Joe DeSa

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 27, 1959 in Honolulu, HI us

Died: December 20, 1986 in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Buried: Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery, Kaneohe, HI

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Damien HS (Honolulu, HI).

High School: Damien HS (Honolulu, HI)

Debut: September 6, 1980 (Age 21-041d, 14,377th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1985 (Age 26-068d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Joseph DeSa

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Relatives: Nephew of John Matias

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

.200

RBI

OBP

.241

SLG

.346

OPS

.587

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-14 / in Starts: 5-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	1 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	28 (17-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (14-9-5)

Most Driven In
Self	2
O GuillÃ©n	1
G Walker	1
H Baines	1
C Fisk	1
J Cruz	1
R Law	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
R Kittle	2
C Fisk	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	8	2 (1)	Apr 11	CHW	@	MIL	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						LF
2	9	10 (7)	Apr 21	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	7-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	2.58	0.188	3.21	0.14%	1.62	PH
3	10	11	Apr 22	CHW		MIL	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.76	-0.046	2.31	-0.04%	-0.25	PH
Aug		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	11	108 (96)	Aug 11	CHW		MIL	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.200	1.600	7	.27	0.079	.14	0.03%	0.98	1B
5	12	109	Aug 12	CHW		NYY	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.667	.889	7	.55	-0.055	.34	-0.02%	-0.90	1B
6	13	110	Aug 13	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.600	.800	7	1.82	-0.047	.83	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
7	14	112 (1)	Aug 15	CHW	@	MIL	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.545	.727	1	1.51	-0.039	.71	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
8	15	113	Aug 16	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.429	.629	6	1.05	-0.029	.43	-0.01%	-0.44	1B
9	16	114	Aug 17	CHW	@	MIL	W,12-7	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.467	.717	6	.90	0.074	.21	0.01%	0.91	DH
10	17	115	Aug 18	CHW	@	MIL	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.500	.816	6	.94	-0.033	.24	-0.01%	-0.21	DH
11	18	116	Aug 20	CHW		KCR	W,2-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.474	.774	1	5.52	-0.174	2.47	-0.05%	-0.82	PH
12	19	118 (1)	Aug 22	CHW		KCR	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.450	.736	1	.22	-0.006	.12	0.00%	-0.24	PH
13	20	120 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		TOR	L,3-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.391	.671	5	.51	-0.006	.09	0.00%	-0.33	1B
14	21	121	Aug 24	CHW		TOR	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.360	.619	6	.89	-0.043	.10	0.00%	-0.44	DH
15	22	122	Aug 25	CHW		TOR	W,5-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.346	.596	8	1.17	-0.029	.10	0.00%	-0.33	PH
16	23	123	Aug 26	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.300	.519	6	.99	-0.100	.10	-0.01%	-0.90	DH
17	24	126 (2)	Aug 29	CHW		TEX	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.243	.324	.567	6	1.28	0.044	.22	0.00%	0.31	1B
18	25	128 (1)	Aug 31	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.297	.522	6	.80	-0.061	.15	-0.01%	-0.53	1B
Sep/Oct		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
19	26	131 (2)	Sep 3	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.220	.289	.509	9	1.57	-0.039	.35	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
20	27	132	Sep 4	CHW	@	KCR	L,5-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.282	.496	1	2.53	-0.065	.40	-0.01%	-0.44	PH
21	28	133	Sep 5	CHW	@	TEX	W,11-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.282	.496	4						1B
22	29	135 (1)	Sep 7	CHW	@	TEX	W,3-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.209	.275	.484	9	1.26	-0.032	.06	0.00%	-0.17	PH
23	30	141 (5)	Sep 13	CHW	@	SEA	W,6-1	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.366	.593	7	1.71	0.094	.13	0.00%	2.68	PH
24	31	148 (6)	Sep 21	CHW		OAK	L,3-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.222	.357	.579	9	2.55	-0.059	.03	0.00%	-0.49	PH
25	32	153 (4)	Sep 26	CHW	@	OAK	W,11-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.222	.357	.579	4						1B
26	33	155 (1)	Sep 28	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.217	.349	.566	9	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
27	34	158 (2)	Oct 1	CHW	@	MIN	W,12-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.217	.349	.566	4						1B
28	35	160 (1)	Oct 3	CHW		SEA	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.364	.598	9	1.79	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
							14-14		48	44	5	8	2	0	2	7	3	1	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.234	.364	.598		1.14	-0.340	.37	0.01%	0.01

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