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Harmon Killebrew League 9-12-2180 |
| Joe Atkinson |  Center FieldRetired (1968, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .190 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .506 | Status | Deceased (2012) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 235 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 03-09-1934 | |
| HR | 3 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 17 (1952) |
Majors Svc Time | 3 years (74 games) |
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| RBI | 88 | |||||
| SB | 26 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (6.0%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (3.0%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1952 | Majors | 18 | 51.09 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 12 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 9 | 6 / 11 | 2 / 8 | 16 / 51 | |||
| 1953 | Majors | 19 | 54.16 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 11 | 5 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 6 | 19 / 54 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 20 | 3.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | |||
| 1954 | Majors | 20 | 12.95 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 12 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 21 | 8.00 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 8 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 22 | 8.28 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 8 | |||
| 1957 | Minors | 23 | 12.00 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 9 / 12 | |||
| 1958 | Minors | 24 | 6.00 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 3 / 6 | |||
| 1959 | Minors | 25 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 28 | 11.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 11 | |||
| 1963 | Minors | 29 | 13.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 13 | |||
| 1964 | Minors | 30 | 5.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 5 | |||
| 1965 | Minors | 31 | 2.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 31 | 4.20 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | |||
| 1966 | Minors | 32 | 10.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 10 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 34 | 6.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 34 | 9.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 9 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 / 26 | 15 / 33 | 14 / 34 | 5 / 28 | 0 / 27 | 17 / 37 | 7 / 30 | 65 / 215 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | Joe Atkinson has retired from the New York Giants |
| 1968-09-05 | The New York Giants have acquired Joe Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1966-10-23 | The Pittsburgh Pain have waived Joe Atkinson. |
| 1966-04-08 | The Pittsburgh Pain have promoted Tom Dicken to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pain have designated Joe Atkinson for assignment. |
| 1966-04-05 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Boondoggles and the Pittsburgh Pain. The Pittsburgh Pain receive Charlie Graney, John Kosman, Al Moeller, Joe Atkinson from the Washington Boondoggles in exchange for Rod Leheny, Jerry Hogg. |
| 1965-10-03 | The Washington Boondoggles have designated Joe Atkinson for assignment. The Washington Boondoggles have designated Chuck Eufemia for assignment. The Washington Boondoggles have sent Mike Kume to the minors. |
| 1965-09-20 | The Washington Boondoggles have promoted Mike Kume to the major league team. The Washington Boondoggles have promoted Joe Atkinson to the major league team. The Washington Boondoggles have promoted Armando Stone to the major league team. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Washington Boondoggles have acquired Joe Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1961-04-15 | The Chicago BlackSox have waived Joe Atkinson. |
| 1961-04-08 | The Chicago BlackSox have designated Joe Atkinson for assignment. |
| 1961-03-01 | The Chicago BlackSox have promoted Joe Atkinson to the major league team. |
| 1961-03-01 | The Chicago BlackSox have acquired Joe Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-05-27 | The Chicago BlackSox have acquired George Hadley from the waiver wire. The Chicago BlackSox have waived Joe Atkinson. |
| 1958-04-08 | The Chicago BlackSox have acquired Joe Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1958-04-01 | The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Joe Atkinson. |
| 1957-04-08 | The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Joe Atkinson from the waiver wire. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have waived Joe Atkinson. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have promoted Orlando Leiper to the major league team. The Cleveland Hogcallers have sent Joe Atkinson to the minors. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have promoted Joe Atkinson to the major league team. The Cleveland Hogcallers have promoted Charlie Grundt to the major league team. |
| 1954-06-03 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have promoted Paul Baker to the major league team. The Cleveland Hogcallers have sent Joe Atkinson to the minors. |
| 1952-04-01 | The Cleveland Hogcallers have promoted Joe Atkinson to the major league team. The Cleveland Hogcallers have sent Bob Kessinger to the minors. |