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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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1944 26 NYY AL 5 7 .417 4.56 19 16 2 4 0 0 102.2 100 65 52 3 52 63 3 0 6 453 77 1.481 8.8 0.3 4.6 5.5 1.21 AS
1945 27 NYY AL 6 3 .667 2.82 20 9 5 4 0 0 102.0 95 43 32 1 46 50 0 1 2 438 123 1.382 8.4 0.1 4.1 4.4 1.09
1946 28 NYY AL 9 8 .529 3.57 31 17 8 6 1 3 136.0 126 66 54 7 72 77 4 2 1 588 97 1.456 8.3 0.5 4.8 5.1 1.07
1947 29 NYY AL 14 8 .636 2.48 56 2 44 0 0 17 141.1 105 41 39 5 72 116 1 0 1 584 143 1.252 6.7 0.3 4.6 7.4 1.61 AS,MVP-4
1948 30 NYY AL 7 8 .467 4.26 55 1 38 0 0 16 107.2 116 59 51 6 66 77 1 0 2 503 95 1.690 9.7 0.5 5.5 6.4 1.17 AS
1949 31 NYY AL 13 8 .619 2.59 60 0 48 0 0 27 135.1 103 44 39 8 75 99 5 1 4 571 157 1.315 6.8 0.5 5.0 6.6 1.32 MVP-3
1950 32 NYY AL 3 7 .300 5.04 37 0 33 0 0 13 55.1 66 34 31 8 31 33 0 1 0 259 85 1.753 10.7 1.3 5.0 5.4 1.06
1954 36 PIT NL 0 0 11.17 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 16 17 12 4 7 4 1 0 0 54 38 2.379 14.9 3.7 6.5 3.7 0.57
8 Seasons 57 49 .538 3.53 285 45 182 14 1 76 790.0 727 369 310 42 421 519 15 5 16 3450 106 1.453 8.3 0.5 4.8 5.9 1.23
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .538 3.53 59 9 38 3 0 16 163 150 76 64 9 87 107 3 1 3 711 106 1.453 8.3 0.5 4.8 5.9 1.23
NYY (7 yrs) 57 49 .538 3.44 278 45 178 14 1 76 780.1 711 352 298 38 414 515 14 5 16 3396 109 1.442 8.2 0.4 4.8 5.9 1.24
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 11.17 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 16 17 12 4 7 4 1 0 0 54 38 2.379 14.9 3.7 6.5 3.7 0.57
AL (7 yrs) 57 49 .538 3.44 278 45 178 14 1 76 780.1 711 352 298 38 414 515 14 5 16 3396 109 1.442 8.2 0.4 4.8 5.9 1.24
NL (1 yr) 0 0 11.17 7 0 4 0 0 0 9.2 16 17 12 4 7 4 1 0 0 54 38 2.379 14.9 3.7 6.5 3.7 0.57

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1947 29 NYY AL WS W BRO 1 1 .500 4.38 4 0 3 0 0 1 12.1 12 6 6 0 2 0 7 0 0 2 52 1.135 8.8 0.0 1.5 5.1 3.50
1949 31 NYY AL WS W BRO 1 0 1.000 2.00 3 0 3 0 0 1 9.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 35 1.000 6.0 2.0 3.0 8.0 2.67
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 1 .667 3.38 7 0 6 0 0 2 21.1 18 8 8 2 5 0 15 0 0 2 87 1.078 7.6 0.8 2.1 6.3 3.00
2 WS 2 1 .667 3.38 7 0 6 0 0 2 21.1 18 8 8 2 5 0 15 0 0 2 87 1.078 7.6 0.8 2.1 6.3 3.00
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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

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
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr 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 0.0 0.0 1.86 0.29 .950 2.05 0.87
8 Seasons P 285 0 9.2 129 17 104 8 4 .938 0.0 0.0 112.66 0.42 .957 2.05 1.00
8 Seasons TOT 285 0 9.2 129 17 104 8 4 .938 0.0 0.0 112.66 0.42 .895 2.05 1.00

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)

Wins s c a p y
1947 AL--14--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1947 AL--.636--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1947 AL--56--2nd
1948 AL--55--1st
1949 AL--60--1st

Saves s c a p y
1946 AL--3--8th
1947 AL--17--1st
1948 AL--16--2nd
1949 AL--27--1st
1950 AL--13--2nd
Career--76--167th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 AL--116--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1944 AL--6--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 AL--4--5th
1949 AL--5--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1947 AL--44--1st
1948 AL--38--1st
1949 AL--48--1st
1950 AL--33--2nd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1954 NL--0--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 8 (288), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 26 (894), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 27 (465), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (887), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Tippy Martinez (940)
  4. Bob Chipman (939)
  5. Hal Woodeshick (938)
  6. Luke Walker (937)
  7. Larry Sherry (934)
  8. Joe Hesketh (933)
  9. Sammy Stewart (932)
  10. Bob Grim (929)
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  1. Walter Clarkson (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mickey Harris (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Garland Buckeye (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Don Mossi (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dave Hamilton (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Don Mossi (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sid Monge (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tippy Martinez (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

May 16, 1951: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 12, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 1, 1954: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Name and misspellings: Fireman The Gay Joseph frank Joe Francis joseph Reliever jose Page

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