Osborne
Bobo Osborne
Lawrence Sidney Osborne
Bats - left
Throws - right
Debut - June 27, 1957
Final Game - Sept. 24, 1963
Born - Oct.12, 1935 in Chattahoochee Ga.
Father is Tiny Osborne
Height - 6’1”
Weight - 205 lbs.
Bobo Osborne is the answer to the question "who is the only other major league player who appeared at first base for the 1961 Tigers in the year that Norm Cash hit .361 and slugged .662?" Osborne, who played most of his major league games at first base, had been with the Tigers prior to the time Cash came over from the Chicago White Sox. Bobo, although he always had a low batting average, showed moderate power and drew lots of walks.
In his last major league season, he was the regular first baseman for the 1963 Washington Senators playing alongside 37-year-old Minnie Minoso as well as future managers Chuck Cottier and Don Zimmer.
Tiny Osborne
Earnest Preston “ Tiny” Osborne
Born - April 9, 1893 in Porterdale Ga.
Died - Jan. 5, 1969 in Atlanta Ga.
Grew up in Riverside
Son is Bobo Osborne
Bats - left
Throws - right
Debut April 15, 1922
Final Game Sept. 28,1925
Career statistics --
Pitching record 31 -- 40
Earned run average 4.72
Strikeouts 263
Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
He pitched in 1922 - 1924 for the Chicago Cubs,
and also pitched 1924 - 1925 for the Brooklyn Robins.
Tiny was give the name because he was
6’4” tall and 215 lbs.
He pitched 142 games in 4 seasons in the majors during the lively ball era.
Tiny’s son, was Ernest Osborne, which was signed as a first baseman by the New Bern Bears in 1939.
