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John Boccabella
John Dominic Boccabella
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 29, 1941 in San Francisco, CA
Schools: Santa Clara University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1963
Final Game: September 19, 1974
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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
1963 22 CHC NL 24 81 74 7 14 4 1 1 5 0 1 6 21 .189 .247 .311 .558 56 23 2 0 0 1 0 3
1964 23 CHC NL 9 23 23 4 9 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 3 .391 .391 .565 .957 162 13 1 0 0 0 0 /37
1965 24 CHC NL 6 13 12 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 2 .333 .385 .833 1.218 230 10 0 0 0 0 0 /37
1966 25 CHC NL 75 229 206 22 47 9 0 6 25 0 1 14 39 .228 .274 .359 .633 74 74 7 0 6 3 1 73/2
1967 26 CHC NL 25 40 35 0 6 1 1 0 8 0 0 3 7 .171 .250 .257 .507 43 9 1 1 0 1 1 /9732
1968 27 CHC NL 7 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .071 .176 .071 .248 -25 1 0 0 0 1 0 /27
1969 28 MON NL 40 94 86 4 9 2 0 1 6 1 0 6 30 .105 .170 .163 .333 -6 14 2 1 0 1 1 2
1970 29 MON NL 61 156 145 18 39 3 1 5 17 0 1 11 24 .269 .321 .407 .727 95 59 3 0 0 0 2 32/5
1971 30 MON NL 74 195 177 15 39 11 0 3 15 0 1 14 26 .220 .278 .333 .612 73 59 6 1 1 2 2 32/5
1972 31 MON NL 83 222 207 14 47 8 1 1 10 1 2 9 29 .227 .259 .290 .549 56 60 4 1 2 3 3 2/35
1973 32 MON NL 118 440 403 25 94 13 0 7 46 1 1 26 57 .233 .279 .318 .597 64 128 15 1 7 3 8 *2/3
1974 33 SFG NL 29 85 80 6 11 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 6 .138 .176 .175 .351 -3 14 2 0 0 1 2 2
12 Seasons 551 1595 1462 117 320 56 5 26 148 3 7 96 246 .219 .267 .317 .584 62 464 43 5 16 16 20
162 Game Avg. 162 469 430 34 94 16 1 8 44 1 2 28 72 .219 .267 .317 .584 62 136 13 1 5 5 6
CHC (6 yrs) 146 403 364 35 81 16 3 9 49 0 2 26 74 .223 .272 .357 .629 74 130 11 1 6 6 2
MON (5 yrs) 376 1107 1018 76 228 37 2 17 94 3 5 66 166 .224 .272 .314 .586 62 320 30 4 10 9 16
SFG (1 yr) 29 85 80 6 11 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 6 .138 .176 .175 .351 -3 14 2 0 0 1 2
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1963 CHC NL 22 1B 24 21 189.1 247 234 12 1 29 .996 1.8 11.4 1.8 -0.3 2.1 0 11.69 10.25 .989 9.81 8.36
1964 CHC NL 23 1B 5 2 34.0 44 41 3 0 3 1.000 0.1 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 11.65 8.80 .991 10.03 8.84
1964 CHC NL 23 LF 2 2 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.70 1.35
1964 CHC NL 23 OF 2 2 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -53.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.70
1965 CHC NL 24 1B 2 1 12.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 30.0 0.3 -0.3 0.6 0 9.00 6.00 .992 10.05 8.60
1965 CHC NL 24 LF 1 1 7.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 1.67 1.40
1965 CHC NL 24 OF 1 1 7.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 1.80
1966 CHC NL 25 LF 33 28 245.0 55 51 3 1 1 .982 -0.6 -2.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 -1 1.98 1.64 .962 1.74 1.35
1966 CHC NL 25 OF 33 28 245.0 52 48 3 1 1 .981 -0.6 -2.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 -1 1.87 1.55 .973 2.03 1.78
1966 CHC NL 25 1B 30 17 178.2 197 182 15 0 12 1.000 2.2 14.8 2.2 0.2 2.0 0 9.92 6.57 .989 9.90 8.50
1966 CHC NL 25 C 5 4 38.0 27 25 2 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -31.6 -1 6.39 5.40 .985 6.84 5.80 2 5 1 2 67%
1967 CHC NL 26 OF 9 3 41.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 49.8 1.7 0.9 0.8 0 2.41 1.22 .973 2.02 1.81
