Joe Altobelli

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 26, 1932 in Detroit, MI us

Died: March 3, 2021 in Rochester, NY

High School: Eastern HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 22-323d, 11,217th in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 29-128d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Joseph Salvatore Altobelli

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

257

.210

RBI

OBP

.277

SLG

.323

OPS

.600

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1951	19	CLE-min	D	140	598	598		204	40	19	8						.341	.341	.512	.853		306							DYB · FLOR
1952	20	CLE-min	A	128	436	436		118	9	7	2						.271	.271	.337	.608		147							REA · EL
1953	21	CLE-min	A	148	612	528	76	155	28	9	4	65	15		73	35	.294	.383	.403	.787		213		4	7				REA · EL
1954	22	CLE-min	AAA	149	605	551	73	158	31	10	6	79	4		41	59	.287	.338	.412	.750		227	10	4	4	5			INA · AA
1955	23	CLE-min	AAA	98	442	395	58	107	24	1	7	53	3		38	42	.271	.336	.390	.725		154	5	3	1	5			INA · AA
1955	23	CLE	AL	42	84	75	8	15	3	0	2	5	0	1	5	14	.200	.259	.320	.579	53	24	0	1	3	0	0	3/H

1956	24	CLE-min	AAA	145	586	528	69	134	18	10	19	81	8		36	67	.254	.307	.434	.740		229	18	7	9	6			INA · AA
1957	25	PIT-min	AAA	22	86	77	16	18	5	1	2	10	0		9	16	.234	.314	.403	.717		31		0	0	0			CLB · IL
1957	25	CLE	AL	83	97	87	9	18	3	2	0	9	3	2	5	14	.207	.253	.287	.540	48	25	1	1	2	2	0	3H/897

1958	26	CHW-min	AAA	133	506	463	60	133	24	4	12	74	3		34	57	.287	.333	.434	.767		201		0	5	4	5		INA · AA
1960	28	LAD-min	AAA	154	619	552	79	141	25	5	31	105	1	7	56	78	.255	.326	.487	.813		269		4	2	5			MTL · IL
1961	29	MIN-min	AAA	96	389	351	50	90	11	4	10	47	0		34	46	.256	.324	.396	.720		139		2	0	2	4		SYR · IL
1961	29	MIN	AL	41	109	95	10	21	2	1	3	14	0	0	13	14	.221	.312	.358	.670	76	34	2	0	0	1	0	7H/3
1962	30	LAD-min	AAA	141	578	502	81	136	23	7	13	67	3		72	63	.271	.362	.422	.784		212		1	0	3	6		OMA · AA
1963	31	BAL-min	AAA	97	357	315	45	77	13	0	15	44	0	1	39	41	.244	.328	.429	.756		135		1	0	2			ROC · IL
1964	32	BAL-min	AAA	122	386	345	35	86	11	1	11	52	0	6	36	45	.249	.319	.383	.702		132		1	1	3			ROC · IL
1965	33	BAL-min	AAA	117	444	393	51	116	11	3	20	59	0	4	44	59	.295	.371	.491	.862		193		4	2	1			ROC · IL
1966	34	BAL-min	AAA	25	66	60	5	14	5	0	1	5	0	0	4	13	.233	.303	.367	.670		22		2	0	0			ROC · IL
1967	35	BAL-min	AA	3	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.143	.222	.143	.365		1		0	0	1			ELM · EL
1970	38	BAL-min	AA	11	13	11	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	.364	.462	.364	.825		4			0	0	0		DFW · TL
3 Yrs				166	290	257	27	54	8	3	5	28	3	3	23	42	.210	.277	.323	.600	60	83	3	2	5	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	283	251	26	53	8	3	5	27	3	3	22	41	.210	.277	.323	.600	60	81	3	2	5	3	0

CLE (2 yrs)				125	181	162	17	33	6	2	2	14	3	3	10	28	.204	.256	.302	.558	50	49	1	2	5	2	0
MIN (1 yr)				41	109	95	10	21	2	1	3	14	0	0	13	14	.221	.312	.358	.670	76	34	2	0	0	1	0

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