Joe Zdeb

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: June 27, 1953 in Compton, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Maine Township HS South (Park Ridge, IL).

High School: Maine Township HS South (Park Ridge, IL)

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

Debut: April 7, 1977 (Age 23-284d, 13,840th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 29, 1979 (Age 25-336d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Joseph Edmund Zdeb

Pronunciation: \ZEB\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

345

.273

RBI

OBP

.317

SLG

.348

OPS

.665

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-8 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 25 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	21 (10-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 25 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (7-5-2)

Most Driven In
P LaCock	0
W Wilson	0
D Porter	0

Most Driven In By
F Patek	2
U Washington	1
A Cowens	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	166	12 (11)	Apr 21	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-10	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.94	-0.026	.93	-0.02%	-0.81	PH
2	167	14 (1)	Apr 23	KCR		CHW	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.85	-0.002	.80	0.00%	-0.04	LF
3	168	15	Apr 24	KCR		CHW	W,5-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.11	PR LF
4	169	16	Apr 25	KCR		CHW	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	.88	-0.044	1.11	-0.03%	-0.42	LF
5	170	20 (3)	Apr 29	KCR		CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	2.74	-0.069	3.83	-0.06%	-0.17	PH
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
6	171	23 (2)	May 2	KCR		TEX	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	3.55	-0.092	5.31	-0.08%	-0.25	PH
7	172	30 (6)	May 10	KCR	@	CHW	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7	1.56	-0.036	2.33	-0.03%	-0.37	PH
8	173	31	May 11	KCR	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	6	1.35	-0.018	1.90	-0.02%	-0.18	LF
9	174	41 (9)	May 21	KCR		SEA	L,7-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.22	-0.007	.30	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
10	175	42	May 22	KCR		SEA	L,11-12	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	8	3.76	-0.125	4.50	-0.09%	-0.49	PH LF
11	176	43	May 24	KCR		SEA	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.267	.502	7	.58	0.071	.65	0.05%	0.56	RF
12	177	45 (1)	May 26	KCR	@	MIN	W,7-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.250	.472	5	.71	-0.033	1.41	-0.04%	-0.56	PH
13	178	46	May 27	KCR	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.316	.554	7	1.42	0.087	2.97	0.11%	0.18	RF
14	179	47	May 28	KCR		BAL	W,5-4	10-GF(16)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.273	.481	6	4.73	-0.378	7.95	-0.38%	-1.80	RF
15	180	48	May 29	KCR		BAL	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.304	.544	2	.24	0.010	.42	0.01%	0.27	PH LF
							7-8		25	23	3	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.174	.240	.304	.544		1.74	-0.662	2.61	-0.59%	-4.32

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