCuts Bob Watson Bronze Edition Red Auto Autograph #3/5 | $8.50 | ||
Bob Watson - Signed 1969 Topps Baseball Card #562 - Houston Astros | $19.99 | ||
BOB WATSON 1974 TOPPS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED # 370 HOUSTON ASTROS DECEASED | $16.00 | ||
Bob Watson Art Card Limited 4/50 Edward Vela Signed (Houston Astros) | $3.99 | ||
BOB WATSON AUTOGRAPHED NY YANKEES 4X6 COLOR GLOSSY PHOTO d.2020 | $2.99 | ||
BOB WATSON CYCLE 1977 1979 HOUSTON ASTROS YANKEES SIGNED AUTO OML BASEBALL JSA | $149.99 | ||
BOB WATSON-OF-HOUSTON ASTROS -1974 TOPPS #370-VINTAGE-GREAT SHAPE-AUTOGRAPHED | $4.99 |
Bob Watson, Baseball’s First Black General Manager, Dies at 74 (05/15/20): A former major leaguer, he shattered a racial barrier in 1994 with the Houston Astros. Two years later, he was the Yankees’ G.M. as New York began a championship run.
Bob Watson, former Yankees general manager and Astros All-Star, dies at 74 (05/15/20): Watson became the first black general manager to win a World Series title in 1996
Bob Watson, former All-Star and GM, dies at 74 (05/15/20): Bob Watson, whose career in baseball included stints as a player, coach, general manager and Major League Baseball executive, died Thursday, the Houston Astros announced. He was 74.
Bob Watson, former Grant school chief, dies (12/30/14): Bob Watson survived deadly 2012 attack that killed his wife, Candace.
2/17: Bob Watson on State of Mind (02/18/14): Former state Rep. Bob Watson joined Dan Yorke State of Mind on Monday, February 17.
Bob Watson Memorial Golf Tournament set for Monday (10/2013): The Bob Watson Memorial Golf Tournament tees off on Monday at Creekview Golf Course in Crandall.
Kalamazoo-area obituaries today: Bob Watson, 58, of Otsego was former assistant (10/2012): Read more about Bob Watson and other people featured in today's obituaries in the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Stabbing victim Bob Watson will be moved to rehab center today (06/2012): The former Redding school superintendent who barely survived a vicious knife attack inside his home is expected to transfer to a rehabilitation facility today.