Joe Nolan

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: May 12, 1951 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwest HS (St. Louis, MO).

High School: Southwest HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: September 21, 1972 (Age 21-132d, 13,319th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 25, 1985 (Age 34-044d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Joseph William Nolan

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1983 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

1454

382

.263

156

RBI

178

OBP

.336

SLG

.378

OPS

.714

OPS+

Summary of 27 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
BAL	12
ATL	11
CIN	4

Platoon
vs RHP	26
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	12

Outs
1	11
2	9
0	7

16 Opps
MON	4
STL	3
MIL	3
SFG	2
SDP	2
DET	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
CAL	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
CLE	1

23 Pitchers
Steve Rogers	3
Moose Haas	2
John Montefusco	2
Jim Beattie	1
Joey McLaughlin	1
Tom Griffin	1
Don Sutton	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Mike Krukow	1
Dave Stieb	1
Roy Thomas	1
John D'Acquisto	1
Bruce Kison	1
Aurelio López	1
Jack O'Connor	1
Nino Espinosa	1
Rich Gossage	1
Jim Otten	1
Ray Burris	1
Jerry Ujdur	1
Chuck Porter	1
Silvio Martínez	1
Steve Renko	1

12 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	6
Memor. Stad (BAL)	5
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	17
7	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	3
123	2
--3	2
-23	1

40 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	19
1 on	5
2 on	1
3 on	2
Any on	8

Inning
2	5
3	2
4	6
5	1
6	3
7	4
8	3
9	1
Extra	2

1-3	7
4-6	10
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	1
Tied	6
-1	6
-2	4
-4..	6

Ahead	5
Tied	6
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	23
PH	4

OrderPos
6th	10
7th	7
8th	5
9th	3
5th	2

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-07-24	ATL	@	PIT	Bruce Kison	behind 2-3	t 7	1	---	1	9	PH	0.201	46%		Home Run (Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	1977-08-10 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	Tom Griffin	behind 0-1	t 8	0	---	1	8	PH	0.267	50%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1977-09-08	ATL		LAD	Don Sutton	behind 2-3	b 7	2	---	1	6	2	0.233	52%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1978-07-28 (1)	ATL		MON	Steve Rogers	behind 1-3	b 2	0	---	1	6	2	0.103	44%		Home Run
5	5	2	2	1978-07-28 (1)	ATL		MON	Steve Rogers	behind 3-4	b 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.135	56%		Home Run
6	6	3	1	1978-08-16	ATL	@	CHC	Mike Krukow	ahead 4-0	t 6	2	---	1	6	2	0.038	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	1978-09-08	ATL		SFG	John Montefusco	behind 1-5	b 4	1	1--	2	6	2	0.135	28%		Home Run; B. Horner Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1979-06-18	ATL		PHI	Nino Espinosa	behind 3-4	b 3	1	1--	2	5	2	0.212	65%		Home Run; J. Burroughs Scores
9	9	2	1	1979-06-25	ATL	@	SFG	John Montefusco	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	2	0.120	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	3	1	1979-06-28	ATL	@	SDP	John D'Acquisto	behind 2-6	t 8	1	--3	2	6	2	0.048	9%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Horner Scores
11	11	4	1	1979-07-06 (2)	ATL		STL	Roy Thomas	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	2	0.106	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1980-06-21	CIN		STL	Jim Otten	behind 1-3	b 6	2	---	1	7	2	0.129	31%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	2	1	1980-07-16	CIN		MON	Steve Rogers	behind 1-5	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	0.051	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	3	1	1980-08-19	CIN		STL	Silvio Martínez	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1	6	2	0.148	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1981-06-07	CIN		MON	Ray Burris	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.122	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1982-06-09	BAL	@	MIL	Moose Haas	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-23	3	8	2	0.185	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Dwyer Scores; C. Ripken Scores
17	17	2	1	1982-06-14	BAL		MIL	Moose Haas	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	1	8	2	0.110	41%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	3	1	1982-06-20	BAL	@	NYY	Rich Gossage	tied 3-3	t 11	1	1--	2	8	PH	0.420	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Rayford Scores
19	19	4	1	1982-07-03	BAL	@	DET	Jerry Ujdur	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	2	0.085	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	5	1	1982-07-19	BAL		CAL	Steve Renko	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	1	6	2	0.145	36%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	6	1	1982-08-24	BAL		TOR	Joey McLaughlin	tied 3-3	b 10	2	123	4	8	2	0.342	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; F. Rayford Scores; E. Murray Scores; C. Ripken Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1983-05-09	BAL		SEA	Jim Beattie	behind 0-5	b 5	2	---	1	9	2	0.036	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	2	1	1983-08-08	BAL		CLE	Rick Sutcliffe	behind 0-9	b 4	1	123	4	7	2	0.048	7%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Ripken Scores; J. Lowenstein Scores/unER; K. Singleton Scores
24	24	3	1	1983-09-03	BAL	@	MIN	Jack O'Connor	ahead 10-0	t 6	2	---	1	7	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	4	1	1983-09-21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	Aurelio López	ahead 6-3	t 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.021	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	5	1	1983-09-25	BAL	@	MIL	Chuck Porter	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	--3	2	7	2	0.069	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Singleton Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1984-04-18	BAL	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 0-7	t 8	1	---	1	9	PH	0.003	0%		Home Run