3B Joe Dorch #2
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B JOE DORCH #2 - AGE: 45 - 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:10/21/1929
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 146 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 147 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 7th 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
1955 Chicago - FABL 25 36 114 29 2 1 0 8 3 5 2 1 11 1 2 .254 .295 .289 .585 62 49 -0.3
1956 Chicago - FABL 26 11 27 8 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .296 .321 .333 .655 89 90 0.0
1957 Chicago - FABL 27 5 12 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833 144 153 0.0
1958 Chicago - FABL 28 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 -22 -0.1
1959 Chicago - FABL 29 17 31 4 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .129 .129 .290 .419 11 -2 -0.2
1959 Cleveland - FABL 29 16 21 7 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .417 .333 .750 107 96 -0.0
1959 Total - FABL 29 33 52 11 0 1 1 5 4 3 0 0 6 1 0 .212 .255 .308 .562 54 42 -0.2
1960 Cleveland - FABL 30 84 108 31 5 0 1 18 12 6 1 1 12 0 0 .287 .328 .361 .689 79 82 -0.1
1961 Cleveland - FABL 31 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 38 -0.1
1961 Chicago - FABL 31 42 105 34 10 1 0 7 8 8 2 1 7 0 0 .324 .379 .438 .817 119 112 0.2
1961 Total - FABL 31 49 109 35 10 1 0 7 8 8 2 1 8 0 0 .321 .375 .431 .806 116 110 0.1
1962 Kansas City - FABL 32 42 132 39 6 0 0 10 15 10 4 2 13 0 0 .295 .358 .341 .699 86 83 -0.0
1962 New York - FABL 32 70 195 60 12 1 3 22 28 12 10 1 23 0 2 .308 .376 .426 .802 112 119 1.0
1962 Total - FABL 32 112 327 99 18 1 3 32 43 22 14 3 36 0 2 .303 .369 .391 .760 101 104 0.9
1963 Kansas City - FABL 33 57 83 27 1 1 1 8 16 5 4 1 12 0 0 .325 .387 .398 .785 116 117 0.5
1964 Kansas City - FABL 34 29 23 7 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 0 8 0 0 .304 .448 .304 .753 119 97 -0.1
1965 Kansas City - FABL 35 38 44 14 3 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 3 0 0 .318 .388 .386 .774 125 127 0.2
1966 Kansas City - FABL 36 25 27 6 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .250 .259 .509 47 50 -0.1
1967 Dallas - FABL 37 12 14 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946 185 163 0.1
1967 Kansas City - FABL 37 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 22 21 -0.0
1967 Total - FABL 37 18 19 5 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 5 0 0 .263 .333 .474 .807 146 129 0.1
Total FABL 505 949 277 42 5 7 97 105 58 30 7 107 2 4 .292 .350 .369 .718 95 93 1.1
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
1951 San Jose - A 21 56 186 49 14 4 3 25 30 31 8 2 10 1 0 .263 .388 .430 .818 126 123 1.5
1952 Rockford - A 22 120 437 102 18 3 7 49 60 89 11 1 15 0 1 .233 .375 .336 .712 105 117 3.1
1952 Little Rock - AA 22 12 46 14 4 0 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .304 .340 .391 .731 93 92 0.2
1953 Little Rock - AA 23 104 430 139 28 4 5 51 71 52 10 6 26 1 2 .323 .404 .442 .845 116 120 4.0
1954 Little Rock - AA 24 23 95 32 3 0 0 12 14 12 1 0 2 1 1 .337 .417 .368 .785 99 111 0.7
1954 Milwaukee - AAA 24 21 78 20 2 0 1 4 9 7 0 1 2 1 0 .256 .314 .321 .634 72 79 0.2
1955 Little Rock - AA 25 7 28 13 3 1 1 6 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 .464 .545 .750 1.295 226 236 0.7
1955 Milwaukee - AAA 25 99 365 106 12 1 9 55 49 42 3 1 16 0 3 .290 .367 .403 .770 109 117 3.1
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 26 69 237 63 11 1 7 38 24 23 5 7 24 1 2 .266 .335 .409 .744 101 104 1.2
1957 Little Rock - AA 27 30 117 45 7 0 5 22 20 16 3 0 7 0 1 .385 .471 .573 1.043 156 159 1.4
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 27 90 330 89 19 0 5 40 36 26 3 5 29 2 2 .270 .324 .373 .697 89 89 0.4
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 28 78 288 79 11 1 1 17 41 38 2 2 26 1 2 .274 .361 .330 .690 88 98 1.5
Total DIX 176 716 243 45 5 11 95 116 87 15 7 36 2 6 .339 .418 .462 .880 123 129
Total HL 120 437 102 18 3 7 49 60 89 11 1 15 0 1 .233 .375 .336 .712 105 117
Total COW 56 186 49 14 4 3 25 30 31 8 2 10 1 0 .263 .388 .430 .818 126 123
Total CL 357 1298 357 55 3 23 154 159 136 13 16 97 5 9 .275 .346 .375 .721 96 101
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1959 Cleveland - FABL 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.1
1960 Cleveland - FABL 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -108 -0.3
Total FABL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 San Jose - A 1B 6 5 49 5 6 54 0 1.000 47.0 10.34 -0.6 1.019
1951 San Jose - A 2B 28 26 95 96 39 195 4 .979 228.0 7.54 +1.5 1.035
1951 San Jose - A 3B 8 5 3 16 3 19 0 1.000 48.1 3.54 +0.6 1.027
1951 San Jose - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 San Jose - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 San Jose - A RF 10 9 10 0 0 11 1 .909 77.0 1.17 -0.5 .886
1952 Rockford - A 1B 8 7 65 6 5 71 0 1.000 56.1 11.34 -0.3 .937
