| Lyman Bostock | |
|---|---|
 Bostock in 1975 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 22, 1950 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: September 24, 1978 (aged 27) Gary, Indiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1975, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1978, for the California Angels | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .311 |
| Home runs | 23 |
| Runs batted in | 250 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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.
Bostock was shot and mortally wounded while riding as a passenger in a vehicle in his hometown of Gary, Indiana, on September 23, 1978, hours after playing against the Chicago White Sox earlier in the day. He died at 1:30 a.m. the next day.
His shooter was sentenced to a psychiatric hospital and released after seven months.[1][2] After the shooter's release, Indiana legislators introduced the guilty but mentally ill plea so that mentally ill people would serve prison time after being released from inpatient mental health treatment.
- ^ "Twist of fate ended Bostock's life". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. September 25, 1978. p. 25.
- ^ "Angels' star victim". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. September 25, 1978. p. 21.