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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	KCA		DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	2	Apr 13	KCA		DET	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	5 (2)	Apr 17	KCA	@	DET	L,0-16	GS	41	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
4	6	Apr 18	KCA		CLE	L,9-11	CG	50	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
5	8 (1)	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,3-5	GF	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	C
6	9	Apr 23	KCA		CHW	L,6-29	GS	60	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
7	10	Apr 24	KCA		CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	11	Apr 26	KCA		BOS	W,8-7	CG	52	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
9	12	Apr 27	KCA		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	13	Apr 28	KCA		NYY	L,4-11	CG	49	9.0	5	3	1	9	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	17 (3)	May 3	KCA		BAL	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
12	18	May 4	KCA		BAL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
13	19	May 6	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	23 (3)	May 10	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-11	GS	33	6.0	3	3	0	6	0	C
15	24	May 11	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	25	May 12	KCA	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
17	27 (1)	May 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-3	GF	18	4.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
18	29 (1)	May 15 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-8	GS	26	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
19	30	May 17	KCA	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	34 (3)	May 22 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	35	May 22 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,6-10	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	36	May 24	KCA		DET	L,6-9	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	38 (1)	May 28	KCA		CLE	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	41 (2)	May 30 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	43 (1)	Jun 1 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
26	46 (2)	Jun 4	KCA		BOS	L,1-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
27	47	Jun 5 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,5-4	GS	28	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
28	49 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	KCA		WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
29	55 (5)	Jun 12 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
30	60 (4)	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
31	61	Jun 18	KCA	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
32	62	Jun 21	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
33	65 (2)	Jun 24	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
34	66	Jun 25	KCA	@	BAL	T,3-3	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	67	Jun 26 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	69 (1)	Jun 28	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS	26	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
37	70	Jun 29	KCA	@	CLE	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	71	Jul 1 (1)	KCA		DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
39	73 (1)	Jul 2	KCA		DET	W,11-10	CG	53	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
40	74	Jul 3	KCA		DET	W,9-8	CG	63	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	75	Jul 4 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
42	77 (1)	Jul 5	KCA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
43	78	Jul 6	KCA		CLE	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
44	79	Jul 7	KCA		CLE	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
45	80	Jul 8	KCA	@	DET	L,8-11	CG	49	10.1	6	0	1	7	0	C
46	81	Jul 9	KCA	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	82	Jul 10 (1)	KCA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	84 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,7-10	GS	33	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	86 (1)	Jul 15	KCA		BAL	L,5-8	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
50	88 (1)	Jul 17	KCA		WSH	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
51	89	Jul 18	KCA		WSH	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
52	90	Jul 19	KCA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
53	92 (1)	Jul 21	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
54	93	Jul 22	KCA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
55	94	Jul 23	KCA		NYY	W,8-7	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
56	95	Jul 24 (1)	KCA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
57	98 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
58	99	Jul 27 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GF	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	100	Jul 27 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
60	101	Jul 29	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
61	102	Jul 30	KCA	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
62	103	Jul 31 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	28	6.0	6	3	0	9	1	C
63	104	Jul 31 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,7-1	GS	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	105	Aug 2	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS	30	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
65	107 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
66	108	Aug 4	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
67	109	Aug 5	KCA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
68	110	Aug 6	KCA	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
69	111	Aug 7	KCA	@	BOS	L,12-16	GS	37	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
70	113 (1)	Aug 10	KCA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
71	114	Aug 11	KCA		CHW	L,1-14	CG	51	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	C
72	115	Aug 12 (1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-17	CG	51	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
73	116	Aug 12 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,5-6	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
74	117	Aug 13	KCA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
75	119 (1)	Aug 16	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	50	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
76	120	Aug 18 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
77	123 (2)	Aug 20	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
78	125 (1)	Aug 23	KCA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	126	Aug 24	KCA		WSH	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
80	127	Aug 25	KCA		BAL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
81	128	Aug 26	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
82	129	Aug 28	KCA		BOS	L,2-14	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
83	130	Aug 30	KCA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	132 (1)	Sep 2	KCA		DET	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	133	Sep 3	KCA		DET	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
86	134	Sep 4	KCA		DET	L,1-17	CG	56	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
87	136 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
88	137	Sep 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
89	139 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	140	Sep 9 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
91	141	Sep 10	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
92	143 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
93	144	Sep 13 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	51	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
94	146 (1)	Sep 14	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
95	147	Sep 16	KCA		CHW	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
96	148	Sep 17	KCA		CHW	L,8-12	GS	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
97	149	Sep 18	KCA		CHW	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
98	150	Sep 19	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	GS	22	6.0	7	2	0	9	2	C
99	152 (1)	Sep 21	KCA	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
100	154 (1)	Sep 24	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
							100gm		818.0	420	50	5	475	9