Joe Zdeb

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: June 27, 1953 in Compton, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Maine Township HS South (Park Ridge, IL).

High School: Maine Township HS South (Park Ridge, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: April 7, 1977 (Age 23-284d, 13,840th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 29, 1979 (Age 25-336d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Joseph Edmund Zdeb

Pronunciation: \ZEB\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

345

.273

RBI

OBP

.317

SLG

.348

OPS

.665

OPS+

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

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	4 (1)	Apr 12	KCR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	6 (1)	Apr 15	KCR		CLE	W,6-5		7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
4	11 (4)	Apr 22	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	12	Apr 23	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-5		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
6	13	Apr 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
7	16 (2)	Apr 27	KCR		TOR	L,7-8	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
8	17	Apr 28	KCR		MIL	W,7-6		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	20 (2)	May 1	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	23 (2)	May 5	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-9	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	25 (1)	May 7	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	30 (4)	May 14	KCR		NYY	W,10-9		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
13	32 (1)	May 16	KCR		BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	45 (12)	Jun 1	KCR		SEA	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	47 (1)	Jun 3	KCR		CHW	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	48	Jun 4	KCR		CHW	W,13-2	GS	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	51 (2)	Jun 8 (2)	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	51	12.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	53 (1)	Jun 10	KCR	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	55 (1)	Jun 12	KCR		TEX	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
20	56	Jun 13	KCR		TEX	W,5-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	57	Jun 14	KCR		DET	W,7-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
22	58	Jun 15	KCR		DET	W,7-2	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	60 (1)	Jun 17	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	61	Jun 18 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	63 (1)	Jun 19	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	65 (1)	Jun 21	KCR		CLE	L,2-4	GS	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	66	Jun 23 (1)	KCR		OAK	W,5-3	GF	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF LF
28	67	Jun 23 (2)	KCR		OAK	L,4-5	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	69 (1)	Jun 25	KCR		OAK	L,3-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
30	70	Jun 26	KCR	@	CAL	W,4-0	GS	21	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
31	71	Jun 27	KCR	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	75 (3)	Jul 1	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
33	76	Jul 2 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-2		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
34	82 (5)	Jul 7	KCR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	83	Jul 8	KCR		BAL	W,11-3	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
36	84	Jul 9	KCR		BAL	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
37	85	Jul 13	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	86	Jul 14	KCR	@	MIL	W,9-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
39	88 (1)	Jul 16	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
40	89	Jul 17	KCR	@	NYY	W,9-7		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
41	92 (2)	Jul 21	KCR		BOS	W,9-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
42	97 (4)	Jul 26	KCR		SEA	W,12-3	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	101 (3)	Jul 30	KCR	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	102	Jul 31	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	34	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF 3B 2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	107 (4)	Aug 6	KCR		TOR	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
46	110 (2)	Aug 9	KCR	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	112 (1)	Aug 11	KCR	@	TOR	W,9-8	GS	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	114 (1)	Aug 13	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-3	GS	41	9.2	0	2	0	2	0	LF RF
49	116 (1)	Aug 15	KCR	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	117	Aug 16 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	148 (30)	Sep 17	KCR		CAL	W,5-0	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	154 (5)	Sep 22 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							57gm		284.0	66	2	3	71	0