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Ron Santo League 4-1-2316 |
| Joe Upchurch |  Left FieldRetired (1963, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .240 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/L | |
| OPS | .658 | Status | Deceased (1990) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 240 | Age at Death | 61 | Date of Birth | 04-13-1929 | |
| HR | 27 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 21 (1951) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (73 games) |
|
| RBI | 113 | |||||
| SB | 6 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (100%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (0.1%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (81.7%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | CLE-KC | 1 |
3 |
1 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .250 |
.250 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| 1953 | KC | 12 |
12 |
0 |
2
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .333 |
.167 |
.167 |
.000 |
.167 |
|
| 1954 | KC-PHI | 43 |
127 |
14 |
29
|
5 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
14 |
23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 2 | .641 |
.303 |
.339 |
.110 |
.228 |
|
| 1955 | PHI-KC | 16 |
40 |
4 |
9
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .638 |
.238 |
.400 |
.175 |
.225 |
|
| 1956 | KC | 25 |
97 |
9 |
20
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 1 | .613 |
.252 |
.361 |
.155 |
.206 |
|
| 1957 | KC-CHA | 25 |
23 |
4 |
3
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .634 |
.286 |
.348 |
.217 |
.130 |
|
| 1958 | CHA | 54 |
107 |
9 |
18
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 0 | .475 |
.204 |
.271 |
.103 |
.168 |
|
| 1959 | CHA | 84 |
190 |
24 |
55
|
4 |
3 |
8 |
29 |
7 |
48 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | 0 | .783 |
.315 |
.468 |
.179 |
.289 |
|
| 1960 | CHA | 27 |
67 |
7 |
18
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .706 |
.333 |
.373 |
.104 |
.269 |
|
| 1961 | CHA | 35 |
114 |
14 |
30
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
7 |
22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 3 | .680 |
.311 |
.368 |
.105 |
.263 |
|
| 1962 | CHA | 57 |
222 |
32 |
56
|
7 |
1 |
6 |
24 |
14 |
48 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 4 | .672 |
.298 |
.374 |
.122 |
.252 |
|
| Total | 379 |
1002 |
118 |
240
|
31 |
10 |
27 |
113 |
66 |
224 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 11 | .658 |
.287 |
.371 |
.132 |
.240 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Joe Upchurch has retired from the Chicago Capones |
| 1963-04-01 | The Chicago Capones have promoted Azaziel Epoch to the major league team. The Chicago Capones have designated Joe Upchurch for assignment. |
| 1960-06-04 | The Chicago Bobble Heads have promoted Joe Upchurch to the major league team. The Chicago Bobble Heads have sent Aaron McQuillin to the minors. |
| 1960-05-13 | The Chicago Bobble Heads have promoted Bill Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Bobble Heads have designated Joe Upchurch for assignment. |
| 1957-04-20 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Hitmen and the Chicago Bobble Heads. The Chicago Bobble Heads receive Joe Upchurch, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (BAL) from the Kansas City Hitmen in exchange for Nils Jurensson. |
| 1956-06-13 | The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Joe Upchurch to the minors. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Joe Upchurch to the major league team. |
| 1955-08-22 | The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Joe Upchurch to the minors. |
| 1955-07-24 | The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Joe Upchurch to the major league team. |
| 1955-07-19 | The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Joe Upchurch to the minors. |
| 1955-06-26 | The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Joe Upchurch to the major league team. |
| 1955-04-02 | The Kansas City Hitmen have acquired Joe Upchurch from the waiver wire. |
| 1955-03-01 | The Philadelphia PhireAnts have waived Joe Upchurch. |
| 1954-07-13 | The Philadelphia PhireAnts have promoted Steve Kocher to the major league team. The Philadelphia PhireAnts have sent Joe Upchurch to the minors. |
| 1954-04-04 | The Philadelphia PhireAnts have promoted Joe Upchurch to the major league team. The Philadelphia PhireAnts have sent Randy Otanez to the minors. |
| 1954-04-04 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Hitmen and the Philadelphia PhireAnts. The Philadelphia PhireAnts receive Denny Maclin, Joe Upchurch, Melvin Marquis, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 3 (KC), Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (KC) from the Kansas City Hitmen in exchange for Harry Callahan, Tyson "Gas Can"Jones. |
| 1953-08-14 | The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Lonnie "Major" Payne to the major league team. The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Joe Upchurch to the minors. |
| 1953-07-06 | The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Joe Upchurch to the major league team. The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Lonnie "Major" Payne to the minors. |
| 1953-03-31 | The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Ron Sunday to the major league team. The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Ziggy Bailey to the major league team. The Kansas City Hitmen have promoted Al Ownbey to the major league team. The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Joe Upchurch to the minors. The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Hubie Snodgrass to the minors. The Kansas City Hitmen have sent Denny Maclin to the minors. |
| 1952-10-01 | A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Highlanders and the Kansas City Hitmen. The Kansas City Hitmen receive Joe Upchurch, Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (CLE) from the Cleveland Highlanders in exchange for Paul Sorrento. |
| 1951-04-01 | The Cleveland Highlanders have acquired Joe Upchurch from the waiver wire. |
| 1951-03-31 | The Chicago Billie Goats have waived Joe Upchurch. |