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Mordecai Brown League 10-13-2263 |
Joe Birdsall | ![]() Retired (1979, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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AVG | .233 | Total Rating | ![]() |
Bats/Throws | R/R | |
OPS | .639 | Status | Deceased (2014) | Option Years | 0
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H | 308 | Age at Death | 71 | Date of Birth | 07-16-1943 | |
HR | 39 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1968) |
Majors Svc Time | 10 years (142 games) |
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RBI | 166 | |||||
SB | 17 |
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | WAS | 65 |
249 |
17 |
44
|
6 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
12 |
48 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 6 | .463 |
.218 |
.245 |
.068 |
.177 |
|
1969 | WAS | 78 |
225 |
31 |
60
|
9 |
2 |
9 |
34 |
11 |
43 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 7 | .745 |
.301 |
.444 |
.178 |
.267 |
|
1970 | WAS | 60 |
198 |
19 |
51
|
8 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
14 |
37 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | 3 | .660 |
.312 |
.348 |
.091 |
.258 |
|
1971 | WAS | 71 |
220 |
19 |
47
|
5 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
6 |
52 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 | 6 | .563 |
.231 |
.332 |
.118 |
.214 |
|
1972 | WAS | 28 |
83 |
14 |
17
|
3 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 2 | .737 |
.256 |
.482 |
.277 |
.205 |
|
1973 | WAS | 11 |
15 |
0 |
3
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 1 | .550 |
.350 |
.200 |
.000 |
.200 |
|
1974 | WAS | 35 |
68 |
6 |
19
|
4 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | .780 |
.310 |
.471 |
.191 |
.279 |
|
1975 | WAS | 13 |
13 |
2 |
2
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .466 |
.312 |
.154 |
.000 |
.154 |
|
1976 | WAS | 12 |
24 |
5 |
6
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 2 | .796 |
.296 |
.500 |
.250 |
.250 |
|
1977 | WAS-PHI | 93 |
88 |
10 |
21
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
5 |
16 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1 | 2 | .697 |
.277 |
.420 |
.182 |
.239 |
|
1977 | WAS | 1 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 2.000 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
.000 |
1.000 |
|
1977 | PHI | 92 |
87 |
10 |
20
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
5 |
16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 2 | .683 |
.269 |
.414 |
.184 |
.230 |
|
1978 | PHI-CLE | 105 |
115 |
12 |
35
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
4 |
24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 0 | .745 |
.328 |
.417 |
.113 |
.304 |
|
1978 | PHI | 8 |
11 |
0 |
4
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .727 |
.364 |
.364 |
.000 |
.364 |
|
1978 | CLE | 97 |
104 |
12 |
31
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 0 | .747 |
.324 |
.423 |
.125 |
.298 |
|
1979 | CLE | 16 |
22 |
4 |
3
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .481 |
.208 |
.273 |
.136 |
.136 |
|
Total | 587 |
1320 |
139 |
308
|
40 |
9 |
39 |
166 |
72 |
257 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
11 | 30 | .639 |
.273 |
.366 |
.133 |
.233 |
Date | Transaction |
1979-11-01 | Joe Birdsall has retired from the Cleveland Majestics |
1979-08-10 | The Cleveland Majestics have promoted Steve Connolly to the major league team. The Cleveland Majestics have designated Joe Birdsall for assignment. |
1978-04-21 | The Cleveland Majestics have acquired Joe Birdsall from the waiver wire. |
1978-04-21 | The Cleveland Majestics have demoted Rich Spencer to the minor leagues. |
1978-04-11 | The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have designated Joe Birdsall for assignment. |
1977-05-19 | The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have acquired Joe Birdsall from the waiver wire. |
1977-05-19 | The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have demoted Don Jorgens to the minor leagues. |
1977-05-08 | The Washington Monuments have designated Joe Birdsall for assignment. |
1973-04-29 | The Washington Monuments have promoted Joe Birdsall to the major league team. |
1972-09-04 | The Washington Monuments have sent Joe Birdsall to the minors. |
1969-04-18 | The Washington Monuments have promoted Joe Birdsall to the major league team. The Washington Monuments have designated Cheeks Gumba for assignment. |
1969-03-31 | The Washington Monuments have sent Joe Birdsall to the minors. The Washington Monuments have sent Harry Smith to the minors. |
1968-07-06 | The Washington Monuments have promoted Joe Birdsall to the major league team. The Washington Monuments have designated Ted Smith for assignment. |