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Joe Astroth

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 187lb (175cm, 84kg)

Born: September 1, 1922 in East Alton, IL us

Died: May 3, 2013 in Boca Raton, FL

Buried: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL

High School: Wood River HS (Wood River, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: August 13, 1945 (Age 22-346d, 9,987th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 13, 1956 (Age 33-255d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Joseph Henry Astroth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

1579

401

.254

163

RBI

156

OBP

.334

SLG

.324

OPS

.658

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	32-32 / in Starts: 28-22
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	43 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 204 PAs	19
Actual Runners on Base	96 (51-32-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 204 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	133 (69-42-21)

Most Driven In
H Majeski	4
D Philley	3
P Suder	2
B Hitchcock	2
F Fain	2
Self	2
G Zernial	1
S Chapman	1

Most Driven In By
E Joost	10
E Valo	4
A Clark	2
Self	2
B Shantz	2
J Coleman	1
B Hitchcock	1
G Zernial	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	109	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG(6)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.45	-0.056	2.88	-0.07%	-0.54	C
2	110	10 (3)	Apr 26	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	1.14	-0.089	1.49	-0.07%	-0.56	C
3	111	11	Apr 27	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	8	.80	-0.123	.93	-0.09%	-1.49	C
4	112	13 (1)	Apr 29	PHA		BOS	L,8-12	13-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.22	-0.006	.18	0.00%	-0.24	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	113	15 (1)	May 2	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	8	2.34	-0.060	1.78	-0.03%	-0.24	C
6	114	16	May 4	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	8	.43	-0.023	.31	-0.01%	-0.47	C
7	115	18 (1)	May 6 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	8	.68	-0.054	.47	-0.02%	-0.50	C
8	116	20 (1)	May 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	8	.66	0.123	.30	0.03%	0.97	C
9	117	21	May 9	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.080	.148	.080	.228	8						C
10	118	30 (8)	May 20 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	8	.84	-0.065	.40	-0.02%	-0.46	C
11	119	36 (5)	May 27 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.061	.114	.061	.175	8	.94	-0.117	.11	-0.01%	-1.02	C
12	120	38 (1)	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	8	.77	-0.060	.09	0.00%	-0.50	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	121	39	Jun 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.054	.103	.054	.157	8	.05	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.16	C
14	122	41 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.073	.116	.073	.189	8	1.61	0.022	.21	0.00%	0.23	C
15	123	45 (3)	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.073	.116	.073	.189	8						C
16	124	48 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.109	.146	.109	.255	8	.64	-0.025	.04	0.00%	-0.46	C
17	125	49	Jun 12	PHA		CLE	L,6-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.122	.157	.122	.279	8	1.59	-0.052	.08	0.00%	-0.20	C
18	126	52 (2)	Jun 15 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,12-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.182	.173	.355	8	.41	0.056	.02	0.00%	2.42	C
19	127	55 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.127	.172	.164	.336	8	.33	-0.028	.01	0.00%	-0.65	C
20	128	58 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.164	.155	.319	8	.87	0.056	.01	0.00%	0.35	C
21	129	60 (1)	Jun 22	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.185	.194	.378	8	.51	-0.015	.01	0.00%	0.23	C
22	130	61	Jun 23	PHA		SLB	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.188	.185	.373	8	.84	-0.055	.01	0.00%	-0.65	C
23	131	63 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.147	.205	.206	.411	8						C
24	132	64	Jun 26	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.155	.221	.211	.432	8	.52	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.17	C
25	133	65	Jun 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.221	.211	.432	8						C
26	134	67 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,11-5	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.244	.237	.481	8	.81	0.115	.01	0.00%	1.63	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	135	69 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.177	.235	.228	.463	8	.33	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.58	C
28	136	72 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,5-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.247	.241	.488	8	.61	0.057	.01	0.00%	0.56	C
29	137	73	Jul 5	PHA		BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.247	.241	.489	8	1.35	-0.074	.01	0.00%	-0.70	C
30	138	77 (3)	Jul 8 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.258	.264	.521	8	.46	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.22	C
31	139	78	Jul 12 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-7	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.213	.275	.277	.551	8						C
32	140	90 (11)	Jul 21	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.264	.265	.529	8	1.16	-0.118	.01	0.00%	-0.97	C
33	141	92 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.257	.257	.514	8	.92	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.54	C
34	142	95 (2)	Jul 27	PHA		DET	W,10-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.265	.267	.532	8	.45	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
35	143	96	Jul 28	PHA		DET	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.263	.257	.520	8	1.94	-0.217	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
36	144	98 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	PHA		DET	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.264	.259	.523	8	.51	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	145	105 (6)	Aug 5 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	CG(8)	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.274	.296	.570	8	.92	0.131	.00	0.00%	1.68	C
38	146	107 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.272	.293	.565	9	1.55	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
39	147	108	Aug 9 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.266	.286	.551	8	.81	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.57	C
40	148	109	Aug 10	PHA		NYY	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.264	.283	.547	7	1.24	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
41	149	112 (2)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-4	CG(7)	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.273	.301	.574	8	1.14	0.126	.00	0.00%	1.41	C
42	150	113	Aug 13	PHA		NYY	W,16-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.271	.298	.569	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
43	151	114	Aug 14	PHA		BOS	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.276	.304	.580	9	.35	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
44	152	115	Aug 15	PHA		BOS	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.274	.302	.576	9	1.75	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
45	153	118 (2)	Aug 18	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-5	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.270	.297	.567	8	.74	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
46	154	119	Aug 19	PHA	@	NYY	W,15-1	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.218	.268	.316	.583	8	.24	-0.042	.00	0.00%	1.48	C
47	155	120	Aug 21	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-13	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.226	.274	.321	.595	8	.17	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.74	C
48	156	121	Aug 22 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.220	.267	.312	.579	8	.38	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.45	C
49	157	123 (1)	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.273	.324	.597	8	.57	0.067	.00	0.00%	0.58	C
50	158	124	Aug 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-5	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.223	.268	.318	.585	8						C
51	159	125	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.225	.278	.325	.602	8						C
52	160	126	Aug 26	PHA	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.227	.279	.325	.603	8						C
53	161	127	Aug 27	PHA	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.228	.278	.329	.607	8						C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	162	132 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.283	.333	.617	8	.43	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.44	C
55	163	134 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,9-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.288	.337	.625	8	1.32	0.133	.00	0.00%	0.90	C
56	164	135	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.288	.337	.625	2						PR
57	165	136	Sep 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,11-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.293	.337	.630	8	.69	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.04	C
58	166	139 (2)	Sep 9 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.288	.331	.619	8	.82	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.72	C
59	167	141 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,9-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.293	.331	.624	8	.46	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.06	C
60	168	145 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.292	.326	.618	8	.41	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
61	169	146	Sep 18	PHA		DET	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.292	.326	.618	8						C
62	170	150 (3)	Sep 23 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.296	.343	.638	8	.51	0.212	.00	0.00%	1.70	C
63	171	152 (1)	Sep 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1	.245	.305	.353	.658	8	.38	0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
64	172	154 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.309	.353	.662	8	1.35	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.89	C
							32-32		204	187	30	46	10	2	2	19	17	1	14	0	0		4	4	0	1	.246	.309	.353	.662		.78	-0.525	.15	-0.29%	-0.03

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