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 Fielding

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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 Awards
1944 NYY AL 26 P 19 18 3 14 1 1 .944 0.89 .961 1.14 AS
1945 NYY AL 27 P 20 15 2 12 1 1 .933 0.70 .953 1.28
1946 NYY AL 28 P 31 30 2 23 5 1 .833 0.81 .957 1.01
1947 NYY AL 29 P 56 20 2 18 0 0 1.000 0.36 .955 0.95 AS,MVP-4
1948 NYY AL 30 P 55 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 0.31 .959 0.91 AS
1949 NYY AL 31 P 60 20 4 15 1 1 .950 0.32 .960 1.01 MVP-3
1950 NYY AL 32 P 37 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.19 .943 0.96
1954 PIT NL 36 P 7 0 9.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.29 .950 2.05 0.87
8 Seasons P 285 0 9.2 129 17 104 8 4 .938 112.66 0.42 .957 2.05 1.00
8 Seasons TOT 285 0 9.2 129 17 104 8 4 .938 112.66 0.42 .895 2.05 1.00

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1944 NYY AL 26 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 NYY AL 27 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 NYY AL 28 32 32 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NYY AL 29 56 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 NYY AL 30 55 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 NYY AL 31 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 NYY AL 32 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 PIT NL 36 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 286 0 286 286 285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 PIT NL 36 40 70% 15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 40 70% 15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 80% 26% 90% 83%

* 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.

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