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Wally Berger League
6-1-2117
Joe Fordham Second Base
Retired (1978, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .783 Status Deceased (2029) Option Years 0  
H 2631 Age at Death 89 Date of Birth 02-20-1940
HR 297 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(67 games)
RBI 1340
SB 356
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (6.3%) Range A  WS Rings 5
1B A  (87.4%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 6
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 14
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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
1960 PIT
44
192
22
45
9
3
2
18
10
 37 1 0
10
 3 9
.620
.276
.344
.109
.234
1961 PIT
160
571
66
129
23
6
9
54
46
 113 2 3
14
 2 14
.619
.285
.335
.109
.226
1962 PIT
149
534
50
131
18
4
7
68
37
 105 2 4
12
 4 7
.628
.295
.333
.088
.245
1963 PIT
154
526
47
130
22
7
10
56
51
 88 0 2
11
 5 4
.685
.313
.373
.125
.247
1964 PIT
158
540
73
131
30
3
5
60
57
 110 1 3
10
 3 5
.652
.314
.337
.094
.243
1965 PIT
157
566
84
151
23
8
18
78
46
 113 1 2
14
 5 9
.753
.322
.431
.164
.267
1966 PIT
160
583
88
172
32
7
22
83
48
 99 4 4
15
 2 7
.838
.351
.487
.192
.295
1967 PIT
157
636
95
189
48
11
20
97
58
 104 2 2
27
 6 6
.858
.357
.502
.204
.297
1968 PIT-NYA-MIL
113
157
27
41
5
3
7
20
18
 23 1 0
4
 0 1
.806
.341
.465
.204
.261
1969 MIL
155
569
95
168
31
9
22
108
65
 98 4 3
16
 3 1
.867
.370
.497
.202
.295
1970 MIL
158
649
126
179
34
9
15
77
69
 117 2 4
40
 5 0
.771
.345
.425
.149
.276
1971 MIL
157
677
140
209
28
9
31
90
69
 93 2 3
57
 7 4
.887
.373
.514
.205
.309
1972 MIL
155
625
116
187
34
11
32
102
65
 105 1 2
37
 11 5
.907
.365
.542
.243
.299
1973 MIL
111
396
73
128
19
7
17
77
42
 68 1 1
7
 5 2
.924
.389
.535
.212
.323
1974 MIL
148
556
93
145
25
9
17
89
63
 78 3 2
14
 2 2
.768
.338
.430
.169
.261
1975 MIL-BAL
151
545
94
164
22
5
22
97
47
 79 5 1
18
 2 10
.842
.361
.481
.180
.301
1976 BAL
157
632
108
185
23
4
26
98
62
 94 6 0
29
 10 4
.827
.361
.465
.172
.293
1977 BAL
117
319
42
91
12
3
10
46
19
 59 1 4
12
 4 1
.759
.324
.436
.150
.285
1978 BAL
97
222
30
56
5
2
5
22
19
 39 0 2
9
 4 6
.669
.309
.360
.108
.252
Total
2658
9495
1469
2631
443
120
297
1340
891
 1622 39 42
356
 83 97
.783
.340
.443
.166
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Joe Fordham has retired from the Baltimore Liberty Dogs
1975-06-11A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Dem Bums and the Baltimore Liberty Dogs. The Baltimore Liberty Dogs receive Bob Balenti, Joe Fordham, Jack Talbot, John Waters, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 3 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1976 Round 2 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Dem Bums in exchange for Jim Kellogg, Joe Miller, Slats Willson.
1968-05-11A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Pub Crawlers. The Milwaukee Pub Crawlers receive Joe Fordham from the New York Yankees in exchange for Jim Beam.
1968-04-20A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Lynx. The Pittsburgh Lynx receive Doug Houck, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Dennis Kolb, Joe Fordham, Bob Balenti.
1961-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Joe Fordham to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Jeff Elder for assignment.
1961-03-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Joe Morman to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Joe Fordham to the minors.
1960-08-15The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Joe Fordham to the major league team.