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Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut May 26, 1946
Final Game September 26, 1954
Born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, MO
Died March 23, 2016 (age 90)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 20 BOA AL   50  158   14   25   4   1   0   12   0   0   24   20  .158  .268  .196  .464    65    31   1   1   0   0   5  
 1947 21 BOA AL   69  195   35   51  11   2   8   31   0   0   48   13  .262  .407  .462  .869   114    90   0   3   0   2   6  
 1948 22 BOA AL   20   49    8    5   1   0   2    9   0   0   13   12  .102  .290  .245  .535    73    12   1   0   0   0   2  
 1949 23 BOA AL   70  169   16   49   5   0   3   23   0   0   13   14  .290  .339  .373  .712    92    63   0   1   1   0   6  
 1950 24 BOA AL   47   96   17   37  11   2   1    6   0   0   12    8  .385  .450  .573 1.022   137    55   0   1   3   0   3  
 1951 25 PIN NL  104  302   43   69   8   6  12   50   6   0   42   37  .228  .325  .414  .739    95   125   2   4   3   3   8  
 1952 26 PIN NL  112  323   44  104  24   2  15   49   0   0   57   26  .322  .420  .548  .968   136   177   0   5   2   1   7  
 1953 27 PIN NL  120  318   21   81  14   5   3   24   2   0   29   42  .255  .314  .358  .673    92   114   3   5   3   1   7  
 1954 28 NYN NL   48  172   35   51   8   0   6   23   0   0   30   19  .297  .408  .448  .855   115    77   0   1   4   3   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      640 1782  233  472  86  18  50  227   8   0  268  191  .265  .360  .418  .778         744   7  21  16  10  45
 Per 600 PA           512   67  136  25   5  14   65   2   0   77   55                                 214   2   6   5   3  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      336  943  108  254  46  13  30  123   8   0  128  105  .269  .355  .441  .796         416   5  14   8   5  22
   With BOA      256  667   90  167  32   5  14   81   0   0  110   67  .250  .355  .376  .732         251   2   6   4   2  22
   With NY2       48  172   35   51   8   0   6   23   0   0   30   19  .297  .408  .448  .855          77   0   1   4   3   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      676 1872  198  481  82  16  42  255   5   2  267  173  .257  .354  .385  .739         721  12   2      16  48
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1946 20 BOA AL  10    9   1.8   4   1   0  .250   2   22   18  .818    5    6  .455  C    2(-1)e8  -156   
 1947 21 BOA AL   3   40   7.1   6   0   0  .000   2   23   17  .739    7    6  .538  C    2(-1)e7    55   
 1948 22 BOA AL   0    4   2.3   2   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    5    2  .714  C    3(+2)e2    28   
 1949 23 BOA AL   7   20   4.3  29   8   0  .276   3   23   19  .826    4    7  .364  C    2(-1)e7     7   
 1950 24 BOA AL   7   24  10.5  26   9   0  .346   4    9    8  .889    0    1  .000  C    2(-2)e7   157   
 1951 25 PIN NL  14   42   4.7  10   2   0  .200  11   53   40  .755   19   11  .633  C    2(-1)e7   -23   
 1952 26 PIN NL  21   77   9.1  17   9   1  .529  11   52   44  .846   20   12  .625  C    2(-1)e8   189   
 1953 27 PIN NL  21   36   4.0  13   5   0  .385   9   49   33  .673   24    9  .727  C    2(-1)e7   -30   
 1954 28 NYN NL  15   34   7.5   3   0   0  .000   4   23   21  .913   19   14  .576  C    4(+2)e5    44   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          289   5.7 110  34   1  .309  46  257  202  .786  103   68  .602                  32   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 11.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1946 20 BOA AL  C     46   237    16    2    2   .992    42   375.2   6.06
 1947 21 BOA AL  C     61   291    15    2    2   .994    55   501.1   5.49
 1948 22 BOA AL  C     19    69     3    0    0  1.000    16   123.0   5.27
 1949 23 BOA AL  C     38   158    18    3    0   .983    36   308.2   5.13
 1950 24 BOA AL  C     24    96     5    4    0   .962    19   174.1   5.21
 1951 25 PIN NL  C     93   433    34   11    3   .977    78   711.0   5.91
 1952 26 PIN NL  C     94   464    34   11    1   .978    84   758.0   5.91
 1953 27 PIN NL  C    105   448    21    9    3   .981    82   767.1   5.50
 1954 28 NYN NL  C     44   229    25    4    1   .984    41   365.2   6.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    524  2425   171   46   12   .983   453  4085.0   5.72
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1947 WS    BOA SLN   W    4  12  1  3  0  0  1   4  1  3  .250  .308  .500  0
 1949 WS    BOA BRN   L    4   3  0  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  .667  .750  .667  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1946  BOA  103-52   Steve Bivens
 1947  BOA   96-58   Steve Bivens
 1948  BOA  112-42   Steve Bivens
 1949  BOA   88-66   Steve Bivens
 1950  BOA   82-72   Steve Bivens
 1951  PIN   73-81   Dennis Van Langen
 1952  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1953  PIN   63-91   Dennis Van Langen
 1954  NYN   93-61   Larry Reeves

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