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Jim Edmonds League 5-16-2163 |
| Joe Townsend |  Third BaseRetired (1981, Age 38) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .267 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .731 | Status | Deceased (2012) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1467 | Age at Death | 69 | Date of Birth | 07-14-1943 | |
| HR | 131 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 22 (1964) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (123 games) |
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| RBI | 667 | |||||
| SB | 39 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (97.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | (80.0%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | (82.6%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1972 | NL | Gold Glove (3B) |
| 1973 | NL | Gold Glove (3B) |
| 1976 | NL | All Star Reserve (1B) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1981-11-01 | Joe Townsend has retired from the Milwaukee Braves |
| 1980-07-31 | Joe Townsend of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1978-05-30 | Joe Townsend of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1976-08-24 | Joe Townsend of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 8 days. |
| 1975-08-13 | The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Joe Townsend from the waiver wire. |
| 1975-08-03 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Randy Stegelmeyer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Joe Townsend for assignment. |
| 1974-07-09 | Joe Townsend of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1973-09-11 | Joe Townsend of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Barney Lumpe for assignment. |
| 1968-07-02 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors. |
| 1968-05-31 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1967-08-13 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors. |
| 1967-07-22 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1967-04-21 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors. |
| 1967-04-10 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1966-07-13 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors. |
| 1966-03-25 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Walter Smith to Joe Townsend. |