Joe Page
Joseph Francis Page (Fireman and The Gay Reliever)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 28, 1917 in Cherry Valley, PA
Signed
by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1944
Final Game: May 25, 1954
Died: April 21, 1980 in Latrobe, PA
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Standard Batting

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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
1944 26 NYY AL 19 34 32 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 .156 .156 .281 .438 22 9 2 0 2 1 AS
1945 27 NYY AL 20 39 36 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 .250 .308 .250 .558 59 9 1 0 0 1
1946 28 NYY AL 32 49 43 5 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 14 .163 .163 .256 .419 15 11 0 0 6 1
1947 29 NYY AL 56 50 46 1 10 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 16 .217 .250 .283 .533 49 13 0 0 2 1 AS,MVP-4
1948 30 NYY AL 55 28 24 3 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 4 .292 .370 .500 .870 131 12 0 0 1 1 AS
1949 31 NYY AL 60 41 40 2 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 14 .175 .195 .175 .370 -2 7 1 0 0 1 MVP-3
1950 32 NYY AL 37 10 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .250 .400 .375 .775 102 3 0 0 0 1
1954 36 PIT NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 286 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 142 130 11 27 3 2 1 15 0 0 6 38 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 36 2 0 6
NYY (7 yrs) 279 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11
PIT (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 279 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11
NL (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1944 26 NYY AL 34 31 1 0.9 94 .217 .156 .271 .156 .339 .281 .371 .438 .710 22 .057 -3.5 -0.4 .310 .125 .125
1945 27 NYY AL 39 28 3 2.9 92 .310 .250 .267 .308 .340 .250 .363 .558 .704 59 .366 -1.9 -0.2 .429 .083 .000
1946 28 NYY AL 49 42 2 1.3 96 .214 .163 .265 .163 .339 .256 .381 .419 .720 15 .102 -5.2 -0.5 .306 .093 .093 .0
1947 29 NYY AL 50 38 3 2.1 96 .310 .217 .261 .250 .341 .283 .376 .533 .717 49 .222 -3.5 -0.4 .417 .109 .065 .0
1948 30 NYY AL 28 18 4 5.9 105 .350 .292 .272 .370 .357 .500 .393 .870 .749 131 .612 0.8 0.1 .882 .333 .208
1949 31 NYY AL 41 34 1 0.8 107 .269 .175 .271 .195 .363 .175 .393 .370 .756 -2 .038 -6.1 -0.6 .235 .025 .000
1950 32 NYY AL 10 6 1 4.4 111 .400 .250 .275 .400 .361 .375 .412 .775 .773 102 .448 0.2 0.0 .833 .375 .125
8 Seasons 251 197 15 2.0 99 .281 .205 .268 .242 .347 .279 .380 .521 .727 43 .206 -19.2 -2.0 .403 .122 .074 .0
162 Game Avg. 142 112 8 2.0 99 .281 .205 .268 .242 .347 .279 .380 .521 .727 43 .206 -19.2 -2.0 .403 .122 .074

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
1947 29 NYY AL WS BRO W 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 31 NYY AL WS BRO W 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1944 NYY AL 26 DNP
1947 NYY AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 NYY AL 30 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1944 26 NYY AL 34 0.0% 26.5% 0.0% 8.8% 60% 3.6 16.0 68%
1945 27 NYY AL 39 0.0% 18.0% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 2.33 5.1 7.2 74%
1946 28 NYY AL 49 2.0% 28.6% 0.0% 4.1% 29% 3.1 43.0 8.6 57%
1947 29 NYY AL 50 2.0% 32.0% 4.0% 2.0% 10% 8.00 2.9 46.0 9.2 58%
1948 30 NYY AL 28 0.0% 14.3% 10.7% 10.7% 43% 1.33 6.0 12.0 71%
1949 31 NYY AL 41 0.0% 34.2% 2.4% 0.0% 0% 14.00 2.9 8.0 63%
1950 32 NYY AL 10 0.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 50% 1.50 2.7 4.0 50%
8 Seasons 251 0.8% 26.7% 4.4% 4.0% 21% 6.09 3.4 114.5 8.8 64%
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1944 26 19 34 32 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 .156 .156 .281 .438 22 9 2 0 2
1945 27 39 73 68 8 14 2 1 0 7 0 0 3 16 .206 .239 .265 .504 43 18 3 0 2
1946 28 71 122 111 13 21 3 1 1 12 0 0 3 30 .189 .211 .261 .472 32 29 3 0 8
1947 29 127 172 157 14 31 3 1 2 17 0 0 5 46 .197 .222 .268 .490 37 42 3 0 10
1948 30 182 200 181 17 38 4 3 2 19 0 0 8 50 .210 .243 .298 .542 50 54 3 0 11
1949 31 242 241 221 19 45 4 3 2 24 0 0 9 64 .204 .235 .276 .511 41 61 4 0 11
1950 32 279 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11
1951 33 279 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11
1952 34 279 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11
1953 35 279 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11
1954 36 286 251 229 20 47 5 3 2 26 0 0 11 67 .205 .242 .279 .521 43 64 4 0 11 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1944 26 20 33 33 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 19
1945 27 21 42 39 6 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 7 .256 .310 .256 .566 3 20
1946 28 33 45 45 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 32
1947 29 58 51 49 1 12 0 0 1 6 0 2 17 .245 .275 .306 .581 4 56
1948 30 57 28 25 3 7 1 2 0 2 0 3 4 .280 .357 .480 .837 4 55
1949 31 63 41 40 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 15 .150 .171 .150 .321 1 60
1950 32 39 10 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 .250 .400 .375 .775 1 37
7 Seasons 291 250 239 21 37 2 2 1 27 0 11 70 .155 .192 .192 .384 16 279
162 Game Avg. 162 139 133 12 21 1 1 1 15 0 6 39 .155 .192 .192 .384 9 279

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1944
1947 *
1948

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1949-AL-Babe Ruth Award

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1947-AL-4-50%
1949-AL-3-49%
0.99 Career Shares (237th)

             

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