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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1961 Majors 22 0.00 1 / 3 5 / 10 3 / 7 4 / 11 3 / 6 7 / 9 10 / 10 33 / 56
1962 Majors 23 62.00 3 / 8 0 / 4 4 / 7 2 / 8 8 / 10 5 / 9 12 / 16 34 / 62
1963 Majors 24 49.00 1 / 6 2 / 8 0 / 6 2 / 7 2 / 7 13 / 13 2 / 2 22 / 49
1964 Majors 25 62.41 1 / 9 2 / 10 0 / 9 2 / 10 1 / 7 3 / 7 8 / 10 17 / 62
1965 Majors 26 64.79 3 / 8 1 / 8 4 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 11 6 / 13 5 / 9 22 / 64
1966 Majors 27 67.66 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 2 / 12 3 / 10 2 / 10 4 / 12 12 / 67
1967 Majors 28 67.26 1 / 13 0 / 6 1 / 15 2 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 8 4 / 7 9 / 67
1968 Majors 29 63.79 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 14 0 / 11 0 / 14 2 / 5 2 / 63
1969 Majors 30 66.40 0 / 11 0 / 7 1 / 13 1 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 12 0 / 7 2 / 66
1970 Majors 31 66.30 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 12 1 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 66
1971 Majors 32 59.99 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 10 2 / 59
1972 Majors 33 53.70 0 / 2 0 / 11 0 / 12 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 53
1973 Majors 34 46.80 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 46
1974 Majors 35 42.50 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 42
1975 Majors 36 35.90 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 35
1976 Majors 37 23.90 1 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 23
1977 Majors 38 30.35 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 30
1978 Minors 39 2.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
1978 Majors 39 15.31 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 15
Total 0 0 0 13 / 119 11 / 114 13 / 145 17 / 144 19 / 121 37 / 146 48 / 138 158 / 927
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.