Joe Robinson (minors02)

Joseph J. Robinson

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
• High School Mineola High School (Garden City Park)

• Born 1948

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Biographical Information

Infielder Joe Robinson played in the minor leagues from 1967 to 1973, all in the organizations of the Kansas City Athletics/Oakland Athletics. He was drafted out of high school by Kansas City in the 7th round of the 1967 amateur draft and began his career that same year with the GCL Athletics. His career was mainly spent in Rookie Class and Class A, but he did make it to AA with the Birmingham A's in each of his final three seasons as a pro, including 66 games when he hit .214 in his final season, 1973.

He was the prototypical utility infielder, seeing significant playing time at the three classic infield positions - shortstop, second base and third base, as well as in the outfield. His best season as a hitter came in 1970 with the Burlington Bees of the Midwest League, where he hit .260 in 120 games, with 15 doubles. However, it was his glove that kept him in the game as he batted just .236 in his seven seasons, with only 15 homers.

After his playing career, he became a scout, based out of St. Louis, MO. He worked for many years for the Arizona Diamondbacks, signing a number of future major leaguers such as Brian Anderson, Evan Marshall, Rusty Ryal and Max Scherzer. Before that, he had worked for the Detroit Tigers, signing Sean Bergman, for the New York Yankees, signing Shea Morenz, Lyle Mouton and Stephen Randolph, and for the Houston Astros. He became Arizona's Amateur Scouting Supervisor in 2015. He was inducted in the Great Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association Hall of Fame.

Related Sites

• Press release by the Diamondbacks