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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1973 LHP 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1973 RHP 9 30 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 .329 .229 .100 .000 .100
1974 LHP 62 162 35 1 1 0 5 14 27 .517 .282 .235 .019 .216
1974 RHP 102 337 81 7 4 1 30 31 46 .598 .304 .294 .053 .240
1976 LHP 13 25 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 .361 .241 .120 .000 .120
1976 RHP 37 87 26 6 2 0 7 15 9 .822 .408 .414 .115 .299
1977 LHP 16 32 9 2 1 1 8 5 3 .878 .378 .500 .219 .281
1977 RHP 37 99 21 2 0 1 8 10 16 .554 .291 .263 .051 .212
1978 LHP 32 66 19 3 0 2 12 12 6 .822 .397 .424 .136 .288
1978 RHP 71 125 33 5 3 2 12 11 18 .728 .328 .400 .136 .264
1979 LHP 35 72 17 3 1 1 5 2 11 .620 .273 .347 .111 .236
1979 RHP 75 187 44 3 0 2 21 20 31 .591 .308 .283 .048 .235
1980 LHP 52 109 30 6 3 0 7 20 13 .782 .397 .385 .110 .275
1980 RHP 98 266 75 10 3 3 32 45 28 .762 .386 .376 .094 .282
1981 LHP 41 86 27 5 1 0 7 8 15 .764 .368 .395 .081 .314
1981 RHP 80 160 43 10 2 1 14 20 23 .729 .354 .375 .106 .269
1982 LHP 28 54 12 1 1 0 4 7 6 .589 .311 .278 .056 .222
1982 RHP 75 162 38 4 2 2 23 27 22 .661 .340 .321 .086 .235
1983 LHP 26 49 16 1 0 2 11 3 3 .835 .365 .469 .143 .327
1983 RHP 81 209 52 14 0 1 22 27 30 .663 .333 .330 .081 .249
1984 LHP 28 55 13 1 1 1 5 12 7 .719 .373 .345 .109 .236
1984 RHP 71 130 37 4 0 2 17 32 19 .787 .426 .362 .077 .285
1985 LHP 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .167 .167 .000 .167
1985 RHP 10 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 .167 .083 .083 .000 .083
1986 LHP 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
1986 RHP 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 1.225 .625 .600 .200 .400
Total LHP 343 728 182 23 9 7 65 88 99 .669 .334 .335 .085 .250
Total RHP 749 1821 457 66 16 15 187 246 259 .670 .341 .329 .079 .251
Total 879 2549 639 89 25 22 252 334 358 .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.