Joe Altobelli
Joseph Salvatore Altobelli
Born: May 26, 1932
Detroit, MI US
Deceased: March 3, 2021
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1951-1970
Major League Statistics
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Joe Altobelli compiled a career batting average of .275 with 178 home runs and 742 RBI in his 1877-game career with the Daytona Beach Islanders, Reading Indians, Indianapolis Indians, Columbus Red Birds, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Royals, Syracuse Chiefs, Omaha Dodgers, Rochester Red Wings, Elmira Pioneers and Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
 Daytona Beach Islanders |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Montreal Royals |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Omaha Dodgers |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | FLOR | Daytona Beach Islanders | 140 | 598 | 598 | 204 | 40 | 19 | 8 | .341 | .341 | .512 | .853 | 306 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 128 | 436 | 436 | 118 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .271 | .271 | .337 | .608 | 147 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 148 | 528 | 528 | 155 | 28 | 9 | 4 | .294 | .294 | .403 | .697 | 213 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 149 | 605 | 551 | 73 | 158 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 79 | 4 | 41 | 59 | .287 | .338 | .412 | .750 | 227 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 98 | 442 | 395 | 58 | 107 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 38 | 42 | .271 | .336 | .390 | .725 | 154 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 145 | 586 | 528 | 69 | 134 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 81 | 8 | 36 | 67 | .254 | .307 | .434 | .740 | 229 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 22 | 86 | 77 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .234 | .314 | .403 | .717 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 133 | 506 | 463 | 60 | 133 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 3 | 34 | 57 | .287 | .333 | .434 | .767 | 201 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 148 | 565 | 518 | 71 | 131 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 61 | 3 | 43 | 68 | .253 | .312 | .407 | .719 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 154 | 619 | 552 | 79 | 141 | 25 | 5 | 31 | 105 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 78 | .255 | .326 | .487 | .813 | 269 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 96 | 389 | 351 | 50 | 90 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 34 | 46 | .256 | .324 | .396 | .720 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | 141 | 578 | 502 | 81 | 136 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 3 | 72 | 63 | .271 | .362 | .422 | .784 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 97 | 357 | 315 | 45 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 41 | .244 | .328 | .429 | .756 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 122 | 386 | 345 | 35 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 45 | .249 | .319 | .383 | .702 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 117 | 444 | 393 | 51 | 116 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 59 | .295 | .371 | .491 | .862 | 193 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 25 | 66 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .233 | .303 | .367 | .670 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .222 | .143 | .365 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .462 | .364 | .825 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1877 | 7213 | 6630 | 694 | 1823 | 295 | 87 | 178 | 742 | 25 | 18 | 489 | 657 | .275 | .326 | .426 | .752 | 2826 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 25 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 1B | 147 | 1092 | 83 | 19 | .984 | 7.993 | |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 148 | 1120 | 84 | 12 | 146 | .990 | 8.135 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 98 | 822 | 61 | 14 | 105 | .984 | 9.010 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 144 | 1181 | 100 | 15 | 126 | .988 | 8.896 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 1B | 22 | 176 | 20 | 3 | 21 | .985 | 8.909 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 113 | 994 | 83 | 12 | 93 | .989 | 9.531 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.636 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1B | 148 | 1244 | 87 | 13 | 115 | .990 | 8.993 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 1B | 154 | 1401 | 101 | 14 | 143 | .991 | 9.753 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | OF | 69 | 137 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .960 | 2.087 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 28 | 232 | 24 | 7 | 16 | .973 | 9.143 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Dodgers | 1B | 139 | 1247 | 89 | 12 | 160 | .991 | 9.612 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 60 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .962 | 1.283 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 53 | 287 | 28 | 1 | 26 | .997 | 5.943 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 92 | 680 | 51 | 3 | 76 | .996 | 7.946 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1B | 110 | 884 | 74 | 15 | 66 | .985 | 8.709 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.786 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 1B | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.500 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | 1B | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .900 | 6.000 |
| 1970 | AA | TL | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1557 | 11647 | 899 | 153 | 1101 | .988 | 8.058 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | D | Florida State League | Daytona Beach Islanders | CLE | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1953 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | MIN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1970 | AA | Texas League | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | BAL |
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