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Luis Josephson Right Field
Retired (1977, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .762 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 2136 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 06-03-1938
HR 270 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1956)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(125 games)
RBI 1124
SB 188 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1977
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF C- (31.5%) Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 38 42 9 4 0 2 9 6 8 .765 .312 .452 .238 .214
1962 RHP 137 416 111 20 2 8 39 40 89 .717 .335 .382 .115 .267
1963 LHP 65 143 39 2 0 5 12 20 26 .754 .362 .392 .119 .273
1963 RHP 145 464 107 16 4 7 50 51 93 .638 .310 .328 .097 .231
1964 LHP 70 165 33 6 2 4 7 14 32 .596 .263 .333 .133 .200
1964 RHP 143 455 115 17 3 15 74 49 93 .728 .326 .402 .149 .253
1965 LHP 58 128 33 2 1 2 12 13 21 .660 .324 .336 .078 .258
1965 RHP 150 510 139 21 3 20 60 59 95 .791 .347 .443 .171 .273
1966 LHP 79 182 48 9 0 3 25 22 29 .704 .341 .363 .099 .264
1966 RHP 136 445 124 25 2 19 60 38 76 .807 .335 .472 .193 .279
1967 LHP 77 166 46 11 2 9 24 17 28 .873 .342 .530 .253 .277
1967 RHP 141 431 132 20 2 14 65 46 86 .830 .371 .459 .153 .306
1968 LHP 90 221 68 9 2 11 37 30 41 .907 .391 .516 .208 .308
1968 RHP 142 442 122 15 6 27 80 44 87 .865 .345 .520 .244 .276
1969 LHP 94 255 69 12 2 7 29 24 49 .747 .331 .416 .145 .271
1969 RHP 130 373 103 15 4 15 68 35 73 .794 .336 .458 .182 .276
1970 LHP 85 222 70 6 3 9 34 22 43 .867 .376 .491 .176 .315
1970 RHP 131 383 105 20 4 14 59 46 83 .814 .357 .457 .183 .274
1971 LHP 96 236 53 7 4 7 32 31 39 .694 .317 .377 .153 .225
1971 RHP 127 338 94 20 1 10 52 46 76 .799 .367 .432 .154 .278
1972 LHP 74 185 50 8 2 6 22 17 30 .769 .337 .432 .162 .270
1972 RHP 114 342 93 6 0 11 52 44 55 .741 .355 .386 .114 .272
1973 LHP 84 190 40 4 0 3 22 26 42 .586 .307 .279 .068 .211
1973 RHP 128 377 103 18 4 8 62 32 77 .737 .331 .406 .133 .273
1974 LHP 67 131 34 9 3 5 29 21 30 .846 .357 .489 .229 .260
1974 RHP 123 357 98 13 3 13 50 38 61 .781 .344 .437 .162 .275
1975 LHP 32 34 6 3 0 0 8 5 5 .540 .275 .265 .088 .176
1975 RHP 108 344 81 9 0 15 47 39 76 .704 .312 .392 .157 .235
1976 LHP 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .543 .400 .143 .000 .143
1976 RHP 15 26 6 4 0 0 2 1 8 .644 .259 .385 .154 .231
1977 LHP 3 7 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 1.357 .500 .857 .429 .429
1977 RHP 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .083 .083 .000 .083
Total LHP 1015 2314 602 92 21 74 304 272 424 .752 .338 .414 .154 .260
Total RHP 1882 5715 1534 239 38 196 820 608 1131 .766 .340 .426 .158 .268
Total 2169 8029 2136 331 59 270 1124 880 1555 .762 .339 .423 .157 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Luis Josephson has retired from the Houston Lone Star Beers
1976-05-05The Houston Lone Star Beers have promoted Luis Josephson to the major league team. The Houston Lone Star Beers have sent Broderick Terry to the minors.
1976-03-31Luis Josephson has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $0.5M per year for 2 years.
1975-03-31The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Dave Shoun to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Luis Josephson to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jack Puckett to the major league team.
1975-03-31Luis Josephson has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $1.2M per year for 1 year.
1974-07-31Luis Josephson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1972-08-24Luis Josephson of the Detroit Blazers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1967-09-19A trade has been completed between the Detroit Blazers and the San Diego Lollipops. The San Diego Lollipops receive Charlie Traber, Brian Phelps, Paul Melendez, Jay McCatty, Draft Pick 1968 Round 3 DET (Dick McCament), Draft Pick 1968 Round 2 DET (Ray Johnson) from the Detroit Blazers in exchange for Don Saenz, Luis Josephson, Speed Kroner. Protest This Trade.
1967-09-12The San Diego Lollipops have placed Luis Josephson on the trade block.
1967-03-29The San Diego Lollipops have promoted Al Smith to the major league team. The San Diego Lollipops have promoted Luis Josephson to the major league team.
1967-03-29Luis Josephson has signed with the San Diego Lollipops for $6.0M per year for 8 years.
1966-04-01A trade has been completed between the San Diego Lollipops and the Miami Jugadores. The Miami Jugadores receive Willie Burg, Freddy DiMaggio from the San Diego Lollipops in exchange for Masanori Boitano, Luis Josephson, Draft Pick 1967 Round 1 MIA (Burt Drake). Protest This Trade.
1962-03-30The Los Angeles Storm have promoted Cap Poepping to the major league team. The Los Angeles Storm have promoted Deion Thomas to the major league team. The Los Angeles Storm have promoted Luis Josephson to the major league team.
1958-03-28A trade has been completed between the Arizona Heat and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive Hank Johnson, Myron Kirk, Rube Small, Daryl Koster from the Arizona Heat in exchange for John Buzhardt, Larry Miller, Pete Kerr, Luis Josephson, Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 WAS (Bill McElroy), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 OAK (Ben Wickersham).
1957-03-31The Oakland Senators have promoted Rick Naktenis to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Luis Josephson to the minors.
1957-03-29The Oakland Senators have promoted Luis Josephson to the major league team.
1957-03-29The Oakland Senators have promoted Mark Ferris to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Conrad Bradley to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Bucky Bergman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have promoted Lou Nieman to the major league team. The Oakland Senators have sent Luis Josephson to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Bob Powers to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent John Buzhardt to the minors. The Oakland Senators have sent Greg Long to the minors.
1957-03-28The Oakland Senators have promoted Luis Josephson to the major league team.
1956-07-05A trade has been completed between the Boston Irish Assassin and the Oakland Senators. The Oakland Senators receive Hod Barnhart, Chet Sanders, Billy Fitzke, Bucky Bergman, Charlie Schulte, Luis Josephson, Draft Pick 1959 Round 2 BOS (Dutch Marsh), Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 BOS (Skeeter Miller), Draft Pick 1958 Round 2 OAK (Jack LeMay), Draft Pick 1957 Round 2 OAK (Luis Coco), Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 OAK (Danny Moose) from the Boston Irish Assassin in exchange for Hanley Varga, John Keeler.
1954-10-19A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Assassins and the Arizona Heat. The Arizona Heat receive Draft Pick - 1955 Round 5 (LAA) from the Los Angeles Assassins in exchange for Dick Taff, Draft Pick 1956 Round 1 ARI (Luis Josephson).