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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
Bill Joss Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .670 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 639 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 04-12-1952
HR 22 Drafted Round 4, Pick 56
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(21 games)
RBI 252
SB 52
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L D+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt C  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (68.3%) Range C  WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.8%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (95.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1973 PIT
11
41
3
3
0
0
0
0
5
 15 0 0
0
 0 1
.247
.174
.073
.000
.073
1974 PIT
126
499
45
116
8
5
1
35
45
 73 1 0
10
 7 16
.572
.297
.275
.042
.232
1976 PIT
42
112
9
29
6
2
0
8
19
 11 1 0
1
 1 4
.719
.371
.348
.089
.259
1977 PIT
45
131
18
30
4
1
2
16
15
 19 1 0
2
 2 5
.634
.313
.321
.092
.229
1978 PIT
92
191
24
52
8
3
4
24
23
 24 1 0
2
 1 2
.762
.353
.408
.136
.272
1979 PIT
91
259
32
61
6
1
3
26
22
 42 2 2
5
 0 7
.599
.298
.301
.066
.236
1980 PIT
115
375
58
105
16
6
3
39
65
 41 2 0
7
 2 10
.768
.389
.379
.099
.280
1981 PIT
96
246
41
70
15
3
1
21
28
 38 1 1
3
 1 10
.741
.359
.382
.098
.285
1982 PIT
81
216
35
50
5
3
2
27
34
 28 0 2
5
 1 4
.644
.333
.310
.079
.231
1983 PIT
87
258
34
68
15
0
3
33
30
 33 1 3
5
 0 5
.696
.339
.357
.093
.264
1984 PIT
78
185
36
50
5
1
3
22
44
 26 0 0
11
 2 4
.767
.410
.357
.086
.270
1985 PIT
10
30
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
 7 0 0
0
 0 1
.200
.100
.100
.000
.100
1986 PIT-PHI-NYA
5
6
3
2
1
0
0
1
4
 1 0 0
1
 1 1
1.100
.600
.500
.167
.333
Total
879
2549
339
639
89
25
22
252
334
 358 10 8
52
 18 70
.670
.339
.331
.080
.251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Bill Joss has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1986-09-03The New York Cannibals have waived Bill Joss.
1986-09-03The New York Cannibals have acquired Bill Joss from the waiver wire.
1986-08-11The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Buddy Osborn from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Bill Joss.
1986-07-24The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have acquired Bill Joss from the waiver wire.
1986-04-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Bill Joss.
1986-04-11The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Striker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Bill Joss for assignment.
1985-04-20Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1984-09-29Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1979-05-01Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1976-06-23Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1976-05-31Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1976-04-21The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Joss to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marino Nekola to the minors.
1975-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted George Stafford to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Joss to the minors.
1974-09-13Bill Joss of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1974-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted James Farmer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Joss to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Julio Dean to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jeff Gonzalez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Chet Vukovich for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Orlando Temple for assignment.
1973-04-14The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Norberto Kirk to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Joss to the minors.
1973-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marv Tomer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Joss to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Cullen Walsh to the major league team.
1970-09-12The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Bill Joss from the waiver wire.
1970-09-02The Cincinnati Cubs have waived Bill Joss.