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Kirby Puckett League
3-5-2080
Joe Darling Relief Pitcher
Retired (2003, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.96 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 16-22 Status Deceased (2058) Option Years 0  
SV 11 Age at Death 90 Date of Birth 08-19-1968
K 260 Drafted Round 3, Pick 37
(1991)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(74 games)
IP 402.1
WHIP 1.77
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance D-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity C+   Mentor Val B+
Speed D+ Bunt D+ Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1991 SF
0
 1
59
0
0
0
0
 0
67.0
 97 82 72 4 40
45
2.04
9.67
1992 SF
1
 4
59
0
0
0
0
 1
75.1
 119 87 71 2 27
44
1.94
8.48
1993 SF
0
 4
61
0
0
0
0
 2
60.1
 98 81 70 1 33
27
2.17
10.44
1995 SF-BRO-MIN
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
1.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
1996 MIN
3
 1
23
0
0
0
1
 2
37.0
 35 21 21 1 9
18
1.19
5.11
1997 MIN
3
 8
42
0
0
0
1
 8
51.1
 69 44 31 0 17
30
1.68
5.44
1999 MON
2
 3
19
0
0
0
0
 1
25.2
 39 20 17 0 11
26
1.95
5.96
2000 MON
1
 0
28
0
0
0
1
 0
33.1
 40 17 14 0 13
25
1.59
3.78
2001 MON
3
 0
14
0
0
0
1
 0
16.1
 15 4 3 0 4
12
1.16
1.65
2002 MON
3
 1
28
0
0
0
7
 1
32.2
 33 13 12 2 10
31
1.32
3.31
2003 MON
0
 0
1
0
0
0
0
 0
2.1
 2 0 0 0 0
2
0.86
0.00
2080
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
16
 22
335
0
0
0
11
 15
402.1
 547 369 311 10 164
260
1.77
6.96
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2003-11-01Joe Darling has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2003-04-18The Montreal Expos have promoted Paul Hoyt to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have waived Joe Darling.
1999-03-07The Montreal Expos have promoted Joe Darling to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Al Greene to the minors.
1999-03-07The Montreal Expos have renamed Mudcat Grant to Joe Darling.
1999-03-07The Montreal Expos have acquired Mudcat Grant from the waiver wire.
1998-04-01The Minnesota Twins have waived Mudcat Grant.
1996-07-05The Minnesota Twins have promoted Mudcat Grant to the major league team.
1996-04-15The Minnesota Twins have renamed Joe Darling to Mudcat Grant.
1996-03-07The Minnesota Twins have sent Randy Bush to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Doug Menze to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Kent Hrbek to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Joe Darling to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Pat Hentgen to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have sent Brian Harper to the minors. The Minnesota Twins have designated Mike Looper for assignment.
1995-09-12The Minnesota Twins have promoted Jack Welf to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Joe Darling to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Doug Menze to the major league team.
1995-09-07A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Bulldogs and the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins receive Tom Brunansky, Joe Darling, Brian Lake, Craig Brown, Bill Gordon, Draft Pick 1996 Round 1 SF (Jimmie Hall) from the Brooklyn Bulldogs in exchange for Bob Tewksbury, Dick Benitez, Draft Pick 1996 Round 2 MIN (Joe Cain), Draft Pick 1997 Round 1 MIN (Hank Foldberg).
1995-09-02The Brooklyn Bulldogs have acquired Joe Darling from the waiver wire.
1995-08-20The San Francisco Devils have waived Joe Darling.
1995-08-20The San Francisco Devils have sent Joe Darling down to the minors.
1995-03-01The San Francisco Devils have promoted Joe Darling to the major league team.
1993-10-13The San Francisco Devils have promoted Felix Andujar to the major league team. The San Francisco Devils have promoted Jim Bell to the major league team. The San Francisco Devils have sent Danny Altrock to the minors. The San Francisco Devils have sent Joe Darling to the minors.
1991-04-01The San Francisco Devils have promoted Joe Darling to the major league team. The San Francisco Devils have sent Pancho Finnvold to the minors.