Joe Strain

Joseph Allan Strain

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 169 lb.
• School University of Northern Colorado
• High School George Washington High School (Denver)
• Debut June 28, 1979
• Final Game June 2, 1981
• Born April 30, 1954 in Denver, CO USA

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Biographical Information

Joe Strain was on Team USA in the 1975 Pan American Games, winning the Silver Medal. He started out in the minors hitting .333 for the Great Falls Giants in 1976, and followed that up with a .338 batting average for the Fresno Giants in 1977. He hit around .300 for the Phoenix Giants in each of 1978 and 1979. In 1982 he hit .293 for the Iowa Cubs.

He managed for seven years in the Northwest League. He later scouted for the San Francisco Giants from 1990 to 2018, signing Sergio Romo.

Strain taught at Cherry Creek High School from 1983 to 2003 and coached the basketball team from 1986 to 2002.

In 2019 Strain became an assistant coach for Metropolitan State University of Denver, where his son Ryan Strain is the head coach.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1985	Everett Giants	Northwest League	40-34	1st (t)	San Francisco Giants	League Champs
1986	Everett Giants	Northwest League	40-34	4th	San Francisco Giants
1987	Everett Giants	Northwest League	49-26	2nd	San Francisco Giants	Lost League Finals
1988	Everett Giants	Northwest League	42-34	3rd (t)	San Francisco Giants
1989	Everett Giants	Northwest League	31-44	8th	San Francisco Giants
2003	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Northwest League	43-33	3rd	San Francisco Giants
2004	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Northwest League	37-39	6th	San Francisco Giants

Related Sites

• Metropolitan State University of Denver bio