Joe Astroth Stats

Joe Astroth was born on Friday, September 1, 1922, in East Alton, Illinois. Astroth was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 13, 1945, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Astroth baseball stats page.

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Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archives (#103)

Joe Astroth Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archives (#103)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Joseph Henry Astroth
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   09-01-1922
Place of Birth Data Born In:   East Alton, Illinois
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of Illinois
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   08-13-1945 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-13-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 Athletics 10 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 .059 .111 .059
1946 Athletics 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 .143 .143 .143
1949 Athletics 55 148 18 36 4 1 0 0 12 21 - 13 1 - 0 6 .243 .337 .284
1950 Athletics 39 110 11 36 3 1 1 1 18 18 - 3 0 - 0 7 .327 .422 .400
1951 Athletics 64 187 30 46 10 2 2 0 19 18 - 13 0 - 0 4 .246 .312 .353
1952 Athletics 104 337 24 84 7 2 1 0 36 25 - 27 6 - 2 18 .249 .305 .291
1953 Athletics 82 260 28 77 15 2 3 0 24 27 - 12 0 - 2 11 .296 .367 .404
1954 Athletics 77 226 22 50 8 1 1 0 23 21 - 19 2 0 3 2 .221 .296 .279
1955 Athletics 101 274 29 69 4 1 5 0 23 47 6 33 10 1 6 11 .252 .372 .328
1956 Athletics 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 544 1,579 163 401 51 10 13 1 156 177 6 124 20 1 14 60 .254 .334 .324
Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1945 Athletics C 8 - - 28 3.5 24 20 4 4 0 0 - - .857 0.00 -
1946 Athletics C 4 - - 9 2.3 8 7 1 1 0 0 - - .889 0.00 -
1949 Athletics C 44 - - 191 4.3 187 163 24 4 4 2 - - .979 0.00 -
1950 Athletics C 38 - - 134 3.5 132 123 9 2 3 4 - - .985 0.00 -
1951 Athletics C 57 - - 248 4.4 246 228 18 2 2 7 - - .992 0.00 -
1952 Athletics C 102 - - 476 4.7 472 436 36 4 9 7 - - .992 0.00 -
1953 Athletics C 79 - - 393 5.0 388 341 47 5 13 7 - - .987 0.00 -
1954 Athletics C 71 - - 343 4.8 339 300 39 4 5 4 - - .988 0.00 -
1955 Athletics C 100 - - 475 4.8 470 420 50 5 9 11 - - .989 0.00 -
1956 Athletics C 8 - - 24 3.0 24 19 5 0 1 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 511 0 0 2,321 4.5 2,290 2,057 233 31 46 42 n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
10 Years 511 - - 2,321 4.5 2,290 2,057 233 31 46 42 n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 17.0 17.0 - - -
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 - - -
1949 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 11.4 12.3 - - -
1950 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 110.0 36.7 6.1 - - -
1951 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 93.5 14.4 9.8 - - -
1952 Athletics 2 2 .500 - - n/a 337.0 12.5 9.4 - - -
1953 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 86.7 21.7 10.8 - - -
1954 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 226.0 11.9 9.8 - - -
1955 Athletics 2 3 .400 - - n/a 54.8 8.3 11.9 - - -
1956 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 13.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 6 6 .500 - - n/a 121.5 12.7 10.1 - - -
Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Philadelphia Athletics - Undetermined n/a -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics - Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 9, 14 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 11 Undetermined - -


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