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Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 26, 1946
Final Game September 26, 1954
Born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, MO

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 20 STL NL  74  211   21   50   4  1   3   22   0     23  25  .237  .312  .308   73   65   1           0   4
 1947 21 STL NL  77  183   20   47  10  2   5   25   0     40  14  .257  .398  .415  113   76   2           3   5
 1948 22 STL NL  24   56    9    6   1  0   2    7   0     12   9  .107  .275  .232   35   13   0           1   0
 1949 23 STL NL  81  241   25   63  14  0   3   26   0     31  19  .261  .348  .357   86   86   2           1   6
 1950 24 STL NL  34   88    8   28   6  1   2   20   0     10   7  .318  .388  .477  122   42   0           0   5
 1951 25 TOT NL  99  284   33   68  11  4  11   44   4  1  41  27  .239  .339  .423  102  120   4           2   7
         STL NL  27   72    9   14   3  2   2    9   0  0   9   7  .194  .284  .375   75   27   1           0   3
         PIT NL  72  212   24   54   8  2   9   35   4  1  32  20  .255  .358  .439  110   93   3           2   4
 1952 26 PIT NL 118  344   35   94  15  4   8   54   0  1  50  24  .273  .369  .410  114  141   0           2   7
 1953 27 TOT NL 101  301   30   79  14  4   3   35   1  0  31  34  .262  .337  .365   82  110   2           3  10
         PIT NL  27   73    9   17   5  0   2   14   1  0  10  11  .233  .341  .384   89   28   1           2   2
         CHC NL  74  228   21   62   9  4   1   21   0  0  21  23  .272  .336  .360   80   82   1           1   8
 1954 28 TOT NL  68  164   17   46   7  0   5   22   0  0  29  14  .280  .397  .415  112   68   1   2       4   4
         CHC NL  63  153   16   43   5  0   5   21   0  0  28  12  .281  .403  .412  113   63   1   1       4   4
         NYG NL   5   11    1    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .273  .308  .455   96    5   0   1       0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      676 1872  198  481  82 16  42  255   5  2 267 173  .257  .354  .385   97  721  12   2   0  16  48
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        449   47  115  20  4  10   61   1  0  64  41  .257  .354  .385   97  173   3   0   0   4  12
 Career High    118  344   35   94  15  4  11   54   4  1  50  34  .273  .369  .423  114  141   4   2   0   4  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1946 20 STL NL  235  166   20   3.2    96| .237  .267| .312  .343| .308  .374| .620  .717|  73  .399  -7.8  -0.8     
 1947 21 STL NL  228  143   30   5.6   109| .257  .279| .398  .355| .415  .413| .813  .768| 113  .584   5.4   0.5     
 1948 22 STL NL   69   50    3   1.6   107| .107  .276| .275  .351| .232  .408| .507  .760|  35  .132  -5.2  -0.5     
 1949 23 STL NL  275  186   30   4.3   108| .261  .276| .348  .351| .357  .413| .705  .764|  86  .473  -4.1  -0.4     
 1950 24 STL NL   98   65   16   6.6   112| .318  .275| .388  .353| .477  .427| .865  .780| 122  .647   3.0   0.3     
 1951 25 TOT NL  331  228   41   4.8   105| .239  .270| .339  .345| .423  .410| .762  .754| 102  .531   0.5   0.0  80%
         STL NL   82   62    8   3.5   104| .194  .269| .284  .343| .375  .407| .659  .750|  75  .381  -2.9  -0.3   0%
         PIT NL  249  166   33   5.4   106| .255  .271| .358  .345| .439  .410| .797  .756| 110  .577   3.4   0.3  80%
 1952 26 PIT NL  396  258   51   5.3    99| .273  .264| .369  .337| .410  .393| .779  .730| 114  .609   7.8   0.8   0%
 1953 27 TOT NL  337  234   36   4.1   111| .262  .276| .337  .347| .365  .430| .702  .777|  82  .422  -7.5  -0.7 100%
         PIT NL   86   59    9   4.0   109| .233  .273| .341  .344| .384  .425| .725  .769|  89  .419  -0.7  -0.1 100%
         CHC NL  251  175   27   4.1   112| .272  .276| .336  .348| .360  .431| .696  .779|  80  .423  -6.8  -0.6   0%
 1954 28 TOT NL  200  125   27   5.8   110| .280  .275| .397  .347| .415  .426| .812  .772| 112  .586   4.6   0.4   0%
         CHC NL  187  116   25   5.8   110| .281  .275| .403  .347| .412  .426| .815  .772| 113  .584   4.4   0.4   0%
