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Joe Strain
Joseph Allan Strain

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 169 lb.
School Northern Colorado

MLB Debut June 28, 1979
Final Game June 2, 1981
Born April 30, 1954 in Denver, CO (age 69)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 25 SFN NL   35   94   12   23   1   0   1    8   4   0    6    5  .245  .294  .287  .581    83    27   1   1   0   1   1  
         CIN NL   39  131   18   35  10   0   3   22   3   1    3   11  .267  .284  .412  .696    96    54   6   0   1   0   1  
         TOT      74  225   30   58  11   0   4   30   7   1    9   16  .258  .288  .360  .648          81   7   1   1   1   2 
 1980 26 CIN NL    4   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273  .273  .273  .545    74     3   0   0   0   0   0  
 1981 27 CHN NL   34  113    2   21   2   0   0    5   0   0    4   10  .186  .227  .204  .430    62    23   0   0   1   2   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  3 Seasons      112  349   32   82  13   0   4   35   7   1   13   26  .235  .268  .307  .574         107   7   1   2   3   3
 Per 600 PA           561   51  132  21   0   6   56  11   2   21   42                                 172  11   2   3   5   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CIN       43  142   18   38  10   0   3   22   3   1    3   11  .268  .283  .401  .684          57   6   0   1   0   1
   With SFN       35   94   12   23   1   0   1    8   4   0    6    5  .245  .294  .287  .581          27   1   1   0   1   1
   With CHN       34  113    2   21   2   0   0    5   0   0    4   10  .186  .227  .204  .430          23   0   0   1   2   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      169  520   60  130  15   1   1   29   9   6   28   38  .250  .292  .288  .581         150  18   2   0   4  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1979 25 SFN NL  32    8   3.3   6   1   1  .167   2   33   24  .727    0    0  .000  2B   3e16        5   
         CIN NL  46   15   4.0   2   1   0  .500   3   28   18  .643    0    0  .000  2B   3e16      119   
         TOT                     8   2   1  .250   5   61   42  .689    0    0  .000
 1980 26 CIN NL 100    0   2.8   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  2B   4e8       -92   
 1981 27 CHN NL  21    5   1.5   1   0   0  .000   9   39   21  .538    0    0  .000  2B   4e37      -22   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  3 Seasons           30   2.9  11   2   1  .182  14  100   63  .630    0    0  .000                  35   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  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1979 25 TOT     2B    62   170   154    5   36   .985    55   525.0   5.55
         SFN NL  3B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
                 SS     1     0     4    0    0  1.000     0     3.0  12.00
 1980 26 CIN NL  SS     1     3     3    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   6.00
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   1.29
 1981 27 CHN NL  2B    30    90    87    6   17   .967    30   246.1   6.47
                 SS     3     1     8    3    1   .750     3    24.0   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B    92   260   241   11   53   .979    85   771.1   5.85
                 SS     5     4    15    3    1   .864     4    36.0   4.75
                 3B     2     2     1    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   1.80
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1979 NLCS  CIN NYN   W    4   9  2  3  1  0  0   1  1  0  .333  .400  .444  0
      WS    CIN BOA   L    3   4  0  1  0  0  0   1  1  1  .250  .400  .250  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1979  SFN   57-105  Bob Mittleman
 1979  CIN   96-66   Alan Boodman
 1980  CIN   90-72   Alan Boodman
 1981  CHN   41-121  Alan Bosslet

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