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John Boccabella
John Dominic Boccabella

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
School Santa Clara University

Debut September 2, 1963
  vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 19, 1974
Born June 29, 1941 in San Francisco, CA

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 22 CHC NL  24   74    7   14   4  1   1    5   0  1   6  21  .189  .247  .311   56   23   0   1   0   0   2
 1964 23 CHC NL   9   23    4    9   2  1   0    6   0  0   0   3  .391  .391  .565  162   13   0   0   0   0   1
 1965 24 CHC NL   6   12    2    4   0  0   2    4   0  0   1   2  .333  .385  .833  230   10   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 25 CHC NL  75  206   22   47   9  0   6   25   0  1  14  39  .228  .274  .359   74   74   6   3   1   0   7
 1967 26 CHC NL  25   35    0    6   1  1   0    8   0  0   3   7  .171  .250  .257   43    9   0   1   1   1   1
 1968 27 CHC NL   7   14    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   2  .071  .176  .071  -25    1   0   1   0   0   0
 1969 28 MON NL  40   86    4    9   2  0   1    6   1  0   6  30  .105  .170  .163   -6   14   0   1   1   1   2
 1970 29 MON NL  61  145   18   39   3  1   5   17   0  1  11  24  .269  .321  .407   95   59   0   0   2   0   3
 1971 30 MON NL  74  177   15   39  11  0   3   15   0  1  14  26  .220  .278  .333   73   59   1   2   2   1   6
 1972 31 MON NL  83  207   14   47   8  1   1   10   1  2   9  29  .227  .259  .290   56   60   2   3   3   1   4
 1973 32 MON NL 118  403   25   94  13  0   7   46   1  1  26  57  .233  .279  .318   64  128   7   3   8   1  15
 1974 33 SFG NL  29   80    6   11   3  0   0    5   0  0   4   6  .138  .176  .175   -3   14   0   1   2   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     551 1462  117  320  56  5  26  148   3  7  96 246  .219  .267  .317   62  464  16  16  20   5  43
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        430   34   94  16  1   8   44   1  2  28  72  .219  .267  .317   62  136   5   5   6   1  13
 Career High    118  403   25   94  13  1   7   46   1  2  26  57  .233  .279  .318   64  128   7   3   8   1  15
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 22 CHC NL   81   64    5   2.1    94| .189  .261| .247  .323| .311  .390| .558  .713|  56  .243  -4.3  -0.5   0%
 1964 23 CHC NL   23   15    5   8.9    97| .391  .268| .391  .326| .565  .398| .956  .724| 162  .807   1.7   0.2   0%
 1965 24 CHC NL   13    8    4  13.5    95| .333  .260| .385  .324| .833  .394|1.218  .718| 230  .897   1.9   0.2   0%
 1966 25 CHC NL  229  176   19   2.9    97| .228  .266| .274  .325| .359  .400| .633  .725|  74  .335  -7.3  -0.8   0%
 1967 26 CHC NL   40   31    2   1.7    94| .171  .264| .250  .327| .257  .387| .507  .714|  43  .181  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1968 27 CHC NL   17   14    0   0.0    87| .071  .260| .176  .319| .071  .366| .247  .685| -25  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1969 28 MON NL   94   80    2   0.7    94| .105  .259| .170  .330| .163  .384| .333  .714|  -6  .034 -12.4  -1.3 100%
 1970 29 MON NL  156  110   18   4.4   103| .269  .266| .321  .338| .407  .406| .728  .744|  95  .475  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1971 30 MON NL  195  148   15   2.7    92| .220  .260| .278  .326| .333  .380| .611  .706|  73  .324  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1972 31 MON NL  222  171   15   2.4    92| .227  .258| .259  .326| .290  .381| .549  .707|  56  .273 -12.4  -1.3  33%
 1973 32 MON NL  440  335   33   2.7    99| .233  .266| .279  .336| .318  .395| .597  .731|  64  .294 -21.1  -2.2  50%
 1974 33 SFG NL   85   72    2   0.8    99| .138  .268| .176  .341| .175  .387| .351  .728|  -3  .040 -11.4  -1.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     1595 1224  120   2.6    96| .219  .263| .267  .330| .317  .391| .584  .722|  62  .299 -78.0  -8.2  30%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 22 CHC NL 1B 24 234 12 1 29 .996 .989 10.25 8.36 11.70 9.81 21 189.3 1964 23 CHC NL 1B 5 41 3 0 3 1.000 .991 8.80 8.84 11.65 10.03 2 34.