Joe Strain

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 169lb (178cm, 76kg)

Born: April 30, 1954 in Denver, CO us

School: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)

Debut: June 28, 1979 (Age 25-059d, 14,192nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 2, 1981 (Age 27-033d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Joseph Allan Strain

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

520

130

.250

RBI

OBP

.292

SLG

.289

OPS

.581

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-42 / in Starts: 25-40
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	54 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 285 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	154 (74-57-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 285 PAs	31
Avg. Runners on Base	176 (86-59-30)

Most Driven In
B North	4
J Montefusco	2
D Littlejohn	1
Self	1
M Sadek	1
M Hill	1
G Johnston	1
M Ivie	1

Most Driven In By
D Evans	8
J Clark	6
M Ivie	6
T Whitfield	2
W McCovey	2
Self	1
M Venable	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	75 (74)	Jun 28	SFG		HOU	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.02	-0.076	1.90	-0.08%	-0.89	2B
2	2	76	Jun 29	SFG		CIN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	2	.71	0.100	.82	0.07%	0.85	2B
3	3	77	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	2	1.43	-0.046	1.63	-0.03%	-0.17	2B
Jul		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	78	Jul 1 (1)	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	2	.72	-0.073	.64	-0.04%	-0.75	2B
5	5	80 (1)	Jul 3	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	2	.70	-0.045	.63	-0.02%	-0.40	2B
6	6	81	Jul 4	SFG	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	2	.94	-0.058	.67	-0.03%	0.01	2B
7	7	82	Jul 5	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.185	.392	2	.99	-0.129	.55	-0.04%	-1.77	2B
8	8	83	Jul 6	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.188	.393	2	.84	0.027	.46	0.01%	0.17	2B
9	9	84	Jul 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.256	.270	.527	2	1.40	0.116	.56	0.03%	1.12	2B
10	10	85	Jul 8	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.295	.317	.613	2	.98	0.112	.57	0.04%	1.03	2B
11	11	86	Jul 9	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.306	.311	.617	2	1.65	-0.179	.89	-0.06%	-1.10	2B
12	12	87	Jul 10	SFG	@	MON	W,11-7	CG(13)	7	7	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.304	.365	.669	2	2.23	0.155	1.13	0.05%	0.23	2B
13	13	88	Jul 11	SFG	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.357	.657	2	1.11	-0.080	.71	-0.03%	-0.62	2B
14	14	89	Jul 12	SFG	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.279	.323	.377	.700	2	.52	-0.004	.42	0.00%	-0.03	2B
15	15	90	Jul 13 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	L,6-7	GS-7	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.348	.400	.748	2	.97	0.117	1.02	0.07%	1.19	2B
16	16	94 (3)	Jul 19	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.356	.406	.762	2	.70	0.041	.68	0.02%	0.26	2B
17	17	95	Jul 20	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.342	.389	.731	2	1.61	-0.100	2.00	-0.08%	-0.80	2B
18	18	96	Jul 21	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.350	.387	.737	2	.60	0.103	.66	0.07%	0.71	2B
19	19	97	Jul 22 (1)	SFG		MON	W,8-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.353	.380	.733	2	.34	0.022	.45	0.02%	0.47	2B
20	20	98	Jul 22 (2)	SFG		MON	L,5-15	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.310	.356	.381	.737	2	.91	-0.103	1.40	-0.10%	-0.89	2B 3B
21	21	99	Jul 23	SFG		MON	L,3-8	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.348	.372	.720	2	.44	-0.022	.55	-0.02%	-0.34	2B
22	22	100	Jul 24	SFG		NYM	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.344	.367	.710	2	1.84	-0.125	1.77	-0.07%	-0.91	2B
23	23	101	Jul 25	SFG		NYM	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.330	.351	.681	2	.83	-0.083	.60	-0.04%	-0.76	2B
24	24	102	Jul 26	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.289	.337	.361	.697	2	.98	0.101	.55	0.03%	1.01	2B
25	25	103	Jul 27	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.324	.347	.671	2	1.59	-0.148	1.12	-0.06%	-0.90	2B
26	26	104	Jul 28	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.333	.356	.689	2	1.22	0.020	1.07	0.01%	-0.03	2B
27	27	105	Jul 29	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.355	.688	2	.74	0.045	.49	0.02%	0.12	2B
28	28	106	Jul 30	SFG	@	HOU	W,8-0	GS-7	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.288	.336	.351	.687	2	.52	0.092	.56	0.06%	0.61	2B
29	29	107	Jul 31	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-6	CG	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.339	.371	.709	2	.56	0.011	.74	0.01%	0.09	2B
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
30	30	108	Aug 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.341	.372	.713	2	.76	0.037	.84	0.02%	0.29	2B
31	31	109	Aug 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.331	.360	.691	2	.30	-0.029	.14	-0.01%	-0.67	2B
32	32	110	Aug 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG(11)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.324	.346	.670	2	2.35	-0.330	.85	-0.07%	-1.82	2B
