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Joe Strain
Joseph Allan Strain
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 169 lb.

Born: April 30, 1954 in Denver, CO
Schools: University of Northern Colorado
Signed
by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1979
Final Game: June 2, 1981
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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
1979 25 SFG NL 67 285 257 27 62 8 1 1 12 8 4 13 21 .241 .285 .292 .577 63 75 5 3 11 1 0 4/5
1980 26 SFG NL 77 207 189 26 54 6 0 0 16 1 2 10 10 .286 .320 .317 .637 82 60 8 0 7 1 0 4/56
1981 27 CHC NL 25 80 74 7 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 .189 .250 .203 .453 28 15 1 1 0 0 0 4
3 Seasons 169 572 520 60 130 15 1 1 29 9 6 28 38 .250 .292 .288 .581 65 150 14 4 18 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 548 498 58 125 14 1 1 28 9 6 27 36 .250 .292 .288 .581 65 144 13 4 17 2 0
SFG (2 yrs) 144 492 446 53 116 14 1 1 28 9 6 23 31 .260 .300 .303 .602 71 135 13 3 18 2 0
CHC (1 yr) 25 80 74 7 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 .189 .250 .203 .453 28 15 1 1 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 SFG NL 25 2B 67 65 547.2 341 147 188 6 32 .982 -0.6 -1.3 1.4 4.9 -3.5 -2 5.51 5.00 .979 5.42 4.55
1979 SFG NL 25 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 4.50 1.00 .900 2.70 2.50
1980 SFG NL 26 2B 42 33 326.1 189 85 102 2 15 .989 -1.7 -6.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 -1 5.16 4.45 .980 5.49 4.71
1980 SFG NL 26 3B 6 5 48.0 16 3 11 2 1 .875 -0.6 -15.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.62 2.33 .950 2.87 2.38
1980 SFG NL 26 SS 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -720.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.30
1981 CHC NL 27 2B 20 19 154.1 122 38 81 3 10 .975 4.8 37.3 3.8 1.4 2.3 1 6.94 5.95 .982 5.52 4.72
3 Seasons 2B 129 117 1028.1 652 270 371 11 57 .983 2.5 2.9 4.5 6.3 -1.9 -2 5.61 4.97 .980 5.46 4.63
2 Seasons 3B 7 5 50.0 17 3 12 2 1 .882 -0.4 -9.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.70 2.14 .947 2.86 2.40
1 Season SS 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -720.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.30
3 Seasons TOT 137 122 1078.2 669 273 383 13 58 .981 1.9 2.1 3.9 6.1 -2.3 -2 5.47 4.79 .959 5.34 4.51

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1979 NL--11--10th

                                         
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June 14, 1976: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Philip Nastu to the Chicago Cubs for Jesus Figueroa and Jerry Martin. The Chicago Cubs sent Mike Turgeon (minors) (August 11, 1981) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

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