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Joe Grace
Joseph Laverne Grace
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 5, 1914 in Gorham, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1938
Final Game: September 3, 1947
Died: September 18, 1969 in Murphysboro, IL
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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
1938 24 SLB AL 12 49 47 7 16 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 3 .340 .367 .362 .729 83 17 0 0 O
1939 25 SLB AL 74 229 207 35 63 11 2 3 22 3 2 19 24 .304 .363 .420 .783 98 87 1 0 3 O
1940 26 SLB AL 80 257 229 45 59 14 2 5 25 2 2 26 23 .258 .336 .402 .738 89 92 5 1 1 O2
1941 27 SLB AL 115 426 362 53 112 17 4 6 60 1 3 57 31 .309 .410 .428 .839 119 155 5 5 2 O/2
1946 32 TOT AL 125 535 482 60 134 24 6 3 44 2 7 40 39 .278 .341 .371 .712 101 179 10 6 7 *O
1946 32 SLB AL 48 183 161 21 37 7 2 1 13 1 3 16 20 .230 .307 .317 .624 71 51 4 2 4 O
1946 32 WSH AL 77 352 321 39 97 17 4 2 31 1 4 24 19 .302 .358 .399 .757 117 128 6 4 3 O
1947 33 WSH AL 78 273 234 25 58 9 4 3 17 1 2 35 15 .248 .348 .359 .707 99 84 6 1 3 O
6 Seasons 484 1769 1561 225 442 76 18 20 172 9 17 179 135 .283 .362 .393 .755 102 614 27 13 16
162 Game Avg. 162 592 522 75 148 25 6 7 58 3 6 60 45 .283 .362 .393 .755 102 206 4 5
SLB (5 yrs) 329 1144 1006 161 287 50 10 15 124 7 11 120 101 .285 .366 .400 .766 99 402 15 8 10
WSH (2 yrs) 155 625 555 64 155 26 8 5 48 2 6 59 34 .279 .354 .382 .736 109 212 12 5 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1938 SLB AL 24 OF 12 15 13 1 1 0 .933 1.17 .973 2.28 0-0-12
1939 SLB AL 25 OF 53 95 83 9 3 0 .968 1.74 .969 2.35 10-22-21
1940 SLB AL 26 OF 51 96 86 6 4 0 .958 1.80 .971 2.32 3-0-48
1940 SLB AL 26 C 12 17 16 1 0 1 1.000 1.42 .982 4.68 0
1941 SLB AL 27 OF 88 180 164 13 3 1 .983 2.01 .973 2.33 0-0-88
1941 SLB AL 27 C 9 24 20 2 2 0 .917 2.44 .983 4.54 5
1946 TOT AL 32 OF 117 288 267 10 11 3 .962 2.37 .977 2.24 60-0-57
1946 SLB AL 32 OF 43 91 82 6 3 1 .967 2.05 .977 2.24 0-0-43
1946 WSH AL 32 OF 74 197 185 4 8 2 .959 2.55 .978 2.24 60-0-14
1947 WSH AL 33 OF 67 170 162 4 4 0 .976 2.48 .979 2.35 56-3-8
6 Seasons OF 388 844 775 43 26 4 .969 2.11 .975 2.31 129-25-234
2 Seasons C 21 41 36 3 2 1 .951 1.86 .983 4.62 5
6 Seasons TOT 409 885 811 46 28 5 .968 2.10 .944 2.43 129-25-234 5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
1941 AL--.410--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL--5--4th
1946 AL--6--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1946 AL--7--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1809), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 8, 1938: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from Memphis (Southern Association).

June 15, 1946: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Al LaMacchia to the Washington Senators for Jeff Heath.

September 23, 1947: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Washington Senators.

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