Joe Macko
Joseph John Macko
Born: February 19, 1928
Port Clinton, OH US
Deceased: December 26, 2014
Fort Worth, TX US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Career: 1948-1970
Joe Macko compiled a career batting average of .271 with 281 home runs and 794 RBI in his 1840-game career with the Batavia Clippers, Burlington Indians, Dayton Indians, Wichita Indians, Dallas Eagles, Indianapolis Indians, Tulsa Oilers, San Diego Padres, Portland Beavers, Louisville Colonels, Fort Worth Cats, Minneapolis Millers, Houston Buffs, St. Cloud Rox, Wenatchee Chiefs, Amarillo Gold Sox and Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
 Batavia Clippers |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 San Diego Padres |
 Fort Worth Cats |
 Houston Buffs |
 St. Cloud Rox |
 Amarillo Gold Sox |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | NYPL | Batavia Clippers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.51 | 15 | 14 | 123.0 | 120 | 68 | 48 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CENA2 | Burlington Indians | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.62 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189.0 | 190 | 109 | 76 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | NYPL | Batavia Clippers | 95 | 308 | 308 | 97 | 18 | 4 | 11 | .315 | .315 | .506 | .821 | 156 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CENA2 | Burlington Indians | 128 | 566 | 504 | 110 | 157 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 97 | 12 | 50 | 68 | .312 | .385 | .506 | .891 | 255 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 118 | 439 | 439 | 132 | 28 | 2 | 12 | .301 | .301 | .456 | .756 | 200 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 30 | 99 | 99 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .242 | .303 | .545 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Wichita Indians | 127 | 489 | 489 | 140 | 26 | 5 | 14 | .286 | .286 | .446 | .732 | 218 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 142 | 574 | 574 | 156 | 21 | 7 | 16 | .272 | .272 | .416 | .688 | 239 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 153 | 606 | 543 | 64 | 127 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 10 | 46 | 113 | .234 | .302 | .392 | .694 | 213 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 155 | 611 | 519 | 74 | 120 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 122 | .231 | .332 | .455 | .787 | 236 | 11 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 154 | 626 | 566 | 89 | 160 | 38 | 1 | 28 | 102 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 99 | .283 | .335 | .502 | .837 | 284 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 129 | 549 | 469 | 100 | 133 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 97 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 99 | .284 | .372 | .586 | .959 | 275 | 18 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 21 | 50 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .233 | .340 | .326 | .666 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 61 | 236 | 198 | 36 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 28 | 58 | .227 | .342 | .480 | .822 | 95 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 22 | 76 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .209 | .303 | .358 | .661 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 137 | 553 | 504 | 76 | 146 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 68 | .290 | .341 | .482 | .823 | 243 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Minneapolis Millers | 147 | 574 | 494 | 71 | 138 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 85 | 2 | 61 | 94 | .279 | .366 | .482 | .847 | 238 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Fort Worth Cats | 147 | 574 | 494 | 71 | 138 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 85 | 2 | 61 | 94 | .279 | .366 | .482 | .847 | 238 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 152 | 623 | 547 | 79 | 131 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 91 | 2 | 58 | 122 | .239 | .325 | .424 | .749 | 232 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 102 | 393 | 325 | 69 | 86 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 76 | 8 | 56 | 63 | .265 | .382 | .474 | .856 | 154 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 41 | 85 | 69 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | .319 | .447 | .580 | 1.027 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 67 | 168 | 143 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 39 | .287 | .387 | .503 | .890 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | A | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1840 | 7064 | 6419 | 753 | 1742 | 306 | 45 | 281 | 794 | 47 | 16 | 494 | 910 | .271 | .330 | .464 | .795 | 2981 | 10 | 85 | 35 | 31 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CENA2 | Burlington Indians | 1B | 128 | 1129 | 54 | 21 | 103 | .983 | 9.242 |
| 1949 | C | CENA2 | Burlington Indians | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 151 | 1283 | 87 | 20 | 117 | .986 | 9.073 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 3B | 33 | 39 | 81 | 4 | 10 | .968 | 3.636 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 1B | 107 | 918 | 76 | 9 | 94 | .991 | 9.290 |
| 1954 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 2B | 10 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 6.600 |
| 1955 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 1B | 154 | 1418 | 84 | 9 | 156 | .994 | 9.753 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 18 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .991 | 6.389 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 1B | 127 | 1222 | 73 | 10 | 119 | .992 | 1.197 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 43 | 48 | 65 | 8 | 6 | .934 | 2.628 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 19 | 160 | 7 | 4 | 11 | .977 | 8.789 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 12 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 2.667 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 3B | 121 | 114 | 230 | 20 | 27 | .945 | 2.843 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 2B | 10 | 23 | 39 | 1 | 8 | .984 | 6.200 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 3B | 54 | 51 | 105 | 7 | 10 | .957 | 2.889 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Houston Buffs | 1B | 103 | 897 | 66 | 10 | 89 | .990 | 9.350 |
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 1B | 90 | 726 | 49 | 15 | 65 | .981 | 8.611 |
| 1961 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .286 |
| 1962 | B | NORW | Wenatchee Chiefs | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 1B | 28 | 197 | 10 | 2 | 16 | .990 | 7.393 |
| 1963 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 3B | 11 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .893 | 2.273 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 1B | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 1243 | 8420 | 1085 | 146 | 857 | .985 | 7.647 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | PONY League | Batavia Clippers | CLE | ||
| 1949 | C | Central Association | Burlington Indians | CLE | ||
| 1950 | A | Central League | Dayton Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Wichita Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | CLE | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | CLE | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CIN | ||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | CLE | ||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | NY1 | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CHN | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | |||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | BOS | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Houston Buffs | CHN | ||
| 1961 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | CHN | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1963 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | CHN | ||
| 1964 | A | Northwest League | Wenatchee Chiefs | CHN | ||
| 1970 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | BAL |
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