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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
Joe Strong Relief Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.44 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
W-L 64-131 Status Deceased (2002) Option Years 0  
SV 3 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 04-11-1930
K 1331 Drafted Round 10, Pick 151
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(32 games)
IP 1935.2
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L D- Velocity   Mentor Val B-
Speed C- Bunt Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G IP SO BB H WHIP
1956 LHB 58 56.2 30 27 61 1.55
1956 RHB 52 38.0 21 13 40 1.39
1957 LHB 34 116.1 73 55 131 1.60
1957 RHB 34 101.0 78 40 92 1.31
1958 LHB 34 117.2 72 62 112 1.48
1958 RHB 34 96.2 64 37 91 1.32
1959 LHB 70 71.0 55 28 79 1.51
1959 RHB 67 64.0 36 20 77 1.52
1960 LHB 35 58.1 37 36 54 1.54
1960 RHB 38 66.1 42 14 68 1.24
1961 LHB 38 55.2 49 14 58 1.29
1961 RHB 37 53.1 41 26 65 1.71
1962 LHB 31 96.1 80 43 127 1.76
1962 RHB 31 94.0 77 30 93 1.31
1963 LHB 8 8.2 7 4 17 2.42
1963 RHB 7 9.0 8 3 6 1.00
1964 LHB 13 22.0 16 9 21 1.36
1964 RHB 12 14.0 13 9 14 1.64
1965 LHB 62 39.0 19 15 53 1.74
1965 RHB 58 43.1 32 24 49 1.68
2058 LHB 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
2058 RHB 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Total LHB 383 641.2 438 293 713 1.57
Total RHB 370 579.2 412 216 595 1.40
Total 604 1935.2 1331 831 2150 1.54
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Joe Strong has retired from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang
1965-04-08A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Black Dodgers and the St. Louis Gashouse Gang. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang receive Joe Strong from the Brooklyn Black Dodgers in exchange for .
1965-04-08The Brooklyn Black Dodgers have re-claimed Joe Strong from the waiver wire.
1965-04-06The Brooklyn Black Dodgers have designated Joe Strong for assignment.
1965-04-05The Brooklyn Black Dodgers have acquired Joe Strong from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01The New York Mets have promoted Tod Shantz to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Joe Strong for assignment.
1963-04-09The New York Mets have acquired Joe Strong from the waiver wire.
1963-04-05The Cleveland Havoc have designated Joe Strong for assignment.
1962-04-01The Cleveland Havoc have re-claimed Joe Strong from the waiver wire.
1962-04-01The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Johnny DeBarr to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Harry Monteagudo to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Joe Strong for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Dode Cooper for assignment.
1959-04-29The Cleveland Havoc have re-claimed Joe Strong from the waiver wire.
1959-04-26The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Bill Pulsipher to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Dennis Stanton to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Bill Leonard to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted David McLish to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have promoted Steve Viau to the major league team. The Cleveland Havoc have sent Al Householder to the minors. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Joe Strong for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have sent Bill Fletcher to the minors. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Bill Wilks for assignment. The Cleveland Havoc have designated Vince Coleman for assignment.
1957-03-01A trade has been completed between the New York Spiders and the Cleveland Havoc. The Cleveland Havoc receive Joe Strong, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 5 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1957 Round 4 (NYA) from the New York Spiders in exchange for Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (CLE).
1956-03-01The New York Spiders have renamed Joe "Baby Face" Strong to Joe Strong.
1955-08-19A trade has been completed between the New York Spiders and the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks receive Bill Cosgrove from the New York Spiders in exchange for Joe "Baby Face" Strong, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (PIT).
1955-06-25The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Joe "Baby Face" Strong to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have designated Rudy Jones for assignment.
1955-05-20The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Rudy Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Joe "Baby Face" Strong to the minors.
1955-05-11The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Joe "Baby Face" Strong to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Russ Cabrera to the minors.
1955-05-10The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Russ Cabrera to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Joe "Baby Face" Strong to the minors.
1954-07-22The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Joe "Baby Face" Strong to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Russ Cabrera to the minors.
1954-07-04The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have promoted Russ Cabrera to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have sent Joe "Baby Face" Strong to the minors.
1954-03-05The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks have renamed Eddie Harris to Joe "Baby Face" Strong.
1952-07-17The Boston Blue Sox have promoted Eddie Harris to the major league team. The Boston Blue Sox have designated Bill Tebeau for assignment.
1952-07-13A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Gashouse Gang and the Boston Blue Sox. The Boston Blue Sox receive Pop Haines, Charlie Lucas, Joe McGaffigan, Eddie Harris from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang in exchange for Roy Stroughter, Tim Lee, Ray Mierkowicz.
1952-07-10The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have promoted Eddie Harris to the major league team. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Charlie Lucas to the minors.
1952-06-01The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have promoted Billy Richardson to the major league team. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Eddie Harris to the minors.
1952-04-01The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have promoted Eddie Harris to the major league team. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Don Loaiza to the minors.
1951-04-01The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have promoted Matty Poleski to the major league team. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have promoted Leo Durocher to the major league team. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have designated Jack Dittmer for assignment. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Don Loaiza to the minors. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Gene Bragg to the minors. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Eddie Harris to the minors.
1950-04-11The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have renamed Ed Varitek to Eddie Harris.
1950-04-11The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have promoted Ed Varitek to the major league team. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang have sent Jorge Peel to the minors.
1950-04-11A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Sidekicks and the St. Louis Gashouse Gang. The St. Louis Gashouse Gang receive Ed Varitek from the Cincinnati Sidekicks in exchange for Al Gura.
1950-04-01The Cincinnati Sidekicks have promoted Freddie Jones to the major league team. The Cincinnati Sidekicks have sent Ed Varitek to the minors.