#98 Joe Garagiola, Catcher, 30 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Garagiola
2/12/1926 30 USA,MO,ST. LOUIS 6"0 190
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 10,000,000 1957 11 Year(s), 15 Days (1907 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 136 Days (2028 total Days) 12 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 3 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 6 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/12 | CIN | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/13 | CIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @BRO | L 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/16 | @BRO | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | W 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | W 10-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | W 15-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/22 | PHI | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #2 | | |
9/23 | PHI | W 15-10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 137 | 484 | 140 | 40 | 1 | 16 | 91 | 73 | 66 | 54 | .289 | .376 | .475 | .852 | .812 | .186 |
Projected | 144 | 509 | 147 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 96 | 77 | 69 | 57 | .289 | .376 | .475 | .852 | .812 | .186 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 123 | 560 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 230 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 83.9 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 171 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .292 | .340 | .421 | .761 |
vs. RHP | 313 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 55 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .392 | .505 | .897 |
Close/Late | 44 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .400 | .455 | .855 |
Scoring Position | 120 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .342 | .468 | .475 | .943 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .308 | .273 | .580 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 253 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 31 | .245 | .304 | .364 | .667 |
Road | 66 | 231 | 78 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 41 | 43 | 23 | .338 | .446 | .597 | 1.044 |
March/April | 22 | 75 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | .347 | .444 | .560 | 1.004 |
May | 25 | 79 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | .329 | .404 | .557 | .961 |
June | 23 | 88 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 6 | .341 | .410 | .648 | 1.057 |
July | 21 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | .195 | .308 | .312 | .619 |
August | 27 | 93 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 18 | .290 | .359 | .452 | .811 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 72 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | .222 | .317 | .292 | .609 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 162 | 500 | 113 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 48 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .314 | .340 | .654 | SLN |
1947 | 162 | 500 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 57 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .361 | .392 | .753 | SLN |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 57 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .361 | .392 | .753 | SLN |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 57 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .361 | .392 | .753 | SLN |
1950 | 138 | 451 | 130 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 77 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .288 | .395 | .430 | .825 | SLN |
1951 | 125 | 451 | 127 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 56 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .282 | .372 | .377 | .749 | SLN |
1952 | 110 | 386 | 103 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 63 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .267 | .351 | .446 | .797 | SLN,NL |
1953 | 137 | 465 | 133 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 79 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .376 | .471 | .847 | SLN |
1954 | 128 | 415 | 110 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 85 | 57 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 2 | .265 | .368 | .451 | .819 | SLN |
1955 | 132 | 473 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 87 | 91 | 66 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .364 | .450 | .814 | SLN |
1956 | 137 | 484 | 140 | 40 | 1 | 16 | 91 | 73 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 2 | .289 | .376 | .475 | .852 | SLN,NL |
Total | 1555 | 5125 | 1381 | 255 | 30 | 149 | 810 | 715 | 736 | 42 | 35 | 430 | 19 | 19 | .269 | .364 | .418 | .782 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 132 | 123 | 641 | 52 | 1 | 699 | 6 | .991 | 1115.1 | 5.64 | 6 | 68 | 33 | 48.5 |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/11/1951 to a 3-year deal worth $8,500,000 per year... All Star Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Platinum Glove Award at Catcher in 1951... Injuries Injured on 7/20/1952 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 6/12/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1953, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1953... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/17/1954 to a 4-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year... Injured on 7/13/1954 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1955, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/23/1955... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1956, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1956...
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