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Joe Astroth
Joseph Henry Astroth
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: September 1, 1922 in East Alton, IL
Schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1945
Final Game: May 13, 1956
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1945 22 PHA AL 10 18 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .059 .111 .059 .170 -50 1 0 1 0 /2
1946 23 PHA AL 4 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 1 0 0 /2
1949 26 PHA AL 55 170 148 18 36 4 1 0 12 1 0 21 13 .243 .337 .284 .621 67 42 6 0 1 2
1950 27 PHA AL 39 128 110 11 36 3 1 1 18 0 0 18 3 .327 .422 .400 .822 113 44 7 0 0 2
1951 28 PHA AL 64 205 187 30 46 10 2 2 19 0 1 18 13 .246 .312 .353 .665 78 66 4 0 0 2
1952 29 PHA AL 104 370 337 24 84 7 2 1 36 2 2 25 27 .249 .305 .291 .596 62 98 18 2 6 2
1953 30 PHA AL 82 289 260 28 77 15 2 3 24 1 0 27 12 .296 .367 .404 .771 105 105 11 2 0 2
1954 31 PHA AL 77 252 226 22 50 8 1 1 23 0 0 21 19 .221 .296 .279 .575 59 63 2 3 2 0 2
1955 32 KCA AL 101 338 274 29 69 4 1 5 23 2 3 47 33 .252 .372 .328 .700 90 90 11 6 10 1 6 2
1956 33 KCA AL 8 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .077 .077 .154 -59 1 0 0 1 0 0 /2
10 Seasons 544 1791 1579 163 401 51 10 13 156 6 6 177 124 .254 .334 .324 .658 78 511 60 14 20 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 533 470 49 119 15 3 4 46 2 2 53 37 .254 .334 .324 .658 78 152 18 4 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1945 PHA AL 22 C 8 28 20 4 4 0 .857 3.00 .989 4.31 0
1946 PHA AL 23 C 4 9 7 1 1 0 .889 2.00 .989 4.80 0
1949 PHA AL 26 C 44 191 163 24 4 4 .979 4.25 .985 4.10 2
1950 PHA AL 27 C 38 134 123 9 2 3 .985 3.47 .985 4.21 4
1951 PHA AL 28 C 57 248 228 18 2 2 .992 4.32 .982 4.40 7
1952 PHA AL 29 C 102 476 436 36 4 9 .992 4.63 .985 4.70 7
1953 PHA AL 30 C 79 393 341 47 5 13 .987 4.91 .985 4.44 7
1954 PHA AL 31 C 71 64 583.0 343 300 39 4 5 .988 -4.0 -8.2 -4 5.23 4.77 .986 5.40 4.76 4 19 23 16 41%
1955 KCA AL 32 C 100 92 818.0 475 420 50 5 9 .989 2.0 2.9 2 5.17 4.70 .988 5.58 4.73 11 16 21 21 50%
1956 KCA AL 33 C 8 5 42.0 24 19 5 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.14 3.00 .987 5.91 5.03 0 2 2 2 50%
10 Seasons C 511 161 1443.0 2321 2057 233 31 46 .987 -2.0 -1.7 -2 14.28 4.48 .986 5.52 4.55 42 37 46 39 46%
10 Seasons TOT 511 161 1443.0 2321 2057 233 31 46 .987 -2.0 -1.7 -2 14.28 4.48 .972 5.52 4.55 42 37 46 39 46%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 AL--6--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1955 AL--10--9th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL--6--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1952 AL--18--4th

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3533), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.

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