         NYG NL   13    9    2   6.0   110| .273  .275| .308  .347| .455  .425| .763  .772|  96  .598   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2169 1455  254   4.7   105| .257  .272| .354  .346| .385  .409| .739  .755|  97  .516  -3.4  -0.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1946 20 STL NL   C   70    260   25    3    6  .990  .980  4.07  4.24               4             
 1947 21 STL NL   C   74    281   23    4    2  .987  .981  4.11  4.37               2             
 1948 22 STL NL   C   23     83   14    1    1  .990  .980  4.22  4.41               0             
 1949 23 STL NL   C   80    332   35    6    1  .984  .982  4.59  4.39               6             
 1950 24 STL NL   C   30     99    8    0    2 1.000  .982  3.57  4.53               0             
 1951 25 TOT NL   C   84    336   36    4    6  .989  .981  4.43  4.43               9             
         STL NL   C   23     81    6    0    2 1.000  .981  3.78  4.43               2             
         PIT NL   C   61    255   30    4    4  .986  .981  4.67  4.43               7             
 1952 26 PIT NL   C  105    418   63   11    9  .978  .984  4.58  4.84               2             
 1953 27 TOT NL   C   90    378   44    5    2  .988  .984  4.69  4.66               6             
         PIT NL   C   22     82   10    1    0  .989  .984  4.18  4.66               0             
         CHC NL   C   68    296   34    4    2  .988  .984  4.85  4.66               6             
 1954 28 TOT NL   C   58    208   23    4    0  .983  .986  3.98  4.57               6             
         CHC NL   C   55    191   23    4    0  .982  .986  3.89  4.57               6             
         NYG NL   C    3     17    0    0    0 1.000  .988  5.67  4.57               0             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1946 20 STL NL   C   70    260   25    3    6  .990  .980  4.07  4.24               4             
 1947 21 STL NL   C   74    281   23    4    2  .987  .981  4.11  4.37               2             
 1948 22 STL NL   C   23     83   14    1    1  .990  .980  4.22  4.41               0             
 1949 23 STL NL   C   80    332   35    6    1  .984  .982  4.59  4.39               6             
 1950 24 STL NL   C   30     99    8    0    2 1.000  .982  3.57  4.53               0             
 1951 25 TOT NL   C   84    336   36    4    6  .989  .981  4.43  4.43               9             
         STL NL   C   23     81    6    0    2 1.000  .981  3.78  4.43               2             
         PIT NL   C   61    255   30    4    4  .986  .981  4.67  4.43               7             
 1952 26 PIT NL   C  105    418   63   11    9  .978  .984  4.58  4.84               2             
 1953 27 TOT NL   C   90    378   44    5    2  .988  .984  4.69  4.66               6             
         PIT NL   C   22     82   10    1    0  .989  .984  4.18  4.66               0             
         CHC NL   C   68    296   34    4    2  .988  .984  4.85  4.66               6             
 1954 28 TOT NL   C   58    208   23    4    0  .983  .986  3.98  4.57               6             
         CHC NL   C   55    191   23    4    0  .982  .986  3.89  4.57               6             
         NYG NL   C    3     17    0    0    0 1.000  .988  5.67  4.57               0             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C  614   2395  271   38   29  .986  .982  4.34  4.52              35             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       614   2395  271   38   29  .986  .982  4.34  4.52

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1946   WS    STL BOS     W   5  19   2   6  2  0  0   4   0   3  .316  .316  .421   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1946 NL-20-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2087) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1942 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Dick Cole, Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet, and Ted Wilks to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake.
June 4, 1953: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Ralph Kiner, Catfish Metkovich, and Howie Pollet to the Chicago Cubs for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski, and $150,000.
September 8, 1954: Selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the Chicago Cubs.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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