1B Joe Read #12
Age: 50 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B JOE READ #12 - AGE: 50 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/27/1924
Born in:New London, CT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 77 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 13th Pick in Round 6
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 Pittsburgh - FABL 22 42 145 35 8 2 2 23 14 10 1 1 19 0 1 .241 .293 .366 .659 80 87 0.3
1947 Chicago - FABL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1947 Total - FABL 22 43 145 35 8 2 2 23 14 10 1 1 19 0 1 .241 .293 .366 .659 80 87 0.3
1948 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 32 94 24 4 1 1 8 7 6 0 0 5 0 1 .255 .300 .351 .651 73 80 0.1
1949 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 52 149 44 9 3 1 20 21 10 0 1 8 0 0 .295 .338 .416 .754 99 108 0.9
1950 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 86 127 36 5 2 2 19 14 10 1 1 10 0 3 .283 .338 .402 .740 98 106 0.2
1951 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 63 103 38 7 0 3 22 15 7 0 0 3 0 1 .369 .409 .524 .933 150 156 0.9
1952 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 35 93 30 6 0 3 19 11 6 0 0 7 0 0 .323 .364 .484 .848 145 158 0.8
1953 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 94 334 97 21 2 4 55 39 20 1 6 21 0 1 .290 .327 .401 .728 98 104 0.7
1954 Pittsburgh - FABL 29 34 65 24 4 1 2 13 16 6 1 2 2 0 3 .369 .419 .554 .973 159 168 0.6
1955 Pittsburgh - FABL 30 34 49 14 4 1 0 7 6 6 0 1 4 0 0 .286 .357 .408 .765 101 105 0.2
1956 Pittsburgh - FABL 31 20 25 6 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509 43 51 -0.2
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -108 -0.0
Total FABL 495 1185 348 68 12 18 189 146 82 4 12 84 0 10 .294 .338 .417 .755 105 112 4.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 Jackson - R 17 49 163 36 5 0 1 14 9 14 0 2 27 1 1 .221 .279 .270 .549 63 69 0.0
1943 Jackson - R 18 29 94 21 3 1 3 12 10 12 0 1 22 1 2 .223 .308 .372 .681 112 118 0.7
1943 Spokane - A 18 48 127 26 3 0 3 14 13 24 0 2 36 3 4 .205 .327 .299 .626 81 81 0.1
1944 Spokane - A 19 106 380 105 12 7 0 22 48 35 2 0 64 5 3 .276 .341 .345 .685 96 94 1.4
1945 Gary - A 20 88 335 113 27 11 5 63 59 48 0 2 42 7 6 .337 .418 .528 .947 154 155 3.7
1945 Birmingham - AA 20 52 199 61 10 4 5 28 38 36 1 2 29 2 3 .307 .412 .472 .884 136 137 1.7
1946 Matanzas - DL 21 31 102 29 3 1 4 13 16 19 0 0 11 1 1 .284 .397 .451 .848 134 141 1.0
1946 St. Paul - AAA 21 111 389 108 27 2 2 32 42 41 0 3 45 1 6 .278 .344 .373 .717 113 122 2.4
1947 St. Paul - AAA 22 77 303 98 16 6 5 55 52 43 0 4 34 2 1 .323 .403 .465 .868 160 173 4.3
1948 St. Paul - AAA 23 61 217 70 7 4 3 19 23 34 0 0 11 0 2 .323 .414 .433 .848 152 170 2.9
1949 St. Paul - AAA 24 54 175 61 15 7 4 29 36 16 0 1 12 0 1 .349 .401 .583 .984 164 177 2.4
1952 St. Paul - AAA 27 4 15 3 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .333 .667 109 126 0.1
1957 St. Paul - AAA 32 41 112 33 6 1 0 11 13 14 0 0 11 0 1 .295 .373 .366 .739 103 108 -0.1
1958 St. Paul - AAA 33 29 69 18 6 0 2 14 7 8 0 0 12 0 1 .261 .338 .435 .772 114 124 0.2
1959 St. Paul - AAA 34 34 60 11 4 0 0 3 5 7 0 0 6 0 1 .183 .269 .250 .519 49 50 -0.3
1960 St. Paul - AAA 35 51 124 33 6 1 3 14 15 7 2 1 12 0 1 .266 .313 .403 .717 100 98 -0.1
1961 St. Paul - AAA 36 29 84 22 4 1 0 8 8 3 0 0 12 0 0 .262 .287 .333 .621 71 67 -0.5
Total DIX 52 199 61 10 4 5 28 38 36 1 2 29 2 3 .307 .412 .472 .884 136 137
Total GWL 491 1548 457 93 22 19 185 205 176 2 9 155 3 14 .295 .366 .421 .787 127 137
Total HL 88 335 113 27 11 5 63 59 48 0 2 42 7 6 .337 .418 .528 .947 154 155
Total COW 154 507 131 15 7 3 36 61 59 2 2 100 8 7 .258 .337 .333 .670 92 91
Total GSL 78 257 57 8 1 4 26 19 26 0 3 49 2 3 .222 .290 .307 .598 81 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Jackson - R LF 14 14 18 0 0 20 2 .900 115.0 1.41 -2.6 .938
1942 Jackson - R CF 5 4 11 2 1 14 1 .929 37.0 3.16 -2.4 .861
1942 Jackson - R RF 31 31 70 2 0 73 1 .986 249.0 2.60 -0.7 .980
1943 Spokane - A LF 19 15 24 0 0 26 2 .923 132.1 1.63 -1.2 .940
