Joe Astroth

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 187lb (175cm, 84kg)

Born: September 1, 1922 in East Alton, IL us

Died: May 3, 2013 in Boca Raton, FL

Buried: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL

High School: Wood River HS (Wood River, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: August 13, 1945 (Age 22-346d, 9,987th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 13, 1956 (Age 33-255d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Joseph Henry Astroth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

1579

401

.254

163

RBI

156

OBP

.334

SLG

.324

OPS

.658

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-31 / in Starts: 23-18
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	50 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 170 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	86 (47-25-14) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 170 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	114 (59-36-18)

Most Driven In
N Fox	1
E Valo	1
S Chapman	1
D White	1
H Majeski	1
P Suder	1

Most Driven In By
E Joost	4
W Moses	2
P Suder	1
T Davis	1
D White	1
C Scheib	1
F Fain	1
A Kellner	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	15	10 (9)	Apr 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	7	.60	0.016	1.59	0.03%	0.10	C
2	16	11	Apr 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	7	.49	0.062	1.30	0.10%	-0.29	C
3	17	12	Apr 29	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	7	1.34	-0.003	2.98	0.00%	-0.30	C
4	18	13	Apr 30	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	7	1.38	-0.135	3.22	-0.19%	-1.06	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	19	14	May 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,15-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.250	.566	7	.63	0.021	1.43	0.03%	0.16	C
6	20	15	May 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,7-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.222	.508	7	.52	-0.035	1.17	-0.05%	-0.56	C
7	21	21 (5)	May 8 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.222	.508	7						C
8	22	24 (2)	May 12	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.280	.190	.470	8						C
9	23	27 (2)	May 15 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.269	.182	.451	8	1.84	-0.048	5.14	-0.08%	-0.44	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	24	52 (24)	Jun 12 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-10	CG	6	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.344	.296	.640	8	1.01	0.093	2.39	0.13%	2.07	C
11	25	58 (5)	Jun 19 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.361	.300	.661	8	.91	-0.049	2.85	-0.09%	-0.46	C
12	26	61 (2)	Jun 22	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	9-GF(14)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.359	.303	.662	9	2.92	-0.214	10.83	-0.48%	-0.89	PH C
13	27	66 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.359	.303	.662	9						PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	28	74 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.326	.270	.596	8	.22	-0.021	.88	-0.05%	-1.19	C
15	29	77 (2)	Jul 9	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.211	.318	.263	.581	9	1.37	-0.065	4.37	-0.12%	-1.25	PH
16	30	79 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-11	GS-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.333	.263	.596	8	.90	0.024	2.68	0.04%	0.40	C
17	31	82 (2)	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.326	.256	.582	9	.94	-0.024	2.38	-0.04%	-0.24	PH
18	32	83	Jul 17 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.319	.250	.569	9	.02	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.25	PH
19	33	86 (2)	Jul 19 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-9	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.333	.250	.583	9						PH
20	34	87	Jul 19 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.209	.333	.256	.589	8						C
21	35	89 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.196	.327	.239	.566	8						C
22	36	91 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.204	.350	.245	.595	8						C
23	37	95 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.344	.283	.627	8	1.35	-0.013	2.13	-0.01%	0.22	C
24	38	98 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.354	.296	.650	9	1.21	0.058	2.27	0.07%	0.39	PH
25	39	99	Jul 31 (2)	PHA		DET	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.338	.281	.619	8	.81	-0.062	1.11	-0.05%	-0.99	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	40	102 (2)	Aug 5	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.338	.281	.619	9						PR
27	41	107 (4)	Aug 10	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.329	.271	.600	8	3.16	-0.207	5.33	-0.21%	-1.04	PH C
28	42	111 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.324	.270	.594	8	.88	-0.047	.49	-0.02%	-0.58	C
29	43	113 (1)	Aug 16	PHA		BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.209	.321	.269	.589	8						C
30	44	114	Aug 17	PHA		BOS	L,1-5	CG(10)	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.337	.271	.609	8	1.34	0.044	1.07	0.02%	0.47	C
31	45	115	Aug 19	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.333	.268	.601	9	.41	-0.012	.21	0.00%	-0.24	PH
32	46	116	Aug 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.213	.330	.267	.596	6	.95	0.016	.25	0.00%	0.04	C
33	47	117	Aug 21	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.213	.323	.263	.585	7	.70	-0.075	.07	-0.01%	-1.64	C
34	48	118	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.217	.323	.265	.588	7						C
35	49	119	Aug 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.207	.310	.253	.563	7	.76	-0.100	.15	-0.01%	-1.17	C
36	50	120	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.217	.314	.261	.575	7						C
37	51	121	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.219	.312	.260	.572	7						C
38	52	122	Aug 27	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.230	.319	.270	.589	7						C
39	53	126 (3)	Aug 31 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.308	.260	.567	7	1.59	-0.186	.05	0.00%	-1.43	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	54	129 (2)	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.306	.259	.565	7	.92	0.048	.01	0.00%	0.51	C
41	55	130	Sep 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.303	.257	.560	9	1.62	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-0.27	PH
42	56	131	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.302	.257	.558	7	.41	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
43	57	134 (2)	Sep 8 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-4	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.313	.265	.578	8	.19	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.02	C
44	58	135	Sep 9	PHA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0			0	0	0	.227	.319	.261	.579	8						C
45	59	138 (2)	Sep 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.312	.254	.566	8	.58	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.98	C
46	60	141 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.312	.250	.562	8	.90	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
47	61	142	Sep 17	PHA		CHW	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.317	.256	.573	9	1.26	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.27	PH
48	62	144 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.322	.264	.585	8	1.85	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.05	C
49	63	145	Sep 19	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0			0	0	0	.229	.331	.260	.591	8						C
50	64	146	Sep 20	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0			0	1	0	.244	.342	.281	.623	8						C
51	65	147	Sep 21	PHA		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.335	.275	.611	8	1.20	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
52	66	149 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-4	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.236	.331	.271	.603	8	1.28	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.12	C
53	67	150	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.329	.270	.599	9	1.38	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.38	PH
54	68	153 (2)	Oct 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.331	.281	.612	8	.84	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.55	C
55	69	154	Oct 2	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.243	.337	.284	.621	8						C
							24-31		170	148	18	36	4	1	0	12	21	2	13	0	1		1	6	1	0	.243	.337	.284	.621		1.01	-1.113	1.31	-1.00%	-12.09

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