33	33	111	Aug 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-8	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.319	.336	.655	2	.44	-0.044	.07	-0.01%	-1.11	2B
34	34	112	Aug 6	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.331	.355	.686	2	.50	0.059	.05	0.00%	0.77	2B
35	35	113	Aug 7	SFG		SDP	W,3-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.327	.350	.676	2	.74	-0.039	.08	0.00%	-0.71	2B
36	36	114	Aug 8	SFG		SDP	W,10-7	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.284	.329	.358	.687	2	.41	0.019	.07	0.00%	-0.37	2B
37	37	115	Aug 9	SFG		SDP	L,0-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.329	.353	.683	2	1.39	-0.017	.27	0.00%	-0.15	2B
38	38	116	Aug 10	SFG		LAD	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.327	.351	.678	2	.26	-0.020	.04	0.00%	-0.56	2B
39	39	117	Aug 11	SFG		LAD	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.325	.348	.674	2	.74	-0.053	.08	0.00%	-0.12	2B
40	40	121 (3)	Aug 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-14	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.327	.346	.673	5	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.15	2B
41	41	123 (1)	Aug 18	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.276	.326	.344	.669	2	.90	-0.028	.03	0.00%	-0.14	2B
42	42	124	Aug 19	SFG	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.324	.341	.665	2	1.23	-0.056	.05	0.00%	-0.48	2B
43	43	125	Aug 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.321	.337	.658	2	1.17	-0.090	.02	0.00%	-0.52	2B
44	44	126	Aug 21	SFG	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.266	.312	.328	.640	2	.96	0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.50	2B
45	45	127	Aug 22	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.309	.324	.633	2	1.00	-0.082	.02	0.00%	-0.63	2B
46	46	128	Aug 24	SFG		CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.317	.620	2	1.28	-0.174	.01	0.00%	-1.34	2B
47	47	129	Aug 25	SFG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.307	.317	.624	2	1.17	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.60	2B
48	48	130	Aug 26	SFG		CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.301	.311	.612	2	1.03	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
49	49	131	Aug 28	SFG		STL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.305	.311	.616	2	1.11	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.25	2B
50	50	132	Aug 29	SFG		STL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.304	.320	.624	2	1.29	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-0.13	2B
51	51	133	Aug 30	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.251	.300	.315	.615	2	1.01	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.02	2B
52	52	134	Aug 31	SFG		PIT	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.297	.313	.610	2	1.22	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.47	2B
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
53	53	135	Sep 1 (1)	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.293	.308	.601	2	1.38	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.30	2B
54	54	137 (1)	Sep 2	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.288	.302	.591	2	1.50	-0.154	.00	0.00%	-0.85	2B
55	55	138	Sep 3	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.289	.303	.592	2	1.84	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.71	2B
56	56	144 (5)	Sep 9	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.289	.303	.592	9						2B
57	57	150 (5)	Sep 16	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.288	.302	.590	2	1.58	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-1.20	2B
58	58	151	Sep 17	SFG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251	.295	.308	.603	2	.32	0.047	.00	0.00%	1.17	2B
59	59	152	Sep 18	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.291	.304	.595	2	.86	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.56	2B
60	60	153	Sep 19	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.249	.291	.305	.596	2	.72	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.16	2B
61	61	154	Sep 20	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.288	.301	.589	2	1.50	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.99	2B
62	62	156 (1)	Sep 23	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.247	.291	.301	.593	2	1.41	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.14	2B
63	63	157	Sep 25	SFG		LAD	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251	.295	.305	.599	2	.32	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.01	2B
64	64	158	Sep 26	SFG		LAD	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.247	.290	.300	.590	2	.99	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-1.15	2B
65	65	159	Sep 27	SFG		LAD	W,5-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.247	.288	.299	.587	2	.81	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.27	2B
66	66	160	Sep 28	SFG		SDP	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.284	.294	.578	2	.98	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.64	2B
67	67	161	Sep 29	SFG		SDP	W,6-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.285	.292	.577	2	.90	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
							25-42		285	257	27	62	8	1	1	12	13	0	21	3	11	1	7	5	8	4	.241	.285	.292	.577		1.01	-1.951	.43	-0.26%	-17.52

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