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.35 0.00 1.70 2 9.0 1965 24 CHC NL 1B 2 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.60 9.00 10.05 1 12.0 LF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.29 1.67 1 7.0 1966 25 CHC NL LF 33 51 3 1 1 .982 .963 1.64 1.35 1.98 1.74 28 245.0 1B 30 182 15 0 12 1.000 .989 6.57 8.50 9.92 9.90 17 178.7 C 5 25 2 0 0 1.000 .985 5.40 5.80 6.39 6.84 4 38.0 2 5 1 2 1967 26 CHC NL OF 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.22 1.81 2.41 2.02 3 41.0 RF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.76 2.77 2.04 2 26.0 LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.50 2.40 1.74 1 15.0 1B 3 22 1 0 3 1.000 .991 7.67 8.83 12.94 9.96 2 16.0 C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.80 2.00 6.90 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 1968 27 CHC NL C 4 27 0 0 0 1.000 .989 6.75 6.12 8.68 6.88 4 28.0 1 1 3 0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.57 1 4.0 1969 28 MON NL C 32 137 19 0 0 1.000 .989 4.88 6.25 7.14 7.06 19 196.7 5 12 12 11 1970 29 MON NL 1B 33 234 33 2 25 .993 .992 8.09 8.37 10.87 9.68 25 221.0 C 24 79 10 1 2 .989 .987 3.71 5.94 6.46 6.85 14 124.0 0 4 8 5 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 18.00 2.70 0 1.0 1971 30 MON NL 1B 37 207 22 1 26 .996 .992 6.19 8.58 9.48 9.88 28 217.3 C 37 127 11 3 2 .979 .988 3.73 5.63 5.37 6.34 21 231.3 4 8 11 6 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.30 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1972 31 MON NL C 73 316 33 6 6 .983 .987 4.78 5.87 6.95 6.61 44 451.7 0 11 26 24 1B 7 51 5 0 6 1.000 .991 8.00 8.41 8.26 9.72 7 61.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1973 32 MON NL C 117 610 65 14 10 .980 .987 5.77 5.58 6.35 6.34 106 956.0 11 33 53 34 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 1974 33 SFG NL C 26 110 6 1 1 .991 .985 4.46 5.37 5.68 6.12 21 183.7 1 4 12 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 22 CHC NL 1B 24 234 12 1 29 .996 .989 10.25 8.36 11.70 9.81 21 189.3 1964 23 CHC NL 1B 5 41 3 0 3 1.000 .991 8.80 8.84 11.65 10.03 2 34.0 1965 24 CHC NL 1B 2 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 6.00 8.60 9.00 10.05 1 12.0 1966 25 CHC NL 1B 30 182 15 0 12 1.000 .989 6.57 8.50 9.92 9.90 17 178.7 1967 26 CHC NL 1B 3 22 1 0 3 1.000 .991 7.67 8.83 12.94 9.96 2 16.0 1970 29 MON NL 1B 33 234 33 2 25 .993 .992 8.09 8.37 10.87 9.68 25 221.0 1971 30 MON NL 1B 37 207 22 1 26 .996 .992 6.19 8.58 9.48 9.88 28 217.3 1972 31 MON NL 1B 7 51 5 0 6 1.000 .991 8.00 8.41 8.26 9.72 7 61.0 1973 32 MON NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 1970 29 MON NL 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.60 18.00 2.70 0 1.0 1971 30 MON NL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.30 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1972 31 MON NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.60 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1966 25 CHC NL C 5 25 2 0 0 1.000 .985 5.40 5.80 6.39 6.84 4 38.0 2 5 1 2 1967 26 CHC NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.80 2.00 6.90 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 1968 27 CHC NL C 4 27 0 0 0 1.000 .989 6.75 6.12 8.68 6.88 4 28.0 1 1 3 0 1969 28 MON NL C 32 137 19 0 0 1.000 .989 4.88 6.25 7.14 7.06 19 196.7 5 12 12 11 1970 29 MON NL C 24 79 10 1 2 .989 .987 3.71 5.94 6.46 6.85 14 124.0 0 4 8 5 1971 30 MON NL C 37 127 11 3 2 .979 .988 3.73 5.63 5.37 6.34 21 231.3 4 8 11 6 1972 31 MON NL C 73 316 33 6 6 .983 .987 4.78 5.87 6.95 6.61 44 451.7 0 11 26 24 1973 32 MON NL C 117 610 65 14 10 .980 .987 5.77 5.58 6.35 6.34 106 956.0 11 33 53 34 1974 33 SFG NL C 26 110 6 1 1 .991 .985 4.46 5.37 5.68 6.12 21 183.7 1 4 12 3 1964 23 CHC NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.35 0.00 1.70 2 9.0 1965 24 CHC NL LF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.40 1.29 1.67 1 7.0 1966 25 CHC NL LF 33 51 3 1 1 .982 .963 1.64 1.35 1.98 1.74 28 245.0 1967 26 CHC NL LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.50 2.40 1.74 1 15.0 1968 27 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.57 1 4.0 1964 23 CHC NL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.00 2 9.0 1965 24 CHC NL OF 1 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1966 25 CHC NL OF 33 48 3 1 1 .981 .973 1.55 1.78 1.87 2.03 28 245.0 1967 26 CHC NL OF 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.22 1.81 2.41 2.02 3 41.0 1968 27 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.02 1 4.0 1967 26 CHC NL RF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.76 2.77 2.04 2 26.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 319 1433 146 25 21 .984 .987 4.95 5.74 234 2218.3 24 78 126 85 1B* 142 982 92 4 104 .996 .991 7.56 8.48 103 929.3 OF* 46 60 3 2 1 .969 .974 1.37 1.78 35 306.0 41 0 5# LF* 41 56 3 2 1 .967 .964 1.44 1.37 33 280.0 RF* 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.76 2 26.0 3B* 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .930 1.00 2.45 0 3.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 511 2477 243 31 126 .989 .988 5.32 6.12
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1967: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Chicago Cubs.

April, 1968: Returned to the Chicago Cubs by the New York Yankees following previous purchase.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Chicago Cubs as the 56th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

April 1, 1974: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.


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