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Ted Williams League
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Josh Straton Relief Pitcher
Retired (1963, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.96 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 13-10 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
SV 10 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 10-10-1929
K 199 Drafted Round 3, Pick 39
(1951)
Majors Svc Time 7 years
(84 games)
IP 293.2
WHIP 1.57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L Endurance   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val C-
Speed C- Bunt Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1951 Minors 22 21.00 1 / 1 2 / 11 3 / 9 6 / 21
1952 Minors 23 44.00 2 / 5 5 / 17 6 / 22 13 / 44
1953 Minors 24 35.00 0 / 2 3 / 17 7 / 16 10 / 35
1954 Minors 25 24.00 1 / 2 4 / 18 0 / 4 5 / 24
1954 Majors 25 10.50 36 0 0 0 / 0 2 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 10
1955 Minors 26 14.00 0 / 0 1 / 5 0 / 9 1 / 14
1955 Majors 26 21.07 86 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 13 1 / 8 2 / 21
1956 Minors 27 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2
1956 Majors 27 32.20 144 0 0 0 / 2 2 / 19 2 / 11 4 / 32
1957 Minors 28 27.00 0 / 1 1 / 13 2 / 13 3 / 27
1957 Majors 28 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1958 Majors 29 43.14 161 5 0 0 / 8 0 / 20 1 / 15 1 / 43
1959 Majors 30 16.60 145 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 6 2 / 10 3 / 16
1960 Majors 31 14.56 162 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 14
1961 Majors 32 8.44 162 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 8
1962 Majors 33 6.46 122 0 29 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 6
1963 Majors 34 15.39 162 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 7 1 / 8 1 / 15
Total 1180 5 29 4 / 21 24 / 170 26 / 141 54 / 332
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Josh Straton has retired from the Detroit Losers
1962-08-17Josh Straton of the Detroit Losers is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1959-04-20The Detroit Losers have acquired Josh Straton from the waiver wire.
1959-04-01The Philadelphia Newshounds have promoted Rafael Collier to the major league team. The Philadelphia Newshounds have designated Josh Straton for assignment.
1959-04-01The Philadelphia Newshounds have acquired Josh Straton from the waiver wire.
1958-10-01The St. Louis Browns have designated Josh Straton for assignment.
1957-09-05The St. Louis Browns have promoted Josh Straton to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Jeff Schlueter to the minors.
1956-09-12The St. Louis Browns have sent Johnny Piatt to the minors. The St. Louis Browns have sent Josh Straton to the minors.
1955-09-05The St. Louis Browns have promoted Josh Straton to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Alonzo "Salty Dog" Selkirk to the minors.
1955-09-04The St. Louis Browns have promoted Don Santiago to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Josh Straton to the minors.
1955-06-25The St. Louis Browns have promoted Josh Straton to the major league team. The St. Louis Browns have sent Vince Fairbank to the minors.
1954-05-31The St. Louis Browns have sent Josh Straton to the minors.
1954-04-19The St. Louis Browns have promoted Josh Straton to the major league team.
1951-04-01The St. Louis Browns have renamed Josh Straker to Josh Straton.