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Name Team Age
Joe Battle Retired (1968, Age 36) Died (2009, Age 77)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 9, Pick 142
(1950)		 RF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 13 years (82 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
C  D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 3/25/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.8 %) D  (17.4 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 BAL 145 480 33 109 22 7 3 37 36 82 0 0 6 .606 .285 .321 .227
1951 BAL 51 87 12 23 6 1 4 7 7 14 0 0 2 .821 .326 .494 .264
1952 BAL 106 150 18 31 4 0 4 12 15 22 0 0 1 .599 .286 .313 .207
1953 BAL 137 512 65 122 17 3 9 55 55 91 17 9 5 .649 .313 .336 .238
1954 BAL 135 472 59 120 24 4 7 48 43 79 16 9 3 .689 .322 .367 .254
1955 BAL 126 470 72 129 19 4 6 48 54 70 20 2 7 .718 .348 .370 .274
1956 BAL 146 548 56 132 16 5 13 69 51 91 18 4 2 .666 .307 .359 .241
1957 PHI 54 90 17 25 4 2 2 14 19 21 9 2 0 .833 .400 .433 .278
1958 PHI 92 263 39 82 11 4 4 40 19 49 11 8 4 .788 .358 .430 .312
1959 PHI 124 457 84 128 29 5 11 40 38 75 27 6 3 .773 .335 .438 .280
1960 PHI 125 351 47 101 26 2 9 46 25 56 6 6 1 .783 .332 .450 .288
1961 PHI 85 174 23 48 8 1 7 18 21 30 8 4 2 .808 .354 .454 .276
1962 PHI 137 413 57 112 18 9 9 36 43 67 18 9 3 .765 .341 .424 .271
1963 PHI 48 160 19 45 3 2 3 17 12 23 7 4 0 .709 .328 .381 .281
1964 PHI-DET 106 297 46 78 11 1 7 29 34 59 10 0 3 .718 .341 .377 .263
1965 DET 91 203 31 53 7 0 4 18 23 37 9 0 2 .688 .333 .355 .261
1966 DET 118 310 42 89 14 1 5 41 31 46 15 1 2 .739 .352 .387 .287
1967 DET-STL 79 180 25 41 5 2 4 17 19 30 11 4 1 .649 .305 .344 .228
1968 STL-KC 55 121 16 31 2 3 2 14 7 18 2 1 1 .680 .308 .372 .256
Total 1960 5738 761 1499 246 56 113 606 552 960 204 69 48 .710 .327 .383 .261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Joe Battle has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1968-07-08The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Joe Battle to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated William Jacobs for assignment.
1968-07-06The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1968-07-02The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Joe Battle.
1968-06-07The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted CeciIio Gabrielson to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1968-04-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have re-claimed Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1968-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Fred Myers to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1967-09-29The St. Louis Rough Riders have re-claimed Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1967-09-26The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1967-09-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Joe Battle to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Randy Belden for assignment.
1967-08-29The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Jim Huckleberry to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1967-07-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1967-07-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Edgar Botz to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1964-05-16A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Balco Boyz. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz receive Bill Warner, Jerry Robinson, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (DET) from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Joe Battle, Bob Danning, Sandy Franco.
1954-04-01The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Max Power to Joe Battle.
1951-07-30The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Max Power to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Steve Frey to the minors.
1951-03-01The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Steve Frey to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Max Power to the minors.
1950-04-04The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Joe Battle to Max Power.