1967 CHC NL 26 RF 5 2 26.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 41.5 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 2.77 1.60 .975 2.04 1.76
1967 CHC NL 26 LF 4 1 15.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 64.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 0 2.40 1.00 .975 1.74 1.50
1967 CHC NL 26 1B 3 2 16.0 23 22 1 0 3 1.000 0.1 7.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 12.94 7.67 .991 9.96 8.83
1967 CHC NL 26 C 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 6.90 5.80 0 0 0 0
1968 CHC NL 27 C 4 4 28.0 27 27 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -42.9 -1 8.68 6.75 .989 6.88 6.12 1 1 3 0 0%
1968 CHC NL 27 LF 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.58 1.40
1968 CHC NL 27 OF 1 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.80
1969 MON NL 28 C 32 19 196.2 156 137 19 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.14 4.88 .989 7.06 6.25 5 12 12 11 48%
1970 MON NL 29 1B 33 25 221.0 269 234 33 2 25 .993 6.9 37.5 5.9 1.5 4.5 1 10.87 8.09 .992 9.68 8.37
1970 MON NL 29 C 24 14 124.0 90 79 10 1 2 .989 1.0 9.7 1 6.46 3.71 .987 6.85 5.94 0 4 8 5 38%
1970 MON NL 29 3B 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 18.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.60
1971 MON NL 30 1B 37 28 217.1 230 207 22 1 26 .996 -0.4 -2.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 9.48 6.19 .992 9.88 8.58
1971 MON NL 30 C 37 21 231.1 141 127 11 3 2 .979 -1.0 -5.2 -1 5.37 3.73 .988 6.34 5.63 4 8 11 6 35%
1971 MON NL 30 3B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 .900 2.70 2.30
1972 MON NL 31 C 73 44 451.2 355 316 33 6 6 .983 6.0 15.9 6 6.95 4.78 .987 6.61 5.87 0 11 26 24 48%
1972 MON NL 31 1B 7 7 61.0 56 51 5 0 6 1.000 1.0 19.7 1.0 0.7 0.3 0 8.26 8.00 .991 9.72 8.41
1972 MON NL 31 3B 1 0 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 13.50 1.00 .900 2.70 2.60
1973 MON NL 32 C 117 106 956.0 689 610 65 14 10 .980 0.0 0.0 0 6.35 5.77 .987 6.34 5.58 11 33 53 34 39%
1973 MON NL 32 1B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 8.40
1974 SFG NL 33 C 26 21 183.2 117 110 6 1 1 .991 -1.0 -6.5 -1 5.68 4.46 .985 6.12 5.37 1 4 12 3 20%
9 Seasons C 319 234 2218.1 1604 1433 146 25 21 .984 3.0 1.6 3 6.41 4.95 .987 6.49 5.74 24 78 126 85 40%
9 Seasons 1B 142 103 929.1 1078 982 92 4 104 .996 12.0 15.5 11.0 2.0 9.1 1 10.40 7.56 .991 9.82 8.48
5 Seasons OF 46 35 306.0 65 60 3 2 1 .969 0.2 0.8 1.2 0.2 1.0 -1 1.85 1.37 .974 2.03 1.78
5 Seasons LF 41 33 280.0 61 56 3 2 1 .967 -0.7 -3.0 0.3 -0.7 1.0 -1 1.90 1.44 .964 1.74 1.37
1 Season RF 5 2 26.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 41.5 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 2.77 1.60 .975 2.04 1.76
3 Seasons 3B 4 0 3.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 65.5 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 9.82 1.00 .925 2.70 2.45
12 Seasons TOT 511 372 3457.1 2751 2477 243 31 126 .989 15.4 5.3 12.4 2.1 10.4 -1 1 3 7.08 5.32 .977 6.98 6.12 24 78 126 85 40%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Transactions

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1967: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Chicago Cubs.

April, 1968: Returned to the Chicago Cubs by the New York Yankees following previous purchase.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Chicago Cubs as the 56th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 1, 1974: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.

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