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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Joe Backup Second Base
Retired (1978, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .849 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 2451 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 09-24-1939
HR 314 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(64 games)
RBI 1165
SB 359
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (20.7%) Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B A  (84.7%) LF A  (86.2%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B C  (43.1%) RF B  (67.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* 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
1961 NYA
144
509
64
137
22
8
14
51
57
 92 2 2
20
 9 34
.770
.344
.426
.157
.269
1962 NYA
139
577
69
161
26
5
15
59
44
 91 1 5
30
 13 39
.748
.329
.419
.140
.279
1963 NYA
106
444
60
109
14
8
19
53
46
 68 1 1
27
 11 18
.759
.317
.441
.196
.245
1964 NYA
139
576
84
160
26
10
14
49
58
 88 1 0
42
 8 13
.775
.345
.431
.153
.278
1965 NYA
139
595
93
170
28
8
25
80
45
 82 1 5
34
 12 12
.820
.334
.486
.200
.286
1966 NYA-MIL
139
569
86
164
27
8
16
82
69
 64 2 3
11
 3 7
.814
.365
.448
.160
.288
1967 MIL
139
569
101
205
32
13
27
102
56
 59 4 2
16
 3 8
1.025
.420
.605
.244
.360
1968 MIL
139
558
119
166
27
4
22
65
75
 86 1 4
15
 1 2
.858
.379
.478
.181
.297
1969 MIL
139
600
114
179
23
9
29
83
59
 87 2 3
17
 3 8
.873
.361
.512
.213
.298
1970 MIL
139
588
119
182
26
5
24
78
71
 104 4 0
18
 5 3
.881
.388
.493
.184
.310
1971 MIL-BOS
145
520
96
148
22
7
25
88
74
 78 0 6
22
 7 5
.868
.370
.498
.213
.285
1972 BOS
129
465
83
145
29
7
15
82
66
 66 3 3
35
 7 4
.900
.399
.501
.189
.312
1973 BOS
128
404
90
131
17
5
21
78
56
 57 1 7
30
 9 6
.949
.402
.547
.223
.324
1974 BOS
131
378
67
116
17
7
15
73
42
 57 2 3
18
 4 15
.884
.376
.508
.201
.307
1975 BOS
134
330
56
91
16
4
9
39
39
 44 1 5
6
 0 2
.780
.349
.430
.155
.276
1976 BOS
116
215
32
59
9
1
9
34
30
 28 0 0
10
 1 5
.814
.363
.451
.177
.274
1977 BOS
77
266
52
98
23
0
12
48
40
 40 3 3
6
 0 8
1.042
.452
.590
.222
.368
1978 BOS
45
136
14
30
3
0
3
21
18
 27 0 2
2
 1 2
.617
.308
.309
.088
.221
Total
2267
8299
1399
2451
387
109
314
1165
945
 1218 29 54
359
 97 191
.849
.367
.482
.186
.295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Joe Backup has retired from the Boston Ball Boys
1978-08-19The Boston Ball Boys have designated Joe Backup for assignment.
1977-07-31Joe Backup of the Boston Ball Boys is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1976-04-27The Boston Ball Boys have renamed Joe Reder to Joe Backup.
1975-06-01Joe Reder of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1971-06-27A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Fred Lloyd, Carl Arias, Gabby Carreon, Bernie Mowe, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Joe Reder, Teddy Carmike.
1966-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Bears and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Bud Capel from the Milwaukee Bears in exchange for Joe Reder.
1961-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Cesar Faneyte to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Joe Reder to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dave Baumann to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Britt Buckner to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Earl Honeycutt for assignment. The New York Yankees have sent Ken Huhn to the minors. The New York Yankees have designated Davy Guerrero for assignment. The New York Yankees have sent Gary Amalfitano to the minors.