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.
"Mickey Mantle hit one of the longest home runs in Yankee Stadium history off Kellner on June 21. Mantle drove one of his pitches 486 feet, clearing the 30-foot screen in dead center field and into the stands. It was the first home run hit to that part of Yankee Stadium. 'I threw him a changeup,' Kellner said. 'He didn't hit it out of the ballpark like a changeup. It went by my head on a line shot. I turned around and it started climbing, climbing, climbling like a golf ball. It went straight into the bleachers. Joe Astroth was catching. He came out to the mound. The only thing he said - very serious - was, 'I'm glad we didn't throw him a fastball.' 'I laughed at that. Astroth had called for a fastball.'" - Author John E. Peterson in The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History, 1954-1967 (McFarland Publishers, 09/04/2003, Page 60)

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Joe Astroth

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

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

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Birth Name:   Joseph Henry Astroth
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   09-01-1922  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   East Alton, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-03-2013 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Boca Raton, Florida
Cemetery:   South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida
High School:   Wood River High School (Wood River, IL)
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 GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 23 Athletics 10 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 .059 .111 .059
1946 24 Athletics 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 .143 .143 .143
1949 27 Athletics 55 148 18 36 4 1 0 0 12 21 - 13 1 - 0 6 .243 .337 .284
1950 28 Athletics 39 110 11 36 3 1 1 1 18 18 - 3 0 - 0 7 .327 .422 .400
1951 29 Athletics 64 187 30 46 10 2 2 0 19 18 - 13 0 - 0 4 .246 .312 .353
1952 30 Athletics 104 337 24 84 7 2 1 0 36 25 - 27 6 - 2 18 .249 .305 .291
1953 31 Athletics 82 260 28 77 15 2 3 0 24 27 - 12 0 - 2 11 .296 .367 .404
1954 32 Athletics 77 226 22 50 8 1 1 0 23 21 - 19 2 0 3 2 .221 .296 .279
1955 33 Athletics 101 274 29 69 4 1 5 0 23 47 6 33 10 1 6 11 .252 .372 .328
1956 34 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 GRSL 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
1945 Athletics C 8 3 51 28 3.5 24 20 4 4 0 0 0 0 .857 12.71
1946 Athletics C 4 2 48 9 2.3 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .889 4.50
1949 Athletics C 44 41 945 191 4.3 187 163 24 4 4 2 0 0 .979 5.34
1950 Athletics C 38 31 847 134 3.5 132 123 9 2 3 4 8 2 .985 4.21
1951 Athletics C 57 50 1,343 248 4.4 246 228 18 2 2 7 19 8 .992 4.95
1952 Athletics C 102 92 2,531 476 4.7 472 436 36 4 9 7 18 21 .992 5.04
1953 Athletics C 79 75 1,986 393 5.0 388 341 47 5 13 7 12 29 .987 5.27
1954 Athletics C 71 64 1,749 343 4.8 339 300 39 4 5 4 23 16 .988 5.23
1955 Athletics C 100 92 2,454 475 4.8 470 420 50 5 9 11 21 21 .989 5.17
1956 Athletics C 8 5 126 24 3.0 24 19 5 0 1 0 2 2 1.000 5.14
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 511 455 12,080 2,321 4.5 2,290 2,057 233 31 46 42 103 99 .987 5.12
10 Years 511 455 12,080 2,321 4.5 2,290 2,057 233 31 46 42 103 99 .987 5.12
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 2 0 n/a 0.0 17.0 17.0 - - -
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 - - -
1949 Athletics 1 0 1.000 13 0 n/a 0.0 11.4 12.3 - - -
1950 Athletics 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 110.0 36.7 6.1 - - -
1951 Athletics 0 1 .000 6 1 n/a 93.5 14.4 9.8 - - -
1952 Athletics 2 2 .500 1 1 n/a 337.0 12.5 9.4 - - -
1953 Athletics 1 0 1.000 4 0 n/a 86.7 21.7 10.8 - - -
1954 Athletics 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 226.0 11.9 9.8 - - -
1955 Athletics 2 3 .400 2 0 n/a 54.8 8.3 11.9 - - -
1956 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 1 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 36 3 n/a 121.5 12.7 10.1 - - -
Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 15, 14 $2,400.00 n/a -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 14 $2,000.00 - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 14, 9 $5,000.00 - -
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 9 $7,500.00 - -
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 9 $8,000.00 - -
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 9 $9,000.00 - -
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 9 $12,500.00 - -
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 9 $13,500.00 - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 11 $13,500.00 - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 11 $15,500.00 - -




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