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Barry Zito League
8-10-2100
Joe Usher Relief Pitcher
Retired (1972, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.56 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 139-126 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
SV 215 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 03-01-1933
K 1585 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(104 games)
IP 2149.2
WHIP 1.24 Salary $0.55M Final Contract Year 1972
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val B 
Speed C+ Bunt D  Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 75% 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
1955 BOS
1
 11
23
23
0
0
0
 0
112.1
 138 88 86 3 53
73
1.70
6.89
1956 BOS
7
 6
60
0
0
0
17
 4
87.1
 90 48 42 0 36
62
1.44
4.33
1957 BOS
15
 7
56
0
0
0
1
 2
73.1
 49 16 15 1 23
58
0.98
1.84
1958 BOS
4
 6
58
0
0
0
22
 9
62.1
 58 22 18 0 18
53
1.22
2.60
1959 BOS
2
 8
62
0
0
0
45
 12
54.2
 70 33 32 0 18
38
1.61
5.27
1960 BOS
1
 6
60
1
0
0
39
 8
67.2
 73 40 36 1 22
46
1.40
4.79
1961 BOS
4
 0
58
0
0
0
47
 4
61.0
 55 10 9 0 17
46
1.18
1.33
1962 CHN
8
 6
66
0
0
0
30
 6
76.2
 70 24 22 0 20
52
1.17
2.58
1963 STL
18
 7
36
36
0
0
0
 0
212.2
 172 70 65 0 56
165
1.07
2.75
1964 STL
18
 6
36
36
0
0
0
 0
201.0
 167 81 74 1 62
138
1.14
3.31
1965 STL
16
 9
35
35
0
0
0
 0
209.1
 150 66 56 3 68
172
1.04
2.41
1966 STL
8
 10
35
35
0
0
0
 0
199.1
 188 82 77 0 49
159
1.19
3.48
1967 STL
8
 11
36
36
0
0
0
 0
208.0
 194 83 78 0 60
172
1.22
3.38
1968 STL
12
 12
36
36
1
1
0
 0
202.1
 188 91 79 2 57
151
1.21
3.51
1969 CIN
11
 9
31
28
3
0
0
 0
174.1
 156 78 75 2 59
118
1.23
3.87
1970 HOU
5
 11
65
3
0
0
10
 3
103.0
 117 64 60 0 47
63
1.59
5.24
1971 HOU
1
 1
30
0
0
0
4
 0
44.1
 53 27 27 0 15
19
1.53
5.48
2100
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
139
 126
783
269
4
1
215
 48
2149.2
 1988 923 851 13 680
1585
1.24
3.56
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Joe Usher has retired from the Chicago Cubbies
1972-03-31Joe Usher has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.55M per year for 1 year.
1971-03-29The Houston Lonestars have promoted Neal Baldwin to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team.
1971-03-29Joe Usher has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $2.5M per year for 1 year.
1970-03-30The Houston Lonestars have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Harvey Erickson to the major league team.
1970-03-30Joe Usher has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1969-07-17Joe Usher of the Cincinnati Red Legs is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1969-03-30The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team.
1969-03-30Joe Usher has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $6.0M per year for 1 year.
1968-09-27Joe Usher of the St. Louis Writers has thrown a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Red Legs.
1966-09-19Joe Usher of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1965-05-18Joe Usher of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1963-03-28The St. Louis Writers have promoted Al Casanova to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Frank Garvin to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Cliff Wanninger to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jerry Darwin to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Bobby Dotter to the major league team.
1963-03-28Joe Usher has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $8.15M per year for 6 years.
1962-03-29The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Bob Comstock to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Kid Meares to the major league team.
1962-03-29Joe Usher has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $7.0M per year for 1 year.
1961-05-31Joe Usher of the Boston Bravos is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1958-05-15Joe Usher of the Boston Irish Assassin is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1957-08-17Joe Usher of the Boston Irish Assassin is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1956-04-03Joe Usher of the Boston Irish Assassin is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1956-03-28The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Cliff Moss to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Felix Russell to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Al Pacella to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Bucky Bergman to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted John Clark to the major league team.
1955-10-13The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Joe Vosberg to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted John Blasingame to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Joe Usher to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Cliff Moss to the minors.
1955-06-15The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Herb Donovan to the minors.
1955-04-08The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Herb Donovan to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Joe Usher to the minors.
1955-04-01The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Swede Wilson to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have promoted Bob Norman to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Bill Swanson to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Jim Carlos to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Dave Wells to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Jason Lary to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Terry Bauta to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassin have sent Felix Russell to the minors.
1955-03-31The Boston Irish Assassins have sent Joe Usher to the minors. The Boston Irish Assassins have sent Bob Norman to the minors.
1955-03-29The Boston Irish Assassins have promoted Harry Anderson to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassins have promoted Wes Revering to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassins have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassins have promoted Bob Norman to the major league team. The Boston Irish Assassins have promoted Mike Williams to the major league team.
1955-03-25The Boston Irish Assassins have sent Joe Usher to the minors.
1954-10-23The Los Angeles Assassins have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Los Angeles Assassins have promoted Bob Norman to the major league team.