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John Boccabella
John Dominic Boccabella

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
School Santa Clara

MLB Debut September 2, 1963
Final Game September 19, 1974
Born June 29, 1941 in San Francisco, CA (age 82)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 22 KCA AL   15   39    4    6   1   1   1    3   0   0    4   15  .154  .233  .308  .540    72    12   0   0   0   0   0  
 1964           [Did not play]
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 25 CHN NL   50  151   21   33   9   0   8   33   0   0   13   27  .219  .275  .437  .713   100    66   3   3   1   0   7  
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 29 NYN NL   62  139   14   36   4   2   5   26   0   0    7   18  .259  .295  .424  .719    99    59   0   0   1   0   4  
 1971 30 MNA AL   23   51    4   12   4   0   0    3   0   0    2    7  .235  .273  .314  .586    83    16   0   1   0   1   2  
 1972 31 MNA AL   61  140   14   31   6   0   1   12   2   0    5   19  .221  .259  .286  .544    82    40   0   0   1   2   7  
 1973 32 TEA AL  104  254   25   75   6   0  10   30   0   0   17   29  .295  .342  .437  .779   108   111   8   2   0   2   3  
 1974 33 ATN NL   12   28    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .214  .241  .250  .491    68     7   0   0   0   1   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      327  802   82  199  31   3  25  108   2   0   48  119  .248  .294  .388  .681         311  11   6   3   6  24
 Per 600 PA           551   56  137  21   2  17   74   1   0   33   82                                 214   8   4   2   4  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TEA      104  254   25   75   6   0  10   30   0   0   17   29  .295  .342  .437  .779         111   8   2   0   2   3
   With MNA       84  191   18   43  10   0   1   15   2   0    7   26  .225  .262  .293  .556          56   0   1   1   3   9
   With NYN       62  139   14   36   4   2   5   26   0   0    7   18  .259  .295  .424  .719          59   0   0   1   0   4
   With CHN       50  151   21   33   9   0   8   33   0   0   13   27  .219  .275  .437  .713          66   3   3   1   0   7
   With KCA       15   39    4    6   1   1   1    3   0   0    4   15  .154  .233  .308  .540          12   0   0   0   0   0
   With ATN       12   28    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .214  .241  .250  .491           7   0   0   0   1   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      551 1462  117  320  56   5  26  148   3   7   96  246  .219  .267  .317  .584         464  16  16  20   5  43
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1963 22 KCA AL  42    3   2.5   4   0   0  .000   0    4    4 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   4e7       -17   
 1964           [Did not play]
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 25 CHN NL  36   16   3.4   6   0   0  .000   6   17    9  .529   47   11  .810  C    5(+4)e16   80   
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 29 NYN NL   8   16   4.1  19   2   0  .105   1    9    7  .778    0    0  .000  1B   3e11       -8   
 1971 30 MNA AL  51    4   2.6   6   1   0  .167   1    5    3  .600    6    2  .750  UT             -25   
 1972 31 MNA AL  82    8   2.1   1   0   0  .000   3   21   14  .667   21   11  .656  C    3(0)e9     -5   
 1973 32 TEA AL  81   38   5.5  17   6   0  .353   9   47   37  .787   30   10  .750  C    3(-1)e7   182   
 1974 33 ATN NL  46    1   1.8   1   0   0  .000   1    3    1  .333    7    4  .636  C    3(-1)e4   140   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons           89   3.7  54   9   0  .167  21  106   75  .708  111   38  .745                  73   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1963 22 KCA AL  1B    11    91    11    0   11  1.000    10    86.0  10.67
 1964           [Did not play]
 1965           [Did not play]
 1966 25 CHN NL  C     44   218    13    6    0   .975    41   365.0   5.70
                 1B     1    12     1    0    0  1.000     1     9.0  13.00
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 29 NYN NL  1B    37   240    19    1   28   .996    35   263.0   8.86
                 C      5     7     0    0    0  1.000     0    11.0   5.73
 1971 30 MNA AL  C      9    48     3    0    0  1.000     6    52.2   8.72
                 1B     5    36     0    0    2  1.000     4    36.0   9.00
                 3B     2     2     4    1    1   .857     2    16.0   3.38
 1972 31 MNA AL  C     45   173    14    3    2   .984    39   318.0   5.29
                 1B    14    46     5    0    6  1.000     5    59.2   7.69
 1973 32 TEA AL  C     91   495    23    9    4   .983    70   622.1   7.49
                 1B     3     6     1    0    0  1.000     0     5.0  12.60
 1974 33 ATN NL  C     10    40     4    1    0   .978     8    68.1   5.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    204   981    57   19    6   .982   164  1437.1   6.50
                 1B    71   431    37    1   47   .998    55   458.2   9.18
                 3B     2     2     4    1    1   .857     2    16.0   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1963  KCA   59-103  Drew Kennedy
 1966  CHN   78-84   Alan Boodman
 1970  NYN  100-62   Ray Cappocchi
 1971  MNA   77-85   Rick Ramacier
 1972  MNA   75-87   Rick Ramacier
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 1974  ATN   54-108  Tom Austad

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