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Name	Team	Age
Joe Backup	Retired (1978, Age 39)	Died (2019, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1 (1961)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League	0	17 years (64 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	B	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	9/24/1939
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	7
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)
A  (86.2 %)	A  (84.7 %)	B  (67.8 %)

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Year	League	Award
1967	NL	All Star Starter (2B)
1968	NL	All Star Reserve (2B)
1969	NL	All Star Starter (2B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Joe Backup has retired from the Boston Ball Boys
1978-08-19	The Boston Ball Boys have designated Joe Backup for assignment.
1977-07-31	Joe Backup of the Boston Ball Boys is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1976-04-27	The Boston Ball Boys have renamed Joe Reder to Joe Backup.
1975-06-01	Joe Reder of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1971-06-27	A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Fred Lloyd, Carl Arias, Gabby Carreon, Bernie Mowe, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Joe Reder, Teddy Carmike.
1966-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Bears and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Bud Capel from the Milwaukee Bears in exchange for Joe Reder.
1961-04-01	The New York Yankees have promoted Cesar Faneyte to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Joe Reder to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dave Baumann to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Britt Buckner to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Earl Honeycutt for assignment. The New York Yankees have sent Ken Huhn to the minors. The New York Yankees have designated Davy Guerrero for assignment. The New York Yankees have sent Gary Amalfitano to the minors.