1952 Little Rock - AA 2B 10 10 27 31 8 58 0 1.000 82.2 6.31 +1.2 1.153
1952 Rockford - A 2B 71 67 174 193 61 375 8 .979 584.2 5.65 +1.6 1.010
1952 Little Rock - AA 3B 1 1 1 3 0 5 1 .800 9.0 4.00 -0.5 .789
1952 Rockford - A 3B 29 28 15 41 4 61 5 .918 235.2 2.14 -1.5 .967
1952 Little Rock - AA SS 1 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.6 1.327
1952 Rockford - A SS 17 11 25 30 7 58 3 .948 113.2 4.35 -0.5 .961
1952 Rockford - A LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.0 .968
1952 Rockford - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Little Rock - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Little Rock - AA 2B 94 91 255 305 75 571 11 .981 812.0 6.21 +13.1 1.102
1953 Little Rock - AA 3B 2 2 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 -1.0 .594
1953 Little Rock - AA SS 7 7 11 20 3 33 2 .939 61.0 4.57 -0.7 .915
1953 Little Rock - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Milwaukee - AAA 2B 18 18 52 54 15 108 2 .981 154.1 6.18 +0.4 1.000
1954 Little Rock - AA 2B 21 21 53 64 19 119 2 .983 171.0 6.16 +1.8 1.116
1954 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.1 1.000
1954 Little Rock - AA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.043
1954 Milwaukee - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1954 Little Rock - AA SS 2 2 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 19.0 6.63 +0.3 1.039
1955 Chicago - MLB 2B 35 35 100 103 30 205 2 .990 279.1 6.54 +0.2 1.009
1955 Milwaukee - AAA 2B 85 76 209 239 72 454 6 .987 695.0 5.80 +5.6 1.027
1955 Little Rock - AA 2B 5 4 9 21 7 30 0 1.000 37.2 7.17 +1.4 1.186
1955 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 11 10 8 20 4 29 1 .966 90.0 2.80 +1.2 .950
1955 Little Rock - AA 3B 3 3 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 -0.1 1.040
1955 Chicago - MLB SS 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 +0.1 1.047
1955 Milwaukee - AAA SS 6 6 13 18 3 33 2 .939 49.0 5.69 +0.7 .952
1956 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 1 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 +0.1 1.033
1956 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 2B 51 48 112 110 33 226 4 .982 415.0 4.81 -1.4 .946
1956 Chicago - MLB 3B 4 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 -0.0 1.044
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 13 12 8 19 2 31 4 .871 92.1 2.63 -0.0 .826
1956 Chicago - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Milwaukee - AAA SS 6 5 6 15 1 21 0 1.000 50.0 3.78 +1.7 1.000
1956 Chicago - MLB LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.2 .958
1956 Chicago - MLB RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.2 1.75 +0.1 .965
1957 Little Rock - AA 1B 13 13 99 12 8 113 2 .982 107.0 9.34 +1.5 1.136
1957 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 .800 9.0 4.00 -0.7 .477
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 2B 67 63 166 170 57 342 6 .982 568.2 5.32 -4.3 .987
1957 Little Rock - AA 2B 13 12 35 40 13 75 0 1.000 109.2 6.16 +0.6 1.042
1957 Chicago - MLB 3B 4 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 14.2 1.84 -0.2 1.035
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 5 5 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 38.1 2.35 +0.2 .875
1957 Little Rock - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Milwaukee - AAA SS 15 12 29 45 13 77 3 .961 121.1 5.49 -1.0 .864
1957 Little Rock - AA SS 5 4 11 14 4 26 1 .962 37.0 6.08 -0.6 .914
1957 Milwaukee - AAA RF 4 3 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 -0.4 .833
1958 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 1B 3 3 16 2 1 19 1 .947 23.0 7.04 +0.1 1.000
1958 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .954
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 2B 38 28 71 82 18 153 0 1.000 263.2 5.22 +2.2 1.052
1958 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 38 35 21 80 5 106 5 .953 301.2 3.01 +2.9 .956
1958 Chicago - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Milwaukee - AAA SS 10 9 13 23 5 38 2 .947 72.1 4.48 -1.0 .852
1959 Chicago - MLB 1B 10 6 63 4 6 67 0 1.000 56.1 10.70 +0.7 1.113
1959 Cleveland - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.033
1959 Cleveland - MLB 2B 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 2.1 7.71 -0.5 .489
1959 Chicago - MLB 3B 9 0 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 19.1 4.66 +0.2 1.045
1959 Cleveland - MLB 3B 9 2 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 29.1 3.07 +0.4 1.045
1959 Chicago - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Cleveland - MLB SS 3 3 6 5 1 13 2 .846 23.2 4.18 -1.3 .701
1960 Cleveland - MLB 1B 41 0 67 7 11 74 0 1.000 70.1 9.47 +0.8 1.116
1960 Cleveland - MLB 2B 28 11 29 37 8 67 1 .985 128.1 4.63 -3.1 .879
1960 Cleveland - MLB 3B 17 5 8 18 1 26 0 1.000 77.0 3.04 +0.3 .990
1960 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 1.042
