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Joe Astroth Joseph Henry Astroth Bats Right, Throws Right Height 5' 9", Weight 187 lb. School Illinois MLB Debut August 13, 1945 Final Game May 13, 1956 Born September 1, 1922 in East Alton, IL Died May 3, 2013 (age 90)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 26 PHA AL   45  116    6   24   0   0   0    4   0   1   14   17  .207  .292  .207  .499    67    24   0   0   1   0   4  
 1950 27 PHA AL   50  113   14   31   3   0   0   10   0   0   28    2  .274  .415  .301  .716    92    34   0   1   2   0   3  
 1951 28 PHA AL   68  207   26   54   9   2   7   32   0   0   23   15  .261  .330  .425  .756   102    88   0   3   1   0   7  
 1952 29 PHA AL  112  359   19   80   4   0   0   37   0   1   21   44  .223  .268  .234  .502    72    84   0   5   0   3  11  
 1953 30 PHA AL   93  282   38   91  20   2   7   43   0   1   28   15  .323  .385  .482  .867   117   136   0   1   1   1  11  
 1954 31 PHA AL   91  220   21   41   8   2   4   24   0   0   27   19  .186  .279  .295  .574    81    65   0   2   4   2   3  
 1955 32 KCA AL  113  294   30   70  10   1   9   41   0   0   43   46  .238  .341  .371  .712    93   109   1   2   0   4  11  
 1956 33 CIN NL    3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      575 1591  154  391  54   7  27  191   0   3  184  158  .246  .325  .339  .665         540   1  14   9  10  50
 Per 600 PA           530   51  130  18   2   9   64   0   1   61   53                                 180   0   5   3   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      572 1591  154  391  54   7  27  191   0   3  184  158  .246  .325  .339  .665         540   1  14   9  10  50
   With CIN        3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      544 1579  163  401  51  10  13  156   6   6  177  124  .254  .334  .324  .658         511  20   1   6  14  60
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 26 PHA AL  53    6   1.9   7   1   0  .143   4   18   13  .722   14    5  .737  C    3(0)e7   -122   
 1950 27 PHA AL  74   16   5.1  13   4   0  .308   3   15   13  .867    3    4  .429  C    3(0)e5   -105   
 1951 28 PHA AL  44   28   4.7   4   1   0  .250   7   26   20  .769   17   14  .548  C    3(0)e7     90   
 1952 29 PHA AL  20   22   2.0   7   2   0  .286   7   66   50  .758   68   35  .660  C    3(0)e3    -94   
 1953 30 PHA AL  45   49   6.6   8   2   1  .250   2   30   25  .833   34   25  .576  C    3(0)e6     96   
 1954 31 PHA AL   7   19   2.8   7   0   0  .000   8   38   35  .921   37   19  .661  C    4(+2)e4     0   
 1955 32 KCA AL  14   37   4.3  22   5   2  .227   3   35   28  .800   20   12  .625  C    4(0)e3     11   
 1956 33 CIN NL   0    0     ?   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  C    4(0)e16  -154   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          180   3.9  68  15   3  .221  34  228  184  .807  193  114  .629                  -6   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 26 PHA AL  C     43   151    11    4    1   .976    31   288.0   5.06
 1950 27 PHA AL  C     35   113    11    3    2   .976    30   260.2   4.28
 1951 28 PHA AL  C     64   229    26    7    1   .973    54   500.1   4.59
 1952 29 PHA AL  C    107   489    65    7    3   .988    99   843.0   5.91
 1953 30 PHA AL  C     85   328    44    2    1   .995    69   627.1   5.34
 1954 31 PHA AL  C     86   294    45    8    6   .977    71   588.1   5.19
 1955 32 KCA AL  C     89   350    30    3    6   .992    77   688.1   4.97
 1956 33 CIN NL  C      3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2     3.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    512  1957   232   34   20   .985   433  3799.0   5.19
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Draft History

• This player has never been drafted.

Transaction History

• 1956-17: acquired by CIN as a free agent

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Managers Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 1949 PHA 84-70 Drew Kennedy 1950 PHA 67-87 Drew Kennedy 1951 PHA 84-70 Drew Kennedy 1952 PHA 70-84 Drew Kennedy 1953 PHA 74-80 Drew Kennedy 1954 PHA 59-95 Drew Kennedy 1955 KCA 68-86 Drew Kennedy 1956 CIN 92-62 Larry Cupp

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