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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1966 AHP 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 .476 .333 .143 .143
1966 HHP 10 23 6 2 0 0 4 0 5 .609 .261 .348 .261
1966 LHP 5 11 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .364 .182 .182 .182
1966 RHP 11 19 5 2 0 0 3 2 5 .702 .333 .368 .263
1967 AHP 7 15 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 .694 .294 .400 .200
1967 HHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1967 LHP 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .200 .000 .000
1967 RHP 7 12 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 .808 .308 .500 .250
1968 AHP 5 19 6 0 0 1 5 3 1 .883 .409 .474 .316
1968 HHP 5 21 7 2 1 0 3 1 4 .887 .364 .524 .333
1968 LHP 6 20 7 2 1 1 7 0 2 1.050 .350 .700 .350
1968 RHP 8 20 6 0 0 0 1 4 3 .717 .417 .300 .300
1969 AHP 33 120 29 9 0 1 8 16 25 .673 .331 .342 .242
1969 HHP 27 89 20 2 1 2 8 8 18 .626 .289 .337 .225
1969 LHP 20 37 9 1 0 1 4 5 8 .685 .333 .351 .243
1969 RHP 51 172 40 10 1 2 12 19 35 .646 .309 .337 .233
1970 AHP 64 232 57 15 3 1 27 27 51 .674 .324 .349 .246
1970 HHP 65 230 62 6 2 5 38 22 48 .714 .336 .378 .270
1970 LHP 49 74 18 3 0 2 7 7 18 .690 .325 .365 .243
1970 RHP 119 388 101 18 5 4 58 42 81 .694 .331 .363 .260
1971 AHP 69 261 71 10 2 2 37 30 42 .690 .341 .349 .272
1971 HHP 70 247 68 12 3 2 30 26 44 .714 .342 .372 .275
1971 LHP 73 141 44 12 1 1 15 16 23 .810 .377 .433 .312
1971 RHP 128 367 95 10 4 3 52 40 63 .660 .328 .332 .259
1972 AHP 69 263 79 10 1 6 38 27 45 .782 .368 .414 .300
1972 HHP 70 252 58 5 1 9 34 24 45 .661 .296 .365 .230
1972 LHP 72 141 37 5 1 7 21 15 25 .794 .333 .461 .262
1972 RHP 122 374 100 10 1 8 51 36 65 .696 .333 .364 .267
1973 AHP 63 269 70 14 2 4 32 25 44 .693 .321 .372 .260
1973 HHP 61 242 68 9 2 7 27 28 53 .779 .358 .421 .281
1973 LHP 70 146 41 6 3 1 16 12 37 .719 .335 .384 .281
1973 RHP 112 365 97 17 1 10 43 41 60 .740 .340 .400 .266
1974 AHP 58 188 47 9 3 5 18 11 44 .703 .294 .410 .250
1974 HHP 61 170 36 6 1 1 14 23 27 .581 .304 .276 .212
1974 LHP 48 83 20 4 1 2 13 14 14 .732 .347 .386 .241
1974 RHP 102 275 63 11 3 4 19 20 57 .617 .283 .335 .229
1975 AHP 52 121 31 4 1 5 12 7 23 .732 .302 .430 .256
1975 HHP 51 134 42 6 0 6 25 11 26 .862 .370 .493 .313
1975 LHP 33 69 21 4 0 3 9 5 19 .853 .360 .493 .304
1975 RHP 90 186 52 6 1 8 28 13 30 .782 .330 .452 .280
1976 AHP 67 274 87 10 3 9 39 23 42 .846 .371 .474 .318
1976 HHP 67 262 79 13 2 12 44 30 51 .878 .374 .504 .302
1976 LHP 77 171 48 5 2 3 15 18 36 .735 .349 .386 .281
1976 RHP 116 365 118 18 3 18 68 35 57 .921 .384 .537 .323
1977 AHP 70 261 59 12 4 7 25 30 49 .686 .303 .383 .226
1977 HHP 69 256 65 12 1 5 26 26 51 .690 .323 .367 .254
1977 LHP 65 147 30 6 0 1 6 11 35 .523 .258 .265 .204
1977 RHP 114 370 94 18 5 11 45 45 65 .752 .333 .419 .254
1978 AHP 62 233 75 11 4 9 33 21 38 .900 .380 .519 .322
1978 HHP 59 207 58 7 2 7 27 21 24 .781 .346 .435 .280
1978 LHP 57 127 46 6 3 2 10 8 18 .904 .400 .504 .362
1978 RHP 105 313 87 12 3 14 50 34 44 .820 .351 .470 .278
1979 AHP 64 242 62 11 2 5 20 22 48 .697 .317 .380 .256
1979 HHP 68 235 54 8 3 7 23 25 46 .681 .303 .379 .230
1979 LHP 58 131 34 4 3 2 8 17 35 .726 .345 .382 .260
1979 RHP 107 346 82 15 2 10 35 30 59 .675 .296 .379 .237
1980 AHP 64 263 81 11 2 5 30 23 54 .785 .363 .422 .308
1980 HHP 61 246 59 8 4 6 27 15 40 .664 .286 .378 .240
1980 LHP 53 147 42 7 1 2 18 4 26 .706 .318 .388 .286
1980 RHP 110 362 98 12 5 9 39 34 68 .736 .330 .406 .271
1981 AHP 15 52 8 1 0 0 0 5 8 .401 .228 .173 .154
1981 HHP 17 55 19 3 0 1 8 5 11 .855 .400 .455 .345
1981 LHP 10 22 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .399 .217 .182 .182
1981 RHP 26 85 23 4 0 1 7 9 15 .693 .340 .353 .271
Total AHP 768 2820 766 127 27 61 329 273 518 .736 .336 .401 .272
Total HHP 762 2670 701 101 23 70 338 265 493 .726 .330 .396 .263
Total LHP 699 1471 403 65 16 28 151 134 304 .733 .336 .397 .274
Total RHP 1328 4019 1064 163 34 103 516 404 707 .731 .332 .399 .265
Total 1530 5490 1467 228 50 131 667 538 1011 .731 .333 .399 .267
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.