1961 Cleveland - MLB 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 0.0 .000
1961 Chicago - MLB 1B 19 17 152 7 15 160 1 .994 141.2 10.10 +0.3 1.028
1961 Chicago - MLB 2B 10 5 13 20 5 35 2 .943 50.2 5.86 -2.7 .844
1961 Cleveland - MLB 3B 2 0 0 3 0 5 2 .600 8.1 3.24 -1.0 .624
1961 Chicago - MLB 3B 15 2 2 16 0 19 1 .947 46.2 3.47 +0.1 .982
1961 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 New York - MLB 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 1 9 0 1 10 1 .900 8.0 10.12 -0.6 .000
1962 New York - MLB 2B 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 5.2 3.18 -0.5 .000
1962 New York - MLB 3B 53 50 47 96 8 150 7 .953 436.1 2.95 -1.4 .975
1962 Kansas City - MLB 3B 34 34 20 49 3 75 6 .920 299.0 2.08 -2.0 .946
1962 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Kansas City - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Kansas City - MLB 1B 11 0 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 13.1 8.78 +0.1 1.024
1963 Kansas City - MLB 2B 14 7 14 23 6 37 0 1.000 81.0 4.11 -0.2 .946
1963 Kansas City - MLB 3B 9 9 6 14 0 20 0 1.000 65.0 2.77 +0.0 1.052
1963 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.1 1.064
1964 Kansas City - MLB 1B 9 0 13 2 1 17 2 .882 13.2 9.88 -1.0 .697
1964 Kansas City - MLB 2B 6 1 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 18.2 3.38 -0.4 .805
1964 Kansas City - MLB 3B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.056
1964 Kansas City - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Kansas City - MLB 1B 20 0 52 4 5 58 2 .966 47.0 10.72 -1.4 .850
1965 Kansas City - MLB 2B 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 -0.1 1.022
1965 Kansas City - MLB 3B 10 2 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 27.2 1.63 +0.3 1.056
1965 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 2 3 4 0 8 1 .875 18.0 3.50 -0.1 .830
1966 Kansas City - MLB 1B 15 0 35 1 4 36 0 1.000 30.2 10.57 -0.4 .704
1966 Kansas City - MLB 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.0 .000
1966 Kansas City - MLB 3B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.055
1967 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Dallas - MLB 1B 6 3 28 5 2 34 1 .971 32.0 9.28 -0.1 .886
1967 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1967 Dallas - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 174 56 676 55 65 741 10 .987 665.2 9.88 -0.8 1.012
TOTAL 2B 612 524 1427 1599 469 3077 51 .983 4716.0 5.77 +15.6 1.023
TOTAL 3B 287 208 157 417 33 606 32 .947 1926.2 2.68 -1.5 .958
TOTAL SS 81 63 128 193 38 337 16 .953 596.0 4.85 -1.6 .919
TOTAL LF 8 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.2 .960
TOTAL RF 18 15 21 1 0 23 1 .957 129.2 1.53 -0.8 .890
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 7, 87th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Frankfort College (Frankfort College; Frankfort, KY).
07/20/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $1,900.
09/23/1951 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
09/09/1952 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/25/1953 Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/13/1953 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Birmingham Ironmen, with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored.
06/21/1953 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/05/1953 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
08/24/1953 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
05/06/1954 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/03/1954 Injured (severe hip strain),out for 3-4 months.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
08/20/1955 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/14/1956 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/05/1957 Goes 5-5 against the Birmingham Ironmen, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/08/1957 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/31/1958 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
09/06/1958 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/15/1959 Was claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Chicago.
05/13/1961 Was claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Cleveland.
10/08/1961 Injured (bone marrow edema (wrist)),out for 6 weeks.
11/15/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Chicago Cougars by the New York Imperials. (Round 7, Pick 2, 26th overall pick).
07/16/1962 Was traded by the New York Imperials to the Kansas City Kings in exchange for SP Frankie Sawyer.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
07/14/1963 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 3.
06/27/1967 Released by the Kansas City Kings.
07/05/1967 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,800 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
10/13/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1962 14 1
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