3B Joe 'Sarge' York #52
Age: 55 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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3B JOE 'SARGE' YORK #52 - AGE: 55 - 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:12/30/1918
Born in:Wichita, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 50 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 151 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1937, 15th Pick in Round 1
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
1946 Detroit - FABL 27 87 192 56 9 1 1 20 21 12 0 3 18 0 2 .292 .329 .365 .693 105 102 1.5
1947 Detroit - FABL 28 45 57 12 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 7 0 1 .211 .237 .211 .448 25 19 -0.4
1948 Detroit - FABL 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.0
1949 Detroit - FABL 30 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 -0.1
1950 Detroit - FABL 31 39 33 8 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .306 .242 .548 51 53 -0.2
1951 Detroit - FABL 32 44 25 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 .120 .185 .120 .305 -16 -13 -0.3
1952 Detroit - FABL 33 18 17 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .333 .412 .745 119 109 0.1
1953 Detroit - FABL 34 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -109 -0.1
Total FABL 244 330 84 9 2 1 27 35 19 1 3 30 0 3 .255 .295 .303 .598 74 71 0.5
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
1937 Marshalltown - R 18 70 290 92 12 2 0 28 55 20 0 2 18 38 9 .317 .359 .372 .731 127 122 3.7
1938 Tampa - A 19 51 177 54 4 2 0 29 19 6 1 4 32 3 2 .305 .324 .350 .675 88 82 0.3
1938 Springfield - A 19 89 301 90 12 7 1 29 33 10 1 1 53 3 1 .299 .323 .395 .718 100 95 1.4
1939 Springfield - A 20 56 196 63 8 2 1 35 29 17 2 2 39 6 3 .321 .378 .398 .776 94 96 0.8
1939 Terre Haute - A 20 11 47 11 2 0 0 5 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 .234 .265 .277 .542 36 39 -0.1
1939 Total - A 20 67 243 74 10 2 1 40 38 18 3 2 39 7 3 .305 .357 .374 .732 83 85 0.7
1939 Akron - AA 20 60 249 71 5 1 1 33 30 7 5 1 31 7 3 .285 .317 .325 .642 72 71 0.2
1940 Akron - AA 21 130 521 135 17 7 2 53 52 25 0 5 63 11 8 .259 .290 .330 .621 84 78 2.8
1941 Akron - AA 22 53 152 48 7 1 0 16 21 6 1 1 13 5 0 .316 .344 .375 .719 106 100 1.6
1941 Newark - AAA 22 70 265 78 2 1 0 28 27 14 1 2 25 3 2 .294 .330 .309 .639 88 89 1.3
1945 Newark - AAA 26 122 443 116 11 4 1 41 56 32 1 4 33 13 2 .262 .310 .312 .622 75 72 2.1
1947 Newark - AAA 28 40 132 33 3 4 1 15 16 9 0 0 8 1 0 .250 .298 .356 .654 82 81 0.3
1948 Newark - AAA 29 119 415 111 11 2 4 34 35 33 0 1 33 5 3 .267 .321 .333 .653 73 73 1.4
1949 Newark - AAA 30 120 419 100 10 0 1 26 36 41 1 2 54 7 2 .239 .307 .270 .576 80 77 2.2
1952 Newark - AAA 33 83 324 82 8 3 1 32 40 23 0 5 18 27 5 .253 .298 .306 .604 55 47 0.3
1953 Newark - AAA 34 112 433 107 14 2 2 47 56 34 0 5 35 23 8 .247 .299 .303 .601 49 39 -1.6
1954 Knoxville - AA 35 23 87 25 2 1 0 9 12 7 0 1 12 3 2 .287 .337 .333 .670 69 61 -0.1
1954 Jersey City - AAA 35 61 189 36 4 2 1 16 18 27 0 2 19 8 5 .190 .289 .249 .538 47 43 -0.3
1955 Knoxville - AA 36 32 128 39 3 2 3 14 18 6 0 0 16 6 2 .305 .336 .430 .766 92 86 0.5
1955 Jersey City - AAA 36 102 312 78 7 1 4 35 49 46 1 3 30 20 5 .250 .345 .317 .663 81 75 1.3
Total DIX 55 215 64 5 3 3 23 30 13 0 1 28 9 4 .298 .336 .391 .727 82 75
Total EA 243 922 254 29 9 3 102 103 38 6 7 107 23 11 .275 .306 .336 .642 84 80
Total HL 156 544 164 22 9 2 69 71 28 4 3 92 10 4 .301 .339 .386 .725 92 91
Total UL 666 2431 627 59 16 10 223 266 186 3 19 206 79 22 .258 .309 .308 .617 70 66
