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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1967 LHP 43 104 39 4 3 6 13 6 9 1.053 .409 .644 .269 .375
1967 RHP 131 465 166 28 10 21 89 50 50 1.018 .422 .596 .239 .357
1968 LHP 45 85 25 1 0 4 11 18 12 .865 .417 .447 .153 .294
1968 RHP 133 473 141 26 4 18 54 57 74 .856 .372 .484 .186 .298
1969 LHP 47 85 24 0 2 3 11 14 12 .815 .380 .435 .153 .282
1969 RHP 135 515 155 23 7 26 72 45 75 .882 .358 .524 .223 .301
1970 LHP 39 82 28 3 0 6 17 7 23 1.011 .413 .598 .256 .341
1970 RHP 134 506 154 23 5 18 61 64 81 .860 .384 .476 .172 .304
1971 LHP 61 123 30 6 1 2 21 13 19 .667 .309 .358 .114 .244
1971 RHP 128 397 118 16 6 23 67 61 59 .930 .388 .542 .244 .297
1972 LHP 72 142 47 7 2 8 33 22 18 .998 .421 .577 .246 .331
1972 RHP 113 323 98 22 5 7 49 44 48 .856 .389 .467 .164 .303
1973 LHP 59 111 35 6 0 8 26 14 14 .971 .386 .586 .270 .315
1973 RHP 117 293 96 11 5 13 52 42 43 .940 .408 .532 .205 .328
1974 LHP 56 98 33 4 0 5 22 10 10 .927 .396 .531 .194 .337
1974 RHP 115 280 83 13 7 10 51 32 47 .869 .369 .500 .204 .296
1975 LHP 55 121 31 9 0 4 12 15 17 .770 .341 .430 .174 .256
1975 RHP 113 209 60 7 4 5 27 24 27 .785 .354 .431 .144 .287
1976 LHP 52 79 23 6 0 3 11 9 9 .845 .364 .481 .190 .291
1976 RHP 86 136 36 3 1 6 23 21 19 .797 .363 .434 .169 .265
1977 LHP 52 119 42 11 0 6 24 15 20 1.017 .420 .597 .244 .353
1977 RHP 63 147 56 12 0 6 24 25 20 1.062 .477 .585 .204 .381
1978 LHP 37 82 19 2 0 2 14 12 15 .652 .323 .329 .098 .232
1978 RHP 26 54 11 1 0 1 7 6 12 .561 .283 .278 .074 .204
Total LHP 618 1231 376 59 8 57 215 155 178 .887 .382 .505 .200 .305
Total RHP 1294 3798 1174 185 54 154 576 471 555 .893 .385 .508 .199 .309
Total 2267 8299 2451 387 109 314 1165 945 1218 .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.