Joe Christopher

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands vi

Died: October 3, 2023 in Edgewood, MD

Buried: Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD

High School: St. Patricks HS (Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands)

Debut: May 26, 1959 (Age 23-164d, 11,641st in major league history)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 9, 1966 (Age 30-178d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Joseph O'Neal Christopher

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1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

1667

434

.260

224

RBI

173

OBP

.329

SLG

.374

OPS

.702

OPS+

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

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	23 (22)	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	24	May 13	PIT		CIN	W,13-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	25	May 14	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
4	26	May 16	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	49 (22)	Jun 10	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	55 (5)	Jun 17	PIT		STL	W,9-3	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	61 (5)	Jun 24	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	62	Jun 25 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	63	Jun 25 (2)	PIT		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	64	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
11	66 (1)	Jun 29	PIT		LAD	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
12	67	Jun 30	PIT		SFG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	69 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	PIT		SFG	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
14	70	Jul 2 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,9-0	CG	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	71	Jul 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	73 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	74	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	75	Jul 7	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
19	76	Jul 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	77	Jul 9	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	78	Jul 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	79	Jul 14	PIT	@	SFG	W,6-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	82 (2)	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
24	83	Jul 20	PIT		CHC	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	84	Jul 21	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	85	Jul 22	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	86	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	87	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	88	Jul 25	PIT		SFG	L,7-16	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	89	Jul 26	PIT		SFG	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	91 (1)	Jul 28	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	92	Jul 29	PIT		LAD	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	95 (2)	Aug 3	PIT	@	STL	W,19-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	99 (3)	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
35	101 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	102	Aug 8 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	103	Aug 9	PIT		STL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	104	Aug 10	PIT		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	112 (7)	Aug 17 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
40	113	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	39	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	114	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	118 (3)	Aug 24	PIT		MLN	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	120 (1)	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	121	Aug 27 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	122	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	127 (4)	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
47	128	Sep 3	PIT	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	129	Sep 4	PIT	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	135 (5)	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	136	Sep 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	137	Sep 12	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	149 (11)	Sep 26 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,8-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	150	Sep 27	PIT		SFG	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	151	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
55	152	Sep 29	PIT		CIN	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							55gm		410.2	80	3	2	85	1