1943 Jackson - R LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 +0.1 1.042
1943 Spokane - A RF 29 29 60 3 0 65 2 .969 235.2 2.41 +1.0 1.047
1943 Jackson - R RF 27 27 57 3 0 61 1 .984 225.0 2.40 +2.1 1.027
1944 Spokane - A LF 12 8 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 80.2 3.24 -0.2 1.048
1944 Spokane - A CF 8 8 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 59.2 2.87 -1.1 .936
1944 Spokane - A RF 89 89 231 5 3 242 6 .975 768.1 2.76 +7.0 1.011
1945 Birmingham - AA LF 4 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 36.0 3.25 +0.6 1.018
1945 Gary - A LF 45 42 83 2 1 88 3 .966 385.0 1.99 -1.1 .983
1945 Birmingham - AA CF 2 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 10.2 4.22 -0.4 .857
1945 Gary - A CF 44 43 158 3 0 165 4 .976 375.0 3.86 +0.6 .988
1945 Birmingham - AA RF 46 46 133 1 0 136 2 .985 405.0 2.98 +0.4 .995
1945 Gary - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1946 St. Paul - AAA LF 4 3 6 0 0 7 1 .857 30.1 1.78 -2.2 .753
1946 Matanzas - DL LF 27 27 63 2 1 65 0 1.000 225.0 2.60 +0.3 .992
1946 St. Paul - AAA CF 11 11 41 0 0 43 2 .953 93.0 3.97 -2.4 .928
1946 Matanzas - DL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.2 .990
1946 St. Paul - AAA RF 83 78 187 10 1 201 4 .980 690.1 2.57 +2.2 1.042
1947 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.001
1947 St. Paul - AAA LF 39 36 99 2 1 102 1 .990 318.1 2.86 +2.8 1.056
1947 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 39 39 143 3 1 149 3 .980 324.2 4.05 -6.5 .948
1947 St. Paul - AAA CF 31 31 112 3 1 118 3 .975 267.1 3.87 -3.5 .956
1947 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.2 4.15 +0.1 1.013
1947 St. Paul - AAA RF 9 8 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 69.0 2.74 -1.2 .964
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 +0.6 1.004
1948 St. Paul - AAA LF 5 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 24.0 1.88 -0.2 1.001
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 St. Paul - AAA CF 2 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 6.0 4.50 -0.0 .996
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 20 19 58 3 1 64 3 .953 160.2 3.42 +1.2 .998
1948 St. Paul - AAA RF 53 51 112 1 0 115 2 .983 441.2 2.30 +0.2 1.003
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 8.0 14.62 +0.1 1.054
1949 St. Paul - AAA 1B 5 5 45 6 6 52 1 .981 40.0 11.47 +0.6 1.072
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 -0.5 .866
1949 St. Paul - AAA LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.0 .999
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .992
1949 St. Paul - AAA CF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.2 .994
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 33 29 80 1 1 83 2 .976 251.0 2.90 +3.8 1.053
1949 St. Paul - AAA RF 35 34 80 2 0 83 1 .988 290.2 2.54 +0.2 .990
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 6 2 26 0 2 27 1 .963 26.1 8.89 -0.4 .712
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 14 11 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 93.0 2.52 +0.1 1.000
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 12 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 52.2 1.88 -1.0 .841
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 20 14 100 9 15 110 1 .991 110.2 8.86 -0.9 .954
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 7 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 -0.7 .740
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 11 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 42.1 1.91 +0.8 1.256
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 22 20 175 11 22 190 4 .979 165.1 10.12 -0.7 .955
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.0 .960
1952 St. Paul - AAA LF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 32.0 0.84 -0.1 .971
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.1 5.40 +0.0 .998
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 .985
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 81 79 694 39 90 744 11 .985 670.1 9.84 -1.8 .960
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.2 .941
