Bruce Bochte

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Bruce Anton Bochte ( BOK-tee; 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. 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, 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. He spent the next four seasons with the Angels, hitting .272 during that span. 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

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