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Joe Wallis
Harold Joseph Wallis

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 195 lb.
School Southern Illinois University

Debut September 2, 1975
  vs. STL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1979
Born January 9, 1952 in East St. Louis, IL

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1973. (All Transactions)

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        "Tarzan "Joe Wallis , Spent the Summers of 75, 76 and 77 crashing into the outfield wall at Wrigley... Somebody should have told you there were bricks under the ivy!..Go Cubs!!!

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 23 CHC NL  16   56    9   16   2  2   1    4   2  0   5  14  .286  .344  .446  115   25   0   0   0   0   1
 1976 24 CHC NL 121  338   51   86  11  5   5   21   3  9  33  62  .254  .322  .361   88  122   4   1   3   1   1
 1977 25 CHC NL  56   80   14   20   3  0   2    8   0  1  16  25  .250  .375  .363   91   29   0   0   1   0   1
 1978 26 TOT    113  334   35   83  18  2   7   32   1  6  31  55  .249  .311  .377   96  126   4   2   2   0   2
         CHC NL  28   55    7   17   2  1   1    6   0  2   5  13  .309  .367  .436  114   24   0   0   1   0   0
         OAK AL  85  279   28   66  16  1   6   26   1  4  26  42  .237  .300  .366   92  102   4   2   1   0   2
 1979 27 OAK AL  23   78    6   11   2  0   1    3   1  0  10  18  .141  .247  .205   27   16   2   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      329  886  115  216  36  9  16   68   7 16  95 174  .244  .317  .359   88  318  10   3   7   2   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        436   57  106  18  4   8   33   3  8  47  86  .244  .317  .359   88  157   5   1   3   1   3
 Career High    121  338   51   86  18  5   7   32   3  9  33  62  .254  .322  .377   96  126   4   2   3   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 23 CHC NL   61   41    9   5.9    99| .286  .270| .344  .342| .446  .390| .790  .732| 115  .640   0.8   0.1 100%
 1976 24 CHC NL  377  267   39   3.9    98| .254  .272| .322  .339| .361  .387| .683  .726|  88  .482  -6.3  -0.7  25%
 1977 25 CHC NL   96   62   12   5.2   112| .250  .282| .375  .351| .363  .430| .738  .781|  91  .556  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1978 26 TOT     371  265   39   3.9    91| .249  .258| .311  .323| .377  .379| .688  .702|  96  .459  -1.8  -0.2  14%
         CHC NL   60   40    8   5.4   104| .309  .275| .367  .345| .436  .405| .803  .750| 114  .611   0.9   0.1   0%
         OAK AL  311  225   31   3.7    89| .237  .254| .300  .318| .366  .374| .666  .692|  92  .427  -2.7  -0.3  20%
 1979 27 OAK AL   91   70    5   1.9    97| .141  .262| .247  .326| .205  .397| .452  .723|  27  .160  -7.7  -0.8 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       996  705  104   4.0    97| .244  .266| .317  .333| .359  .389| .676  .722|  88  .463 -15.6  -1.7  30%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 23 CHC NL OF 15 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.13 2.01 2.53 2.29 12 114.0 CF 14 31 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.29 2.44 2.82 2.72 11 102.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.05 1 11.0 1976 24 CHC NL OF 90 193 11 5 3 .976 .979 2.27 2.03 2.54 2.34 77 722.0 CF 67 151 10 5 3 .970 .984 2.40 2.50 2.55 2.85 62 568.0 RF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .973 2.06 1.83 2.58 2.15 12 115.0 LF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.59 1.85 2.03 3 39.0 1977 25 CHC NL CF 35 40 2 1 0 .977 .986 1.20 2.34 2.05 2.73 16 184.0 1978 26 TOT OF 105 223 8 4 5 .983 .979 2.20 2.08 2.73 2.44 84 761.7 TOT CF 82 183 7 4 4 .979 .984 2.32 2.53 2.87 2.93 64 595.7 CHC NL CF 25 36 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.44 2.29 2.39 2.80 11 135.7 OAK AL OF 80 187 7 4 5 .980 .979 2.42 2.13 2.79 2.47 73 626.0 CF 57 147 7 4 4 .975 .984 2.70 2.64 3.01 2.97 53 460.0 RF 21 35 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.71 1.85 2.08 2.24 20 156.0 LF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 1.78 1.80 2.25 0 10.0 DH 1 1979 27 OAK AL RF 23 43 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.91 1.88 2.11 2.25 21 188.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 23 CHC NL CF 14 31 1 0 0 1.000 .985 2.29 2.44 2.82 2.72 11 102.0 1976 24 CHC NL CF 67 151 10 5 3 .970 .984 2.40 2.50 2.55 2.85 62 568.0 1977 25 CHC NL CF 35 40 2 1 0 .977 .986 1.20 2.34 2.05 2.73 16 184.0 1978 26 TOT CF 82 183 7 4 4 .979 .984 2.32 2.53 2.87 2.93 64 595.7 CHC NL CF 25 36 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.44 2.29 2.39 2.80 11 135.7 OAK AL CF 57 147 7 4 4 .975 .984 2.70 2.64 3.01 2.97 53 460.0 1978 26 OAK AL DH 1 1975 23 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1976 24 CHC NL LF 10 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.59 1.85 2.03 3 39.0 1978 26 OAK AL LF 6 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 1.78 1.80 2.25 0 10.0 1975 23 CHC NL OF 15 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.13 2.01 2.53 2.29 12 114.0 1976 24 CHC NL OF 90 193 11 5 3 .976 .979 2.27 2.03 2.54 2.34 77 722.0 1977 25 CHC NL OF 35 36 2 1 0 .974 .977 1.09 1.93 1.86 2.26 16 184.0 1978 26 TOT OF 105 223 8 4 5 .983 .979 2.20 2.08 2.73 2.44 84 761.7 CHC NL OF 25 36 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.48 1.94 2.45 2.31 11 135.7 OAK AL OF 80 187 7 4 5 .980 .979 2.42 2.13 2.79 2.47 73 626.0 1979 27 OAK AL OF 23 41 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.83 2.13 2.01 2.46 21 188.0 1975 23 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.05 1 11.0 1976 24 CHC NL RF 16 32 1 0 0 1.000 .973 2.06 1.83 2.58 2.15 12 115.0 1978 26 OAK AL RF 21 35 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.71 1.85 2.08 2.24 20 156.0 1979 27 OAK AL RF 23 43 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.91 1.88 2.11 2.25 21 188.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 268 524 23 10 8 .982 .979 2.04 2.05 2.50 2.38 210 1969.7 17 198 61# CF* 198 405 20 10 7 .977 .984 2.15 2.48 2.64 2.86 153 1449.7 RF* 61 110 3 0 1 1.000 .978 1.85 1.85 2.16 2.22 54 470.0 LF* 17 10 0 0 0 1.000 .971 0.59 1.66 1.80 2.07 3 50.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 268 524 23 10 8 .982 .979 2.04 2.05 2.50 2.38 210 1970
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1973.

June 15, 1978: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Vail.

June 15, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Alexander.

March 21, 1980: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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