Total SEL 51 177 54 4 2 0 29 19 6 1 4 32 3 2 .305 .324 .350 .675 88 82
Total UMVA 70 290 92 12 2 0 28 55 20 0 2 18 38 9 .317 .359 .372 .731 127 122
Total CL 163 501 114 11 3 5 51 67 73 1 5 49 28 10 .228 .324 .291 .616 68 63
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Marshalltown - R 2B 70 70 188 235 16 436 13 .970 608.0 6.26 +12.6 1.119
1938 Springfield - A 2B 89 88 210 267 78 490 13 .973 745.1 5.76 +3.5 1.034
1938 Tampa - A 2B 37 37 119 112 36 237 6 .975 314.2 6.61 +1.0 1.030
1938 Tampa - A 3B 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.3 1.053
1938 Tampa - A SS 13 13 16 31 8 51 4 .922 105.0 4.03 -2.1 .865
1939 Akron - AA 2B 60 59 167 202 43 381 12 .969 526.0 6.31 +2.5 1.016
1939 Springfield - A 2B 56 56 149 152 36 308 7 .977 470.1 5.76 +3.4 1.058
1939 Terre Haute - A 2B 11 11 25 44 8 70 1 .986 95.0 6.54 +1.7 1.050
1940 Akron - AA 2B 124 122 309 413 102 731 9 .988 1077.2 6.03 +17.9 1.061
1940 Akron - AA SS 7 7 11 16 2 27 0 1.000 58.0 4.19 -0.4 .921
1941 Newark - AAA 2B 68 68 156 184 43 348 8 .977 585.1 5.23 +4.1 1.051
1941 Akron - AA 2B 45 34 92 92 20 188 4 .979 304.0 5.45 +6.7 1.133
1941 Newark - AAA SS 2 2 5 8 2 13 0 1.000 17.0 6.88 +0.0 .981
1941 Akron - AA SS 3 3 5 6 1 11 0 1.000 20.0 4.95 +0.5 1.094
1945 Newark - AAA 2B 97 85 202 291 78 496 3 .994 736.0 6.03 +18.7 1.150
1945 Newark - AAA 3B 7 7 2 9 0 12 1 .917 49.0 2.02 -0.4 .801
1945 Newark - AAA SS 13 11 15 27 7 43 1 .977 99.0 3.82 -0.8 .959
1945 Newark - AAA CF 10 10 37 1 0 42 4 .905 86.0 3.98 -2.1 .937
1946 Detroit - MLB 2B 38 23 63 92 30 156 1 .994 216.2 6.44 +1.7 1.010
1946 Detroit - MLB 3B 49 34 17 85 7 105 3 .971 296.0 3.10 +4.5 1.028
1946 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Detroit - MLB 2B 26 6 28 23 6 53 2 .962 81.0 5.67 -0.5 1.002
1947 Newark - AAA 2B 12 9 29 25 12 55 1 .982 80.0 6.08 -0.9 .996
1947 Detroit - MLB 3B 19 4 6 15 1 22 1 .955 69.1 2.73 +0.6 1.112
1947 Newark - AAA 3B 27 21 4 55 7 59 0 1.000 185.0 2.87 +2.6 1.067
1947 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Newark - AAA SS 8 8 10 23 5 35 2 .943 60.2 4.90 -1.6 .854
1948 Newark - AAA 2B 8 2 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 26.1 4.78 +0.4 1.007
1948 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Newark - AAA 3B 113 112 68 239 23 309 2 .994 944.2 2.92 +11.2 1.058
1948 Newark - AAA SS 4 4 6 16 4 22 0 1.000 33.0 6.00 -0.3 1.008
1949 Detroit - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Newark - AAA 2B 30 28 49 98 19 148 1 .993 234.0 5.65 -1.4 1.008
1949 Detroit - MLB 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.1 1.054
1949 Newark - AAA 3B 62 54 26 134 12 162 2 .988 488.2 2.95 +11.2 1.095
1949 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Newark - AAA SS 36 33 47 98 21 150 5 .967 275.0 4.75 -2.8 1.005
1950 Detroit - MLB 2B 7 0 7 7 1 15 1 .933 19.0 6.63 -0.4 .931
1950 Detroit - MLB 3B 22 0 4 15 2 20 1 .950 57.2 2.97 +0.2 .990
1950 Detroit - MLB SS 5 0 3 5 0 9 1 .889 16.0 4.50 -1.0 .785
1951 Detroit - MLB 2B 8 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 12.2 5.68 +0.1 1.009
1951 Detroit - MLB 3B 28 3 7 13 0 20 0 1.000 63.0 2.86 -0.1 1.050
1951 Detroit - MLB SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Detroit - MLB 2B 5 1 8 10 4 18 0 1.000 20.0 8.10 -0.4 .974
1952 Newark - AAA 2B 5 5 8 10 4 18 0 1.000 34.2 4.67 -0.1 1.030
1952 Detroit - MLB 3B 5 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 16.2 2.16 +0.2 1.041
1952 Newark - AAA 3B 40 37 43 55 8 103 5 .951 327.1 2.69 +2.0 1.063
1952 Detroit - MLB SS 7 1 4 6 0 11 1 .909 19.0 4.74 -0.2 .900
