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Ron Santo League
4-1-2316
Joe McElwee Left Field
Retired (1956, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .292 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .835 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
H 573 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 05-23-1922
HR 75 Drafted Round 6, Pick 82
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(0 games)
RBI 271
SB 87
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance C    Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed A+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (85.6%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (1.2%) RF C+ (47.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 WAS-DET
151
611
118
175
30
8
22
89
52
 119 5 0
23
 3 8
.817
.347
.470
.183
.286
1951 DET
151
651
108
183
22
9
25
80
56
 112 4 1
28
 8 5
.799
.341
.458
.177
.281
1952 DET
106
256
51
79
13
5
8
32
31
 45 4 2
10
 8 4
.881
.389
.492
.184
.309
1953 DET
104
139
34
46
7
3
7
29
23
 19 2 2
11
 3 6
1.003
.428
.576
.245
.331
1954 DET
80
306
57
90
11
3
13
41
28
 57 1 2
15
 4 2
.830
.353
.477
.183
.294
Total
592
1963
368
573
83
28
75
271
190
 352 16 7
87
 26 25
.835
.358
.477
.185
.292
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Joe McElwee has retired from the Detroit Kittens
1954-08-01The Detroit Kittens have promoted Jamie Carney to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Jose Hughes to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have sent Joe McElwee to the minors. The Detroit Kittens have sent Bruno Hartzell to the minors.
1954-05-22The Detroit Kittens have promoted Joe McElwee to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have sent Derrek Chamberlain to the minors.
1954-05-09The Detroit Kittens have promoted Derrek Chamberlain to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Augie Comer to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have sent Al Fitzgerald to the minors. The Detroit Kittens have sent Joe McElwee to the minors.
1952-05-21The Detroit Kittens have promoted Joe McElwee to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have sent Al Fitzgerald to the minors.
1952-05-06The Detroit Kittens have promoted Al Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Tommy Clark to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Dutch Fraser to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Paul Geary to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have sent Johnny Romine to the minors. The Detroit Kittens have sent Wally Birkbeck to the minors. The Detroit Kittens have sent Joe McElwee to the minors. The Detroit Kittens have sent Clay Tanner to the minors.
1950-04-01The Detroit Kittens have promoted Hoyt Bale to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Joe McElwee to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Dick Ogea to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Tony Banks to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted March Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Wally Birkbeck to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Cliff Lee to the major league team. The Detroit Kittens have promoted Doug Robinson to the major league team.
1950-04-01The Detroit Kittens have acquired Joe McElwee from the waiver wire.