Watson was a first baseman and left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 1984. Watson was credited with scoring the millionth run in baseball history, although this was later found to be incorrect. Watson coached baseball after retiring as a player. After a return to the Yankees serving as general manager, the team won the 1996 World Series. He served as MLB\'s vice president in charge of discipline and vice president of rules and on-field operations until 2010.\n', '

Nicknamed "Bull," Watson was originally a catcher in the minor leagues, however, he converted to first base and the outfield by the time he made his major league debut with the Astros on September 9, 1966. Watson was a dependable hitter whose home run numbers were somewhat hurt by the fact that he played the majority of his career in the Astrodome.\n', '

From 1966 through 1970, Watson appeared in less than 100 games each season for the Astros, batting .259 with 14 home runs and 74 RBIs overall. From 1971 through 1978, Watson appeared in at least 129 games each season, batting .303 with 122 home runs and 690 RBIs overall. He was selected as an All-Star twice; in 1973 and 1975. On June 24, 1977, Watson hit for the cycle in a 6–5 win over the San Francisco Giants. In 1979, Watson played 49 games with the Astros, batting .304 with 3 home runs and 18 RBIs. In total, during his 14 seasons with the Astros, Watson appeared in 1381 games, batting .297 with 139 home runs and 781 RBIs.\n', '

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