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Cool Papa Bell League
5-5-2061
Joe Fishburn Third Base
Retired (1993, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 2099 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-15-1955
HR 222 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(33 games)
RBI 927
SB 309
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (6.9%) Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF B+ (73.6%) Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF F  (0.4%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (2.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1977 Away 44 145 13 29 3 0 2 8 15 30 3 1 5 .542 .280 .262 .062 .200
1977 Home 39 132 18 37 8 1 1 15 13 22 1 1 1 .721 .342 .379 .098 .280
1978 Away 66 280 34 81 14 1 9 30 22 60 5 5 2 .784 .341 .443 .154 .289
1978 Home 65 256 34 67 12 2 3 26 27 45 9 4 2 .696 .337 .359 .098 .262
1979 Away 70 277 42 91 13 3 5 34 30 43 3 4 6 .844 .393 .451 .123 .329
1979 Home 69 269 29 77 16 6 5 33 19 46 8 4 2 .781 .334 .446 .160 .286
1980 Away 70 270 31 67 9 2 6 37 30 46 2 4 16 .684 .321 .363 .115 .248
1980 Home 70 255 37 65 5 0 11 28 27 52 3 4 8 .729 .325 .404 .149 .255
1981 Away 66 213 27 59 13 1 2 24 20 56 8 3 5 .719 .343 .376 .099 .277
1981 Home 64 219 41 57 10 2 9 33 21 37 7 0 2 .772 .325 .447 .187 .260
1982 Away 62 233 25 67 6 1 5 23 23 45 16 6 5 .738 .352 .386 .099 .288
1982 Home 51 161 22 37 6 1 4 18 17 30 12 1 1 .654 .300 .354 .124 .230
1983 Away 63 222 31 60 15 0 4 38 19 43 14 5 1 .722 .331 .392 .122 .270
1983 Home 64 224 30 63 13 1 5 28 22 44 6 7 6 .762 .347 .415 .134 .281
1984 Away 71 272 56 85 18 3 11 43 32 57 21 3 3 .906 .384 .522 .210 .312
1984 Home 72 249 58 85 15 4 12 50 29 49 13 5 8 .989 .411 .578 .237 .341
1985 Away 75 289 55 78 19 4 8 27 28 50 14 3 4 .782 .335 .446 .176 .270
1985 Home 73 284 61 99 28 2 11 33 36 42 21 4 12 1.003 .425 .577 .229 .349
1986 Away 79 255 46 73 10 5 8 29 34 50 16 6 3 .828 .369 .459 .173 .286
1986 Home 76 248 55 77 12 2 12 40 35 53 14 7 1 .912 .392 .520 .210 .310
1987 Away 61 221 39 78 16 2 9 32 24 44 12 6 5 .980 .415 .566 .213 .353
1987 Home 66 218 41 55 12 4 8 24 26 37 7 6 2 .789 .335 .454 .202 .252
1988 Away 68 246 46 71 15 6 9 30 31 47 13 3 6 .881 .373 .508 .220 .289
1988 Home 70 233 41 57 5 5 6 24 26 39 10 4 1 .709 .323 .386 .142 .245
1989 Away 70 138 23 33 5 1 9 22 16 21 5 2 0 .806 .321 .486 .246 .239
1989 Home 67 137 26 34 5 0 10 25 16 26 6 2 1 .833 .329 .504 .255 .248
1990 Away 72 229 43 67 12 1 11 33 22 43 7 2 5 .854 .356 .498 .205 .293
1990 Home 68 220 34 67 9 0 8 36 17 42 3 0 7 .812 .357 .455 .150 .305
1991 Away 76 270 37 73 16 2 8 27 26 55 9 4 2 .770 .337 .433 .163 .270
1991 Home 69 248 38 67 10 0 4 16 22 44 14 5 6 .693 .335 .359 .089 .270
1992 Away 68 215 17 58 6 1 3 18 17 42 7 9 13 .672 .323 .349 .079 .270
1992 Home 68 203 30 53 13 4 3 31 21 33 13 5 6 .738 .329 .409 .148 .261
1993 Away 27 52 3 14 4 0 0 4 5 9 3 2 0 .679 .333 .346 .077 .269
1993 Home 27 59 7 18 3 0 1 8 12 17 4 2 3 .829 .423 .407 .102 .305
Total Away 1108 3827 568 1084 194 33 109 459 394 741 158 68 81 .788 .351 .437 .153 .283
Total Home 1078 3615 602 1015 182 34 113 468 386 658 151 61 69 .795 .351 .444 .163 .281
Total 2186 7442 1170 2099 376 67 222 927 780 1399 309 129 150 .791 .351 .440 .158 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Joe Fishburn has retired from the Boston Americans
1989-05-20Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota DareDevils is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1989-04-01Trade #1139255 has been completed between the Minnesota DareDevils and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Fritz Hegan from the Minnesota DareDevils in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1989-04-01The St. Louis Browns have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1988-09-13Joe Fishburn of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1988-08-23Trade #1132960 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Autoworkers. The Detroit Autoworkers receive Walter Drabowsky, Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 STL (Paul Tucker) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Joe Fishburn, Gene Bates, Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 DET (Hugo Guerra). Protest This Trade.
1988-08-20The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1987-08-27The Detroit Autoworkers have removed Joe Fishburn from the trade block.
1987-04-21Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1987-03-01The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1984-04-25Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-08-31Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1982-04-25Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1981-06-28A trade has been completed between the Detroit Autoworkers and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Jerry Mashore, Rube Jones, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 DET (Frank Williams) from the Detroit Autoworkers in exchange for Larry Look, Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-19A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Bill Burrows, Ralph Decker, Joe Fishburn from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Rabbit Renko, Fred Green. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-08Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota Savage Snowmen is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-05-12A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals receive Tom Garcia, Ping Stuart from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1978-09-20Joe Fishburn of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1977-09-09The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Dave Stephens to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Rocky McKnight for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Jeff Gilbert for assignment.
1977-07-17The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-04-18The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Sam Choteau for assignment.
1977-04-11The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ferris Long to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ed James to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-04-01The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Skeeter Hunt for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Hal Johnson for assignment.