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 -0.0 .976
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 17 13 13 0 0 15 2 .867 117.0 1.00 -0.6 .963
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 .987
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 8 1 20 0 2 20 0 1.000 19.1 9.31 +0.1 1.030
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 14 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 74.1 1.33 -0.0 .875
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 5 1 15 1 1 16 0 1.000 14.0 10.29 +0.0 1.033
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 11 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 -0.6 .798
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .965
1957 St. Paul - AAA 1B 19 17 135 8 10 146 3 .979 130.0 9.90 -1.0 .886
1957 St. Paul - AAA LF 9 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.2 1.37 -0.1 .956
1957 St. Paul - AAA RF 13 12 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 102.2 1.84 -2.7 .836
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1958 St. Paul - AAA 1B 11 8 69 4 3 73 0 1.000 71.1 9.21 +0.5 1.186
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 St. Paul - AAA LF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 -0.1 .971
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 St. Paul - AAA RF 10 8 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 75.0 1.08 -1.9 .841
1959 St. Paul - AAA 1B 8 2 25 1 2 26 0 1.000 26.0 9.00 +0.2 1.033
1959 St. Paul - AAA LF 8 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 28.2 0.94 -0.2 .971
1959 St. Paul - AAA RF 10 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 77.0 1.75 -0.5 1.020
1960 St. Paul - AAA 1B 19 16 140 6 15 148 2 .986 137.0 9.59 -1.7 .849
1960 St. Paul - AAA LF 9 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 56.0 1.45 +0.2 .954
1960 St. Paul - AAA RF 10 9 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 76.0 2.01 -1.4 .890
1961 St. Paul - AAA 1B 13 11 79 2 11 81 0 1.000 84.1 8.64 -0.9 .905
1961 St. Paul - AAA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.0 .986
1961 St. Paul - AAA RF 13 13 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 101.0 1.60 -1.8 .906
TOTAL 1B 220 177 1540 87 180 1650 23 .986 1505.2 9.73 -5.8 .952
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 294 207 442 7 3 461 12 .974 1937.1 2.09 -5.5 .987
TOTAL CF 149 141 504 12 3 531 15 .972 1205.2 3.85 -16.1 .958
TOTAL RF 550 503 1199 31 6 1254 24 .981 4357.0 2.54 +7.3 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 13, 93rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school New London (New London; New London, CT).
07/08/1942 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $3,400.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/16/1943 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/21/1945 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
06/05/1945 Goes 5-8 against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/01/1945 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
09/16/1945 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
11/19/1946 Named to the 1946 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
12/14/1946 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/17/1946 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 15, 31st overall Pick) by the Chicago Cougars from the Pittsburgh Miners.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/21/1947 Released by the Chicago organization, returned to the Pittsburgh Miners.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/26/1948 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/22/1949 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/30/1951 Injured (strained oblique),out for 5 weeks.
07/27/1952 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 6 weeks.
05/04/1957 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the St. Paul Disciples!
06/18/1961 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 11-12 months.
09/19/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1953 6 7
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