Joe Astroth

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 187lb (175cm, 84kg)

Born: September 1, 1922 in East Alton, IL us

Died: May 3, 2013 in Boca Raton, FL

Buried: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL

High School: Wood River HS (Wood River, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: August 13, 1945 (Age 22-346d, 9,987th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 13, 1956 (Age 33-255d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Joseph Henry Astroth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

1579

401

.254

163

RBI

156

OBP

.334

SLG

.324

OPS

.658

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-8 / in Starts: 1-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 18 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	10 (5-3-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 18 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	11 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In
G Kell	1

Most Driven In By
M Smith	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	104 (103)	Aug 13	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	4.33	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.39	PH
2	2	105	Aug 15	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						C
3	3	107 (1)	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	124 (16)	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	L,1-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.26	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-1.52	C
5	5	129 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,6-15	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	8	.30	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.53	C
6	6	131 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	8	1.57	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
7	7	143 (11)	Sep 14	PHA		DET	L,0-1	5-GF(5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	7	1.37	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.20	C
8	8	148 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0			0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	7						C
9	9	151 (2)	Sep 23 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	8-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	7	1.25	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PR C
10	10	153 (1)	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-8	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	7						C
							2-8		18	17	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170		1.11	-0.299	.00	0.00%	-2.71

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