Joe Astroth
Joseph Henry Astroth
Born: September 1, 1922
East Alton, IL USA
Deceased: 2013
Boca Raton, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 187
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Career: 1945-1956
Minor League Statistics
Joe Astroth compiled a career batting average of .254 with 13 home runs and 156 RBI in his 544-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1945 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 170 | 148 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | .243 | .337 | .284 | .621 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 128 | 110 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | .327 | .422 | .400 | .822 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 205 | 187 | 30 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | .246 | .312 | .353 | .665 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 370 | 337 | 24 | 84 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 27 | .249 | .305 | .291 | .596 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 82 | 289 | 260 | 28 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | .296 | .367 | .404 | .771 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 252 | 226 | 22 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | .221 | .296 | .279 | .575 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 101 | 338 | 274 | 29 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 33 | .252 | .372 | .328 | .700 | 90 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 8 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 544 | 1791 | 1579 | 163 | 401 | 51 | 10 | 13 | 156 | 6 | 6 | 177 | 124 | .254 | .334 | .324 | .658 | 511 | 60 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1945 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1946 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 163 | 24 | 4 | 4 | .979 | 4.250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .985 | 3.474 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 228 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .992 | 4.316 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 102 | 0 | 0.0 | 436 | 36 | 4 | 9 | .992 | 4.627 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1953 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 79 | 0 | 0.0 | 341 | 47 | 5 | 13 | .987 | 4.911 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 71 | 64 | 583.0 | 300 | 39 | 4 | 5 | .988 | 5.233 | 4.775 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 41.0 |
1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 100 | 92 | 818.0 | 420 | 50 | 5 | 9 | .989 | 5.171 | 4.700 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 50.0 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 8 | 5 | 42.0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.143 | 3.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
Totals | 511 | 161 | 1443.0 | 2057 | 233 | 31 | 46 | .987 | 14.283 | 4.481 | 42 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 45.9 |
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