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Name Team Age
Joe Townsend Retired (1981, Age 38) Died (2012, Age 69)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22
(1964)		 3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League 0 13 years (123 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 7/14/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 4
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (97.1 %) A- (82.6 %) A- (80.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1964 Minors 71.00 10 / 12 4 / 11 2 / 5 6 / 13 3 / 8 1 / 8 7 / 14 33 / 71
1964 Pos (2B) 38.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 38
1965 Minors 54.00 2 / 4 4 / 9 4 / 11 3 / 5 6 / 8 5 / 10 3 / 7 27 / 54
1965 Pos (2B) 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 4
1966 Minors 30.00 1 / 1 2 / 3 2 / 4 4 / 6 5 / 7 5 / 6 2 / 3 21 / 30
1966 Majors 12.56 90 5 0 0 / 2 0 / 5 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 12
1967 Minors 51.00 2 / 5 4 / 5 1 / 5 2 / 9 6 / 14 3 / 4 4 / 9 22 / 51
1967 Majors 5.19 29 3 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 5
1968 Minors 58.00 3 / 5 4 / 7 2 / 9 1 / 5 2 / 12 2 / 9 3 / 11 17 / 58
1968 Majors 6.99 28 10 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 6
1968 Pos (3B) 57.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 57
1969 Majors 39.85 162 54 0 1 / 5 5 / 10 1 / 4 1 / 6 3 / 5 0 / 5 2 / 4 13 / 39
1970 Majors 66.93 162 124 0 0 / 7 1 / 13 2 / 12 2 / 9 1 / 10 0 / 5 2 / 10 8 / 66
1971 Majors 67.18 162 139 0 4 / 8 3 / 12 2 / 8 3 / 6 2 / 9 4 / 13 1 / 11 19 / 67
1972 Majors 66.18 162 139 0 1 / 9 2 / 11 2 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 13 2 / 9 2 / 8 9 / 66
1973 Majors 59.13 144 124 18 1 / 9 2 / 9 3 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 12 0 / 6 8 / 59
1974 Majors 48.98 143 90 13 1 / 5 1 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 10 0 / 3 5 / 48
1975 Majors 41.33 153 54 0 2 / 6 2 / 3 2 / 9 3 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 8 10 / 41
1976 Majors 62.14 155 134 7 1 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 62
1977 Majors 57.17 162 137 0 0 / 7 -4 / 7 -1 / 6 -3 / 8 -5 / 10 -3 / 9 -2 / 10 -18 / 57
1978 Majors 51.58 140 121 22 -4 / 6 -7 / 8 -4 / 6 2 / 6 -4 / 5 0 / 13 -2 / 7 -19 / 51
1979 Majors 61.74 162 127 0 -3 / 8 -1 / 7 0 / 16 -4 / 5 -9 / 7 -2 / 9 -1 / 9 -20 / 61
1980 Majors 57.12 145 125 17 -2 / 11 -4 / 5 -4 / 7 -6 / 7 -5 / 7 -2 / 9 -1 / 11 -24 / 57
1981 Majors 26.18 162 27 0 -2 / 1 -5 / 1 -3 / 4 -8 / 9 -1 / 1 -3 / 5 -1 / 5 -23 / 26
Total 2161 1413 77 18 / 118 13 / 143 14 / 145 9 / 130 4 / 147 16 / 156 19 / 148 120 / 1086
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Joe Townsend has retired from the Milwaukee Braves
1980-07-31Joe Townsend of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1978-05-30Joe Townsend of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1976-08-24Joe Townsend of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1975-08-13The Milwaukee Braves have acquired Joe Townsend from the waiver wire.
1975-08-03The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Randy Stegelmeyer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Joe Townsend for assignment.
1974-07-09Joe Townsend of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1973-09-11Joe Townsend of the Pittsburgh Panthers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1969-04-01The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Panthers have designated Barney Lumpe for assignment.
1968-07-02The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors.
1968-05-31The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team.
1967-08-13The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors.
1967-07-22The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team.
1967-04-21The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors.
1967-04-10The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team.
1966-07-13The Pittsburgh Panthers have sent Joe Townsend to the minors.
1966-03-25The Pittsburgh Panthers have promoted Joe Townsend to the major league team.
1964-04-01The Pittsburgh Panthers have renamed Walter Smith to Joe Townsend.