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	18-21 / in Starts: 16-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	1 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 128 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	86 (42-31-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 128 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	85 (44-26-13)

Most Driven In
B Hitchcock	3
S Chapman	3
F Fain	3
K Wahl	3
P Suder	2
E Joost	2
W Moses	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
B Dillinger	3
B Hitchcock	1
W Moses	1
H Wyse	1
P Lehner	1
E Joost	1
Self	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	70	8 (7)	Apr 26	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						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
2	71	26 (17)	May 19	PHA	@	DET	L,8-14	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	8	.52	0.069	.48	0.04%	0.81	C
3	72	27	May 20	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	8						C
4	73	34 (6)	May 27	PHA		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8	.60	-0.045	.25	-0.01%	-0.66	C
5	74	35	May 28 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	8	1.02	0.050	.51	0.02%	0.40	C
6	75	36	May 28 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	CG(7)	3	3	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.615	1.082	8	1.00	0.176	.41	0.04%	1.61	C
7	76	38 (1)	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.529	.950	8	.83	0.043	.20	0.01%	0.19	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
8	77	40 (1)	Jun 2 (2)	PHA		DET	L,5-16	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.476	.867	8	.18	-0.015	.05	0.00%	-0.95	C
9	78	43 (2)	Jun 4 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,13-6	CG	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.444	.455	.899	8	.45	0.061	.04	0.00%	1.91	C
10	79	44	Jun 6	PHA		SLB	L,5-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.280	.400	.400	.800	8						C
11	80	45	Jun 7	PHA		CHW	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.364	.357	.721	8						C
12	81	49 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	GS-10	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.351	.344	.695	8	1.32	-0.043	.09	0.00%	-0.48	C
13	82	50	Jun 11 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,9-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.342	.333	.675	8	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
14	83	55 (4)	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.342	.333	.675	8						C
15	84	57 (1)	Jun 18 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-21	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.310	.297	.607	8	.04	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-1.56	C
16	85	61 (3)	Jun 23	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-11	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.216	.326	.297	.623	8						C
17	86	63 (1)	Jun 25 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,13-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.238	.333	.310	.643	8	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.19	C
18	87	66 (2)	Jun 29	PHA		BOS	L,14-22	1-GF	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.358	.311	.670	8	.35	-0.022	.00	0.00%	1.25	PH C
19	88	68 (1)	Jun 30 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.386	.347	.733	8	.51	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
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
20	89	69	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.367	.327	.694	8	1.02	-0.078	.01	0.00%	-0.80	C
21	90	76 (6)	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.365	.327	.692	8	.99	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
22	91	83 (6)	Jul 17 (2)	PHA		DET	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.373	.339	.712	8	2.73	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.61	C
23	92	88 (4)	Jul 22	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.380	.328	.708	8	.82	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.53	C
24	93	89	Jul 23 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.378	.344	.722	8	1.06	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
25	94	93 (3)	Jul 27	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.372	.328	.700	8	.33	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.52	C
26	95	94	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.402	.348	.750	8	1.01	0.136	.00	0.00%	2.10	C
27	96	95	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,5-8	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.398	.343	.740	8	.94	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.60	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
28	97	102 (6)	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-10	0-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.288	.395	.342	.738	8						C
29	98	103	Aug 8	PHA		WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.389	.338	.727	8	.52	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.57	C
30	99	121 (17)	Aug 26	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.415	.375	.790	8	1.56	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.88	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
31	100	129 (7)	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.408	.361	.770	8	1.72	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.29	C
32	101	132 (2)	Sep 4 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.302	.412	.360	.772	8	.69	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
33	102	134 (1)	Sep 7	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.415	.367	.782	8	.47	0.101	.00	0.00%	0.75	C
34	103	137 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.409	.355	.764	8	.35	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.38	C
35	104	141 (3)	Sep 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.299	.404	.351	.754	8						C
36	105	148 (6)	Sep 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,16-5	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.412	.392	.804	8	1.27	0.479	.00	0.00%	4.69	C
37	106	149	Sep 24	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.311	.407	.387	.793	8	1.38	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
38	107	152 (2)	Sep 27	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.411	.387	.798	9	1.30	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
39	108	154 (1)	Oct 1	PHA		WSH	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.327	.422	.400	.822	8	1.30	0.133	.00	0.00%	1.70	C
							18-21		128	110	10	36	3	1	1	18	18	3	3	0	0		0	7	0	0	.327	.422	.400	.822		.84	0.787	.06	0.09%	7.67

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