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Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 26, 1946
Final Game: September 26, 1954
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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
1946 20 STL NL 74 235 211 21 50 4 1 3 22 0 23 25 .237 .312 .308 .620 73 65 4 0 1 2
1947 21 STL NL 77 228 183 20 47 10 2 5 25 0 40 14 .257 .398 .415 .814 113 76 5 3 2 2
1948 22 STL NL 24 69 56 9 6 1 0 2 7 0 12 9 .107 .275 .232 .508 35 13 0 1 0 2
1949 23 STL NL 81 275 241 25 63 14 0 3 26 0 31 19 .261 .348 .357 .705 86 86 6 1 2 2
1950 24 STL NL 34 98 88 8 28 6 1 2 20 0 10 7 .318 .388 .477 .865 122 42 5 0 0 2
1951 25 TOT NL 99 331 284 33 68 11 4 11 44 4 1 41 27 .239 .339 .423 .762 102 120 7 2 4 2
1951 25 STL NL 27 82 72 9 14 3 2 2 9 0 0 9 7 .194 .284 .375 .659 75 27 3 0 1 2
1951 25 PIT NL 72 249 212 24 54 8 2 9 35 4 1 32 20 .255 .358 .439 .796 110 93 4 2 3 2
1952 26 PIT NL 118 396 344 35 94 15 4 8 54 0 1 50 24 .273 .369 .410 .779 114 141 7 2 0 *2
1953 27 TOT NL 101 337 301 30 79 14 4 3 35 1 0 31 34 .262 .337 .365 .703 82 110 10 3 2 2
1953 27 PIT NL 27 86 73 9 17 5 0 2 14 1 0 10 11 .233 .341 .384 .725 89 28 2 2 1 2
1953 27 CHC NL 74 251 228 21 62 9 4 1 21 0 0 21 23 .272 .336 .360 .696 80 82 8 1 1 2
1954 28 TOT NL 68 200 164 17 46 7 0 5 22 0 0 29 14 .280 .397 .415 .812 112 68 4 4 1 2 2
1954 28 CHC NL 63 187 153 16 43 5 0 5 21 0 0 28 12 .281 .403 .412 .815 113 63 4 4 1 1 2
1954 28 NYG NL 5 13 11 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .308 .455 .762 96 5 0 0 0 1 /2
9 Seasons 676 2169 1872 198 481 82 16 42 255 5 2 267 173 .257 .354 .385 .739 97 721 48 16 12 2
162 Game Avg. 162 520 449 47 115 20 4 10 61 1 64 41 .257 .354 .385 .739 97 173 12 4 3
STL (6 yrs) 317 987 851 92 208 38 6 17 109 0 0 125 81 .244 .345 .363 .708 88 309 23 5 6
PIT (3 yrs) 217 731 629 68 165 28 6 19 103 5 2 92 55 .262 .362 .417 .778 110 262 13 6 4
CHC (2 yrs) 137 438 381 37 105 14 4 6 42 0 0 49 35 .276 .365 .381 .745 94 145 12 5 2 1
NYG (1 yr) 5 13 11 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 .308 .455 .762 96 5 0 0 0 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 20 STL NL WS BOS W 5 19 19 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .421 .737 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 19 19 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .421 .737 8 0 0 0 0 0
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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
1946 STL NL 20 C 70 288 260 25 3 6 .990 4.07 .980 4.24 4
1947 STL NL 21 C 74 308 281 23 4 2 .987 4.11 .981 4.37 2
1948 STL NL 22 C 23 98 83 14 1 1 .990 4.22 .980 4.41 0
1949 STL NL 23 C 80 373 332 35 6 1 .984 4.59 .982 4.39 6
1950 STL NL 24 C 30 107 99 8 0 2 1.000 3.57 .981 4.53 0
1951 TOT NL 25 C 84 376 336 36 4 6 .989 4.43 .981 4.43 9
1951 STL NL 25 C 23 87 81 6 0 2 1.000 3.78 .980 4.43 2
1951 PIT NL 25 C 61 289 255 30 4 4 .986 4.67 .981 4.43 7
1952 PIT NL 26 C 105 492 418 63 11 9 .978 4.58 .984 4.84 2
1953 TOT NL 27 C 90 427 378 44 5 2 .988 4.69 .984 4.66 6
1953 PIT NL 27 C 22 93 82 10 1 0 .989 4.18 .984 4.66 0
1953 CHC NL 27 C 68 334 296 34 4 2 .988 4.85 .984 4.66 6
1954 TOT NL 28 C 58 50 432.0 235 208 23 4 0 .983 -2.0 -5.6 -2 4.81 3.98 .986 5.36 4.57 6 4 16 7 30%
1954 CHC NL 28 C 55 48 409.0 218 191 23 4 0 .982 -2.0 -5.9 -2 4.71 3.89 .986 5.36 4.57 6 4 15 7 32%
1954 NYG NL 28 C 3 2 23.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.65 5.67 .988 5.36 4.57 0 0 1 0 0%
9 Seasons C 614 50 432.0 2704 2395 271 38 29 .986 -2.0 -5.6 -2 55.54 4.34 .982 5.36 4.52 35 4 16 7 30%
9 Seasons TOT 614 50 432.0 2704 2395 271 38 29 .986 -2.0 -5.6 -2 55.54 4.34 .968 5.36 4.52 35 4 16 7 30%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1946 NL--born 1926-02-12--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2095), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Cole, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet and Ted Wilks to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake.

June 4, 1953: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ralph Kiner, Catfish Metkovich and Howie Pollet to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Addis, Toby Atwell, George Freese, Gene Hermanski, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward and $150,000.

September 8, 1954: Selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the Chicago Cubs.

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