1952 Newark - AAA SS 39 39 84 167 39 254 3 .988 328.0 6.89 +8.8 1.126
1953 Newark - AAA 2B 2 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 7.1 4.91 -0.4 .519
1953 Detroit - MLB 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1953 Newark - AAA 3B 28 24 23 55 4 81 3 .963 205.2 3.41 +1.8 1.050
1953 Detroit - MLB SS 3 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 -0.0 .997
1953 Newark - AAA SS 86 83 168 294 73 472 10 .979 722.1 5.76 -0.0 1.013
1954 Jersey City - AAA 3B 53 52 47 115 6 166 4 .976 446.0 3.27 +5.0 .970
1954 Knoxville - AA 3B 20 19 20 34 4 56 2 .964 178.2 2.72 +0.3 1.018
1954 Jersey City - AAA SS 7 6 13 17 6 30 0 1.000 50.0 5.40 -0.5 .875
1954 Knoxville - AA SS 2 2 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 17.0 6.35 -0.0 1.039
1955 Jersey City - AAA 2B 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.1 1.000
1955 Knoxville - AA 2B 8 8 13 15 4 28 0 1.000 61.0 4.13 -0.3 .976
1955 Jersey City - AAA 3B 81 77 63 143 14 216 10 .954 675.0 2.75 +7.7 .933
1955 Knoxville - AA 3B 6 6 5 12 2 18 1 .944 53.0 2.89 +0.9 1.110
1955 Jersey City - AAA SS 18 17 36 40 10 77 1 .987 149.0 4.59 +0.1 .844
1955 Knoxville - AA SS 16 16 33 41 9 76 2 .974 140.2 4.73 +1.4 .987
TOTAL 2B 808 713 1837 2289 544 4208 82 .981 6261.0 5.93 +69.9 1.063
TOTAL 3B 569 452 336 987 91 1358 35 .974 4075.2 2.92 +47.8 1.025
TOTAL SS 272 245 462 805 187 1297 30 .977 2116.2 5.39 +1.0 1.002
TOTAL CF 10 10 37 1 0 42 4 .905 86.0 3.98 -2.1 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1918 Son of Dick York.
12/30/1918 Brother of Rick York.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1937 Round 1, Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Miners: SS Rafael MendozaDrafted in the 1937 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Terre Haute (Terre Haute; Terre Haute, IN).
07/03/1937 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $5,000.
09/22/1937 Wins the 1937 Championship with the Marshalltown Maples!
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/03/1939 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Detroit Dynamos, along with LF Alf Pestilli, in exchange for SP Bill Willman, 2B Vince D'Alessandro, RF Ellison Sterner, RP Curly Jones.
09/25/1939 Wins the 1939 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/21/1940 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Montreal Saints in exchange for SP Jimmy Mayse.
11/25/1940 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for RF Maury Millsap.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/15/1941 Wins the 1941 Championship with the Newark Aces!
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/25/1944 Wins the 1944 Championship with the Newark Aces!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/12/1947 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/09/1952 Wins the 1952 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
04/27/1954 Released by the Detroit Dynamos.
05/06/1954 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Kings organization.
05/13/1954 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Kansas City organization.
05/20/1954 Released by the Kansas City Kings.
05/27/1954 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
06/10/1954 Released by the Cincinnati Cannons.
06/16/1954 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
06/14/1955 Goes 5-5 against the Birmingham Ironmen, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Jersey City Uniforms!
09/20/1955 Retired from professional baseball.
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