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	2-6 / in Starts: 0-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (3-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
J DeMaestri	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	537	1	Apr 17	KCA	@	DET	W,2-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	538	3 (1)	Apr 20	KCA		CHW	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						C
3	539	5 (1)	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.05	-0.057	3.30	-0.11%	-0.48	C
4	540	7 (1)	Apr 25	KCA		CLE	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.17	-0.033	2.96	-0.05%	-0.37	C
5	541	9 (1)	Apr 27	KCA	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.17	-0.110	2.42	-0.14%	-1.11	C
May		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
6	542	14 (4)	May 5	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8	.98	0.015	2.03	0.02%	0.15	C
7	543	16 (1)	May 6 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,13-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PR C
8	544	22 (5)	May 13 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	6	.65	-0.068	1.49	-0.09%	-0.85	C
							2-6		14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154		.89	-0.253	2.09	-0.37%	-2.83

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