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Cool Papa Bell League
5-3-2061
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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1976 Minors 21 66.00 4 / 9 4 / 6 2 / 12 0 / 2 3 / 9 17 / 19 6 / 9 36 / 66
1977 Minors 22 17.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 4 3 / 4 5 / 17
1977 Majors 22 42.64 109 70 0 1 / 4 2 / 6 1 / 4 2 / 7 0 / 3 6 / 9 3 / 9 15 / 42
1978 Majors 23 63.60 152 131 10 3 / 8 6 / 14 6 / 7 4 / 11 7 / 8 7 / 10 3 / 5 36 / 63
1979 Majors 24 62.60 162 139 0 1 / 9 3 / 9 2 / 7 2 / 6 5 / 8 4 / 11 4 / 12 21 / 62
1980 Majors 25 58.99 162 137 0 2 / 7 3 / 6 1 / 4 3 / 8 5 / 10 3 / 12 3 / 11 20 / 58
1981 Majors 26 51.93 145 99 17 2 / 6 3 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 4 1 / 6 1 / 11 5 / 8 13 / 51
1982 Majors 27 50.13 127 97 35 0 / 5 2 / 11 1 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 13 0 / 4 2 / 8 6 / 50
1983 Majors 28 57.94 142 108 20 0 / 10 3 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 5 3 / 57
1984 Majors 29 62.97 154 125 8 1 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 12 0 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 10 3 / 62
1985 Majors 30 66.55 162 132 0 0 / 13 0 / 9 1 / 16 1 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 4 2 / 7 4 / 66
1986 Majors 31 62.46 162 125 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 62
1987 Majors 32 53.25 135 110 27 0 / 11 0 / 3 1 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 10 3 / 53
1988 Majors 33 59.23 146 120 16 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 59
1989 Majors 34 41.91 144 51 18 -2 / 9 -6 / 5 1 / 5 -3 / 8 -8 / 7 -1 / 6 -4 / 1 -23 / 41
1990 Majors 35 58.30 162 98 0 -2 / 11 -5 / 6 -4 / 10 0 / 3 -5 / 9 -1 / 13 -1 / 6 -18 / 58
1991 Majors 36 63.64 162 114 0 -2 / 15 -1 / 12 -2 / 6 -2 / 12 0 / 3 -3 / 8 -2 / 7 -12 / 63
1992 Majors 37 55.68 162 115 0 -4 / 10 -6 / 7 -2 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 11 -3 / 6 -1 / 6 -16 / 55
1993 Majors 38 31.33 162 28 0 -6 / 3 -4 / 5 -4 / 4 -2 / 4 -5 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 -21 / 31
Total 2550 1799 151 -2 / 154 5 / 149 5 / 139 6 / 136 5 / 140 33 / 162 24 / 136 76 / 1016
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.