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Name Team Age
Joe Cress Retired (1968, Age 38) Died (2003, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1948)		 RP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 15 years (20 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
C  A- C+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
D+ C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 3/6/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 2
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1952 BOS 3 7 16 13 0 0 0 0 74.0 89 57 50 1 33 51 1.65 6.08
1953 BOS 9 3 19 14 1 1 0 0 90.1 97 56 53 5 48 69 1.61 5.28
1954 BOS 10 13 54 20 0 0 0 0 164.0 163 94 91 9 82 118 1.49 4.99
1955 BOS 10 12 36 36 0 0 0 0 221.2 230 132 125 5 88 166 1.43 5.08
1956 BOS 9 11 29 29 3 0 0 0 189.2 186 109 89 5 78 145 1.39 4.22
1957 BOS 9 12 31 31 5 1 0 0 205.0 206 115 104 8 89 159 1.44 4.57
1958 BOS 11 10 41 23 3 1 0 2 160.0 187 104 97 6 76 107 1.64 5.46
1959 BOS 14 6 27 27 3 0 0 0 185.2 177 94 83 0 73 141 1.35 4.02
1960 BOS 13 7 26 26 3 1 0 0 178.1 155 86 79 8 70 128 1.26 3.99
1961 BOS 9 8 35 12 1 1 2 2 106.0 111 52 47 3 54 93 1.56 3.99
1962 BOS 2 12 21 21 1 0 0 0 131.1 151 86 72 5 57 103 1.58 4.93
1963 BOS 3 1 38 0 0 0 1 2 37.0 37 16 15 1 12 19 1.32 3.65
1964 BOS 8 5 50 0 0 0 2 2 61.0 49 18 14 0 20 49 1.13 2.07
1965 BOS 3 3 48 0 0 0 0 6 55.1 43 26 20 3 32 50 1.36 3.25
1966 BOS 6 10 66 0 0 0 5 12 71.0 74 31 27 1 34 62 1.52 3.42
1967 BOS 3 2 47 0 0 0 0 5 42.1 30 13 13 0 17 34 1.11 2.76
1968 BOS 1 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 15.1 18 10 7 0 5 9 1.50 4.11
Total 123 123 597 252 20 5 10 31 1988.0 2003 1099 986 60 868 1503 1.44 4.46
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Joe Cress has retired from the Boston Commons
1968-09-02The Boston Commons have promoted Joe Cress to the major league team. The Boston Commons have promoted Bob Howard to the major league team. The Boston Commons have promoted Bob Allen to the major league team.
1968-04-01The Boston Commons have designated Tony Hurtado for assignment. The Boston Commons have sent Roy Denny to the minors. The Boston Commons have designated Manuel Rosenthal for assignment. The Boston Commons have designated Steve Deshaies for assignment. The Boston Commons have designated Bob Howard for assignment. The Boston Commons have designated Joe Cress for assignment.
1967-05-07Joe Cress of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1965-04-08Joe Cress of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1958-07-25Joe Cress of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1954-03-25The Boston Commons have promoted Joe Cress to the major league team. The Boston Commons have sent Mike Nabholz to the minors.
1953-10-13The Boston Commons have sent Joe Cress to the minors.
1953-06-20The Boston Commons have promoted Joe Cress to the major league team. The Boston Commons have designated Joe Alexander for assignment.
1953-04-01The Boston Commons have promoted Snake Jenkins to the major league team. The Boston Commons have sent Joe Cress to the minors.
1953-04-01The Boston Commons have promoted Harry Higginbotham to the major league team. The Boston Commons have promoted Joe Cress to the major league team. The Boston Commons have designated Eddie Gentry for assignment. The Boston Commons have designated Luis Henderson for assignment.
1952-10-23The Boston Commons have promoted Eddie Gentry to the major league team. The Boston Commons have promoted Luis Henderson to the major league team. The Boston Commons have sent Joe Cress to the minors. The Boston Commons have sent Lew Burns to the minors.
1952-07-13Joe Cress of the Boston Commons is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1952-06-08The Boston Commons have promoted Joe Cress to the major league team. The Boston Commons have designated Jesus